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Japanese Dualmode Vehicle (651 words) |
 | The first attempt to develop a dual mode system was made by LMS Railway in England in 1932. |
| The test DMV (901) is a bus on the roads and a hybrid of bus and rail on rails. |
| The concept of the dual mode vehicle should be viewed as a new technology for use in the urban transport network, although the development of this technology was aimed at improving rural transportation service while reducing cost. |
| YouTube - Essen dual-mode-bus eastbound. (417 words) |
| It looks like the trolley polls have resting holders on the back of the bus but when the trolleys are pulled down yhey rest to the right of the holders what is with that? |
| Once at the eastern extremity of the tunnel section (a bus / tram stop named Volkshochschule) there are also views showing how buses on route 145 use this location to switch between diesel and electric trolleybus modes (a fully automated process which takes barely a minute) whilst duobuses on route 147 remain as trolleybuses. |
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