Trolleys can't divert trough an alternative route if the original route got blocked somehow (for example it got barricaded.) wich is a common occurrence here in Santiago.

[–] dustojnikhummer@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (16 children)

I'm Czech and my city has a trolleybus network. Every single trolleybus has either a) diesel engine or b) battery backup, depends on their age. Hell, there are even entire lines where 1/3rd they run on batteries. But, they can be smaller, so the vehicle is lighter.

[–] tim1996@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

non contiguous catenary is the best solution imo

[–] dustojnikhummer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

The what? I'm not Bri*ish enough to understand that

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