Major problems on Belgium Coast Tram (overhead cable burn out)

After already having a problem on the line (which made the trams run on the wrong side and people having to go on the tracks to get on and off), the overhead cables had a short circuit after the tram went across on the points. The short circuit melted the cables (quite spectacularly) due to over current. The cables came down, but as the short circuit was now over they started running the trams like nothing had happened. People were told to walk along a fast busy road by the tracks, right next to a hanging live cable, so that they could get on the tram in front to continue their journey. But the tram left without them, leaving them stranded.
This occurred on the 17/06/2015.
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[@TheVibes101]

"This works fine until there are problems" Beno - 2018

[@benolifts]

2018?

[@TheVibes101]

well its almost 2018

[@benolifts]

But the video is from 2015

[@talis4646]

"anybody could put their hand up to reach the cable" *_Proceeds to walk even more towards the live cable_*

[@Engineer9736]

Beno knows a lot about electromechanics.. Probably also what voltage is on there and what distance to keep. 1000 volts can jump 1mm trough air and afaik there is something like 600V on it. So as long the wires aren't going to move it's pretty safe, given that the person is aware of the wire.

[@talis4646]

Richard van Pukkem I was just making a joke about "safety instructions" but k. its like you are at a road crossing and you see a red light,in that case it would be: "See? there is a red light and you shouldnt cross at all" > *_Proceeds to cross_* pretty much like that

[@lexifillems]

And the separation seems to have happened on an insulator anyway.

[@babatunde6080]

Talis oh no

[@kpdvw]

Missing track side signaling when crossing over the catenary separator/isolator to wit: 1. main switch OFF 2. lower Pantograph after passing the catenary separator/isolator to the other track 3. raise pantograph 4. main switch ON And last if not least,... insufficient tram operator training!

[@martinum4]

Exactly this, everyone else is kind of missing the point... Most of the times you don't have to lower the pantograph, switching off is enough to not carry an arc. We have a tram-train system here that switches from 750VDC (Tram voltage) to 16kVAC (German Railway standard voltage), there is a bit (about 10 meters) of track with overhead line, but the line is not carrying any voltage there, pantograph stays up and just coasting a bit.

[@wesleyhurd3574]

Martin It would seem that lowering the pantograph may have prevented the problem that this tram was having. There may have been a small difference in voltage between the two lines depending on current draw, but they are probably fed from the same power station and charged to the same voltage. Most likely a DC circuit so frequency synchronization is not an issue. I don’t think incompatible power supplies being shunted together was the main issue. I believe that there was mechanical damage to the caternary system as the tram crossed from one track to the other. It looks like an insulator was compromised, causing a ground fault (short circuit) by the power cable directly touching its grounded metal support bracket. The fault current would have then overheated the wire until it melted, as you suggested.

[@oof5536]

In San Francisco we let the pantograph roll though without turning the current off! With the Bredas the lights and system cuts off automatically then it reactivates! It sometimes happens that the Bredas are sitting in the current dividers! But they run off the other car that is still in contact the normal section of cantnary! Siemens S200s are not affected they carry on. They have this turbo battery that runs the whole car when resetting from crossing Section dividers! The turbo battery 🔋 can also power adjacent cars electrically/physically connected with the couples!

[@weeardguy]

Except that I don't know any tramsystem in Europe that has these 'terms and conditions' when it just switches to a different section. Most trams are 750VDC max and in this case, it just switches to another section of overhead wiring. Those section-separators are up to the job of being 'driven' with the pantograph up, they are designed to withstand that. Driving them while giving traction is usually not supposed to happen, but they are tested for those occasions ánd usually feature jacobsladders to get rid of arcs forming should that happen. Seen it so many times as a kid (such a seperator was right in front of my grandparents house in Amsterdam for years, always fun to sit at the window and hoping to see good arcs form when a tram would pass). But I've never seen a failure like this. Usually, drivers only need to stop giving traction for a short time and then re-apply when the pantograph has passed the section-seperator. This was just a coincidence or bad maintenance.

[@barvdw]

Generally, I'm more forgiving for De Lijn, they are being starved by the government, so not everything is their fault, and they are doing a reasonable job all considering. Especially the Kusttram is very handy and reasonably ok. But this is a major f-up. No coordination between the two tram drivers to get people change vehicles, that current should have been switched off much sooner to check of there's no danger, and some police officers could have been welcome to calm the traffic down. These basic safety precautions wouldn't have taken that much time for it to be better to just ignore them for the sake of, what, actually? Getting half of the passengers a few minutes earlier to their destination? Or was it the end of the shift of that tram driver, and she couldn't be bothered? Either way, as far as I can tell, there should be disciplinary actions against her.

[@proxy9557]

CHAUFFEUR!!!

[@daneru]

We say the same word "sofőr"

[@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis]

Amusingly, in English it means a personal or limousine driver.

[@whitegorilla8768]

In Belgium also, or a bus driver... On a tram it's a machinist.

[@iPhone-wn3wb]

In Norway we also say that, but we write it “sjåfør”

[@danielholowaty2648]

Dani Ugyanazt hallotam

[@MatthewGeier]

Just doing their best in a bad situation instead of complete paralysis in the event of a problem as we are now accustomed to the English speaking world. Given the number of 'emergency cross overs' on a system that runs single ended trams, it would appear 'wrong road' running is relatively common. The locals are probably used to it.

[@scotties931]

In Germany both tram drivers would have lost their jobs for letting passengers on a track which is not safely shut down ._.

[@flp322]

As they should...

[@denysowen1681]

Arther Scott b

[@blmannnordolink3072]

Germany is and has never been right in the head when it comes to laws.

[@Bisaflex]

Deutschland ist auch das Land der Jammerlappen und Spießer.

[@DanTheCaptain]

This is why I don't understand the point off building a tram and making the doors on one side only and have one driver cab. It's just impractical.

[@maxischew514]

Daniel K there are advantages with a one directional namely with less weighty due to only having one set of doors and lower repair costs. On paper it works well until a problem happens and the trams need to turn without a turning loop.

[@Engineer9736]

As if a tram cares about the weight of a door set. One person is probably already heavier than two doors + motors.

[@acmenipponair]

The doors are one of the most expensive parts of a Tram, because of all the mechanics inside it. A straight wall just needs some painting. Also, when you have doors only on one side, you can use the other side for seats.

[@pt99fr22]

On older streetcar/tramway systems in Europe, you'll almost exclusively find unidirectional trams. Here's a quick timeline: Back when all these systems were built at the end of the 19th century, they were all bidirectional, the cars had 2 axles and usually carried a couple of trailers, which they had to maneuver around at every terminus. Over time, to speed up service and make the systems more efficient, several changes would be made: -Turning loops, to be able to reenter service faster at termini -passenger flow in trains, meaning that passengers should enter and exit at designated enter or exit doors, there was also a conductor at the entrance doors checking your ticket -longer cars (up to 12 axles) with more passenger space Passenger flow and more passengers are easier to achieve with unidirectional vehicles Nowadays, as low-floor streetcars are on the market, the door space can also be counted as passenger space and passenger flow isn't really a thing anymore, which made bidirectional trains attractive to streetcar systems again. While most systems are still constructed for unidirectional trams, bidirectional ones are giong into service in more and more systems. But some systems still rely on unidirectional tramways only

[@barvdw]

An empty driver cab takes up a lot of space that can be used for passengers... Especially with shorter vehicles, that's a big gain. But I, too, prefer bidirectional vehicles, as they are much more flexible, also halts can be built on either side of the ROW, so you can build a central platform where that is useful.

[@OIG119]

The problem with doors on one side is that when a train is running on the wrong side on a double tracked line, at every station, assuming they have side platforms with a minimum height of ~8 inches, you now have to step down farther onto the track in the same direction, when everything is going on fine. Having a cab at only one end is worse. It makes it harder to get a train going the other way on the same track (or not) because you now have to get to a loop or wye so turn the train.

