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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I briefly passed by Liège-Guillemins last year and walked a bit around to see it was still in construction.

I'm glad to see it's now working.

Also, this made me chuckle a bit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

30 metres to stop is pretty good performance though. A freight train with Belgian braking rules would take up to 2km to stop.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Something about that poster strikes me as being somewhat… derivative…

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

It's a noble goal and a good message but it's kind of ruined by the smaller patronizing text. It's weird to tell people that the tram always has priority, but the people's security is its priority. They should pick one.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 days ago

This is the future I want

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago (3 children)

And? Is there a lawnmower tram?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

Just a standard one

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

I really ask myself why this is not a thing. Because the costs of mowing the grass are one argument of cities against having grass on the tracks.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

What if you could affix a lawnmower attachment to a normal tram and have it mow the grass on its normal route?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ah yes, the T1 normal line to just a standard destination

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

In case you were wondering: that terminus is at the football stadium of the club of Liège which is called Standard

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Appreciate the info, i was about talking shit tho

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Looking really fun to play on

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

Especially blindfolded with headphones in

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Alright, fess up. Who told the tram to touch grass?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

This is neat! We've got lots of trams in Cologne, but i've never seen grassy tram tracks around here.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

why does this look SOOO fun to have a pick-nick on? it genuinely looks perfect for thad..,

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Now you can get run over in style.