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      <title>Public Transit/Urbanist Stuff by Charlie Tavares</title>
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      <pubDate>2024-02-26 14:18:04 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Lisbon</title>
         <author>tavaresc5</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tavaresc5/urbanistandpublictransport/wish/2896192077</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Disclaimer: I have been here, so this <em>might</em> be biased (same with other places like Birmingham)</p><p><br/></p><p>The Lisbon Metro (Portuguese: Metro de Lisboa) is a rapid transit system in, well, Lisbon. It opened on the 29th of December 1959, Originally starting with the Linha Azul, it went from Restaurdores to Rotunda (now Marquês de Pombal) and branched off to Sete Rios (now Jardim Zoologico) and Entrecampos.</p><p><br/></p><p>The metro system is actually good, because it goes to the outside suburbs like Reboleira, a useful airport link on the Linha Vermelha to Oriente and the city centre via Linha Azul, some planned extensions actually make sense, like the Linha Amarela extension from Odivelas to Bon Dias and Infantado, providing a greater link to the North of Lisbon into Loures ,(although it could be a new line called Linha Violeta)  and a planned loop extension on the Linha Verde, as loop lines transport a lot of people, but not very far, because they connect with pretty much every other line, you can see connections at Baixa-Chiado for Linha Azul, at Alameda for Linha Vermelha and at Campo Grande for Linha Amarela, but the loop is incomplete, but why is that?</p><p><br/></p><p>The reason why is because Linha Amarela is planned to extend to Cais de Sodré, (side note, it might extend from Rato to Alcântara, but I don't know what will happen)  then the part from Campo Grande to Cais de Sodré will be merged into Linha Verde, and Linha Amarela will be redirected to Telheiras, so that's why.</p><p><br/></p><p>I haven't been on the trams or buses, so that's why I don't have that review, but I have been on all lines except Linha Amarela.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2024-02-26 15:54:10 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>West Midlands</title>
         <author>tavaresc5</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tavaresc5/urbanistandpublictransport/wish/2896246982</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>The West Midlands Metro (nicknamed the "tram") is a tram/light rail service linking Wolverhampton to Birmingham via Bilston, Wednesbury, West Bromwich etc.</p><p><br/></p><p>It originally opened on the 30th May 1999, (93 days until the 25th year of operation!) and started services from Wolverhampton St Georges to Birmingham Snow Hill Station, conveniently known as "Line 1"</p><p><br/></p><p>My personal experience, it's kind of good, but not amazing, because there was two incidents where the bodywork was cracked, but they were a few years ago, also, in my venture to Birmingham, (weird name, I know.) I thought the tram broke down before it even got to the stop...</p><p>4.6/10</p><p><br/></p><p>I have been to all stations (if you count driving past Pipers Row, and the actual Wolverhampton Rail Station) </p><p><br/></p><p> </p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2024-02-26 16:30:28 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>London</title>
         <author>tavaresc5</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tavaresc5/urbanistandpublictransport/wish/2896278019</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>London's transit system is MASSIVE. Originally opening in 1863 as the "Metropolitan Railway." (fancy, I mean it was the 1800's, so yeah.) Originally, it operated from Farringdon to Paddington.</p><p><br/></p><p>It has grown into many, many lines, including, Trams(!!!), a basically automated -cool- light rail (the DLR) and my personal favourite, a cable car connecting nowhere to nowhere.</p><p><br/></p><p>It has a variety of rolling stock, including the 1992 Stock, Class 378 and the B07 Stock.</p><p><br/></p><p>I have personally been on, (in my most recent trip) The DLR, The Jubilee Line, The Northern Line, The Piccadilly line and the Elizabeth Line.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2024-02-26 16:49:08 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Bordeaux</title>
         <author>tavaresc5</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tavaresc5/urbanistandpublictransport/wish/2896306760</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>The Bordeaux Trams is a light rail/tram service currently owned by TBM (Transports Bordeaux Métropole) which opened on the 21st of December 2003, and it is notable for using ground level supply in the city centre.</p><p><br/></p><p>It has 4 lines A,B,C and D, but I have only been on C.</p><p><br/></p><p>It uses Alstom Citadis 402 units, which are quite nice.</p><p><br/></p><p>Fun Fact: The Tickets act like smartcards, you just tap and boom, fare paid.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2024-02-26 17:08:45 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Olsztyn</title>
         <author>tavaresc5</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tavaresc5/urbanistandpublictransport/wish/2896383534</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>The Olsztyn tram network is a tram service in Poland that opened on the 19th of&nbsp;December&nbsp;2015, they use Solaris Tramino S111o and Durmazlar Panorama DRP5H05,</p><p>(sounds like a printer name) and currently has 5 lines (Line 5 is 56 days old, wow)</p><p><br></p><p>Even Though I have been to Olsztyn, I haven't been on the trams.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2024-02-26 18:03:11 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Bergen</title>
         <author>tavaresc5</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/tavaresc5/urbanistandpublictransport/wish/2896516993</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>The Bybanen is a light rail service owned by skyss in Bergen, Norway which was opened on the 22nd of June 2010, and has two lines starting at the city centre, one to the Bergen Airport and the other to Fyllingsdalen.  </p><p><br/></p><p>The system uses STADLER Variobahn trams, like the ones in Croydon, with a max speed of 43mph,  (70kph) 31mph on streets (50kph) and 16mph in depots (25kph)</p><p>Fun Fact: All stations are announced with a unique  and the station's name, which is basically the kind of thought and care not thought about on public transit</p><p><br/></p><p>I have not been to Bergen, but I do want to.</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2024-02-26 19:46:48 UTC</pubDate>
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