[@barvdw]

Generally, there is a basic driver installation, just not a full cab at the end, so vehicles can be steered into a garage, for instance.

[@PostTower]

04:27 - SO ANNOYING the tram has just abandoned the changing passengers in the middle of nowhere! I can hear a woman talking in German that this is annoying and rude. True!

[@TheDragonFire123]

I've noticed that EMUs, which sometimes have only one driver's cab, run with cabs at both ends anyway because they're coupled to another set with its driving cab(s) at the end not covered by the first set.

[@soobinsbread590]

That is one nice catch! Good job.

[@BelgianOperator]

Heading to Oostende from Middelkerke there is this part where it’s just open dunes and last year with all the wind the had to sweep the sand off the tracks and the trams had to go slowly to avoid problems

[@Nathan-sc3pj]

I'm from Belgium and I can say that I'm 99% sure the tram driver contacted dispatch and it was fixed ASAP, the other tram driver (other side) probably stayed there untill some guy arrived to fix it :)

[@Engineer9736]

How does that make the live cable hanging down not dangerous anymore? I don't get your point. Kind of obvious that someone was contacted to get it repaired. Beno has put that even in this very video.

[@weeardguy]

@@Engineer9736 Well, I always wonder how the person knew it was still live. Did he test it with qualified equipment? Did the other tram still move? It could very well be that section lost power because of the short and it was thus relatively safe to pass by.

[@elevatorsinrussia2597]

Wow that is a fail and not very safe.

[@TyrixBE]

This is at the 'Duinse Polders' in my home town of Blankenberge; still better than the metro in Newcastle where I live now!

[@diecastmania]

I've been to Blankenberge several years ago. Never did ride the trams, but could easily recognize the surroundings. I did like it quite a bit there.

[@-dunzjos4554]

Och,wat zullen we er van zeggen. Belgie heeft zo zijn charmes :-):-)

[@elevatorsinrussia2597]

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[@thihal123]

Nice video. How did that short circuit happen?

[@Titanic4]

I think that the tram driver was driving though section insulator while accelerating, or slowing down instead of coasting, causing the arc to appear on the pantograph while it went through the section insulator. As the result, one of the parts of the section insulator shorted both sections to ground.

[@geneve2008]

Werd dit door een kortsluiting op een van de sporen veoorzaakt ?

[@Engineer9736]

Het ziet ernaar uit dat die koppeling is blijven haken aan de pantograaf. Misschien was deze maar voor 1 richting bedoeld. Of gewoon defect maar lang niet opgemerkt doordat de wissel niet vaak gebruikt werd.

[@uhrensohnmentalitaet]

I already used the kusttram (coast tram) at holydays in belgium.

[@Westhamsterdam]

You would have thought someone would have called the police ASAP! Major negligence here.

[@Engineer9736]

As a passenger you assume that the tram driver is the person who has enough authority to make things happen safely. By the time the police is there, the whole group and the two trams are gone already.

[@DanielBrotherston]

Perhaps passengers between the two stranded trams were switched, and they turned around.

[@arcro1641]

Just a normal day for De Lijn I have experience with em lol

[@Killerspieler0815]

+Beno - Tram travel like a boss = a lethal 700 V electrocution wire hanging down is just a very minor inconvenience ... ^^ in Germany the entire line would be temporary suspended, switched off & grounded

[@nielsleenknegt5839]

Well how do you shut down a line which is 70 kilometers long?

[@tomjardine100]

So much for EU safety regulations

[@benolifts]

Tom Jardine EU health and safety stop people doing loads of things that are perfectly safe, but when real problems occur health and safety seems to disappear.

[@batlin]

***** Exactly... Lots of empty, spurious red tape safety, stopping people from doing reasonable things, then you're on your own when there's a real dangerous situation. That's why I tend to pay little heed to people who insist that we should follow regulations for its own sake, rather than using your own judgement like an adult.

[@supportervandeeuropeseunie1625]

It's up to the member states to enforce them. Unfortunately, Belgium is just too incapable to do just that.

[@laurentlambrecht]

Fuck the EU

[@demaatschappij1127]

Supporter van de Europese Unie, ben je ooit buiten Nederland geweest? De omstandigheden in België zijn echt prima!

[@bellatemptation1]

FIRE

[@iannickCZ]

The short circuit happended because oposite trams direction?

[@streettrain4114]

Yes, the Coasttram can be spectacular. But⚠️, trams in Belgium have ALWAYS priority ! Also on the crosswalks !! ⚠️

[@Pablo_Morales]

ŁOŁ. Drobiazg . Szkoda że inspekcja tego nie wykryła.

[@theroamingtofu9628]

You all do realise the electricity from the live cable could 'jump' towards a person, or the metal rail right?

[@benolifts]

Which is exactly the point I was making in the video

[@SirFloofy001]

Its 600v so it will only jump about .5 mm

[@martinum4]

600V isn't that much regarding arc length, as someone else pointed out already. If it would "jump" to the rail the only thing that would happen are some tripped breakers, but nothing else...

[@denjo3131]

There is a reason why you may never touch cables, even on the ground (it's written everywhere in stations). But here the distance is too far (btw, not the V is dangerous, but the current).

[@williamhuang8309]

@@denjo3131 Maybe he's worried some irresponsible person might accidentally touch the fallen wire and get shocked?

[@TransitUSA]

All because the manufacturers thought it would be funny if there were doors only on one side. -clap clap clap-

[@benolifts]

Diamond Finder They have doors on one side to save money, and increase capacity (by a tiny amount) on the tram. I feel that the saving of only having doors on one side is very small compared to the many problems it creates when things don't run as they should.

[@Nathan-sc3pj]

It only becomes a problem when there are issues to the rails and cables like in this case. Every other station has the right side to get on the train. It's just in exceptions that this happens like once every year.. because hardware just dies sometimes.

[@supportervandeeuropeseunie1625]

Belgians have no clue what to do with their infrastructure.

[@SquawkHub]

Supporter van de Europese Unie Kzie u bij elke comment staan zagen en klagen over de Belgen ... Ewel de Hollanders zijn gierig, marginaal en drugsverslaafd ... Ga naar het parlement om te gaan zagen eh maar nie bij ons ... Hypocriet ...

[@barvdw]

Het is inderdaad geen probleem van België. Maar bij De Lijn zou ik daar zo zeker niet van zijn. Elke keer dat ik in zo'n roestbak van De Lijn stap, ben ik blij dat ik dat maar zelden meer moet doen. Toegeven, de voertuigen van de pachters zijn doorgaans beter, het zijn vooral de voertuigen van De Lijn zelf die een schande zijn voor elk zichzelf respecterend vervoersbedrijf. Maar dat is De Lijn al lang niet meer, zeker niet geholpen door de opeenvolgende besparingen die hen door de Vlaamse regering zijn opgelegd...

[@poznanskiszybkowiec_official]

wow, its on wrong side, well, you should know that GT8ZR should be needed on belgium tram lines if overhead wires wires broke, it could be quite useful

[@steuk6510]

Depends on distance between the live cable if it will gave you a shock or not most likely its safe in UK there would turn off the power before getting the public off there health and safety works very differently to UK some trams will run OK depending on the cables it runs on so some ereas will work

[@weeardguy]

It's only 750VDC, so you have to touch it in order to get shocked. Though damaged wires are usually ought to be grounded first before they are deemed safe, at least they seem to have some customer-sense in mind in Belgium. In the Netherlands they would just keep everyone on BOTH trams for as long as it takes to get things safe before they would be allowed out. Most tramsystems in the Netherlands are small and still have infrastructure-engineers at their disposal so they usually arrive quickly. Be happy that this wasn't a Dutch train. Than you'd easily be stuck inside the train for an hour (but usually longer) until they fully resort the problem ánd got substitute transport (buses) arranged.

[@Psevdonim123]

Eh... We have this situation almost every day...

