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   Message 641 of 3,261   
   Philip Nasadowski to Nobody   
   Re: Trains Magazine--"modern streetcar"    
   21 Jun 14 15:57:48   
   
   From: nasadowsk@usermale.com   
      
   In article <9ep6q99bvp482c1b2457sho565kcbj29d6@4ax.com>,   
    Nobody  wrote:   
      
   > It's   
   > interesting that the trams run with the panto elbow facing to the   
   > rear.   
      
   Why?  Panographs are bi-directional.   
      
   IIRC, SNCF tends to run them 'backwards' more often than not.  I suspect   
   if there was a problem, they'd have figured it out long before everyone   
   else...   
      
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