[@vincentkohlumcfan22]

The part where they were left stranded was purely horrible

[@anonymoususer-gq2vh]

In Den Haag and Rotterdam, the trams only have doors on one side but they drive on the correct side so nvm

[@kanazef]

thats dangerous...i wonder why surabaya of indonesia started to build tram. something like this also can happen there. :( i hope they cancel it, and built LRT or Monorail. :(

[@ed918]

you : let's go on the tram you: oh were on the wrong side! doors: beep beep beep doors closing then its moving you: THERES A CABLE BROCKEN! tram driver : WTF? tram: sqeeks and costing you: let's go off the tram you : anybody can reach this you:the other people walk on the other tram you: the lights are confusing you: there not in service

[@trainmaster1253]

So scared beno

[@Engineer9736]

Thanks for the subtitles or something?

[@evolilol5984]

Lol

[@coshiro1]

No refund? No voucher? No sorry? WOW, that is some bad service. Not to mention not checking to see if there are still passengers getting on the tram.

[@weeardguy]

Well, there wasn't that much wrong in this instance. This most likely would not have happened in the Netherlands (I mean the passengers disembarking the tram that lost power and walking towards the other, walking along a road that can be considered dangerous and walking by a possibly live wire, not the separator melting, that could happen anywhere). In the Netherlands they would have deemed the situation to be too unsafe to exit the tram, keep everyone onboard and only let them out till police is there or members of staff manage to make sure power is off and the damage wire is grounded before anyone steps out. Belgians also handle 'acts of desparation' on a train differently then we do: they try to get everyone off the train as soon as possible, even if that involves calling in the army to aid in the evacuation of passengers from the train. In the Netherlands, keeping people on the train for 2 hours before substitute buses have arrived is VERY common. Been through it once and never want to experience it again: the impact and everything that comes straight after is no joke already, but people have no clue what all the noises, the violent movements of the train as it goes into emergency and everything that comes after that does to some of the passengers on board. All passengers were just left with their emotions. Most were shocked but okay, but some where walking up and down the stairs inside the carriages with a distant look and a completely pale appearance on their face, just repeating 'I want to get out. I want to get out!' while some were clinging on to the armrest of their chair almost chanting 'hell no, I'm not getting off this train... I'm NOT getting off this train!' No one EVER attended the passengers inside the train or at least made an announcement over the PA system that passengers who would like to talk to someone would have someone attending them as soon as possible. Till this day, it still haunts me in a certain way. Everytime a traindriver uses the horn, it throws me back almost 15 years, back to that moment the traindriver suddenly used both it's horns in rapid succession and I clearly knew something was wrong, with the impact and emergeny-braking following directly after. So, no, this is not at all bad service. They at least keep the customers in mind who didn't ask for this delay in the first place. It's just a bit of a pity the tram drives off without giving the other passengers a chance to get on board.

[@simonhorner6471]

Wenn solche Probleme weiter auftauchen, muss man bald Busse bereitstellen können für den SEV If such problems continue, they will soon have to be able to provide buses for the SEV (SchienenErsatzVerkehr)

[@finger3215]

If they have so much problems,they can opt for battery or diesel trams

[@adampaluch3863]

Belgian trains are left-sided...

[@swift7493]

Fast moving traffic? It's not a motorway or carriageway so it must've been 50, maybe 60 km/h (i think).

[@weeardguy]

I expect 70 km/h to be honest...

[@trams_trainbe446]

The max speed of the LRV is 80 km/h

[@erikjohansson1814]

Seems most people here including the one making the video requires a safety officer holding your hands at all times. Or mom telling what to do and not to do.

[@rmc57uk]

It's BELGIAN!

[@nelsonahlvik6650]

What the...

[@marvsslu]

It's Belgium. This trams were built in the 1970s and 1980s, they are ugly, old and uncomfortable

[@weeardguy]

They are most likely better than Siemens Combino's in Amsterdam... which are the most uncomfortable trams I can think of.

[@trams_trainbe446]

They are very comfortable actually and drive faster then trams because it are Light rails (BN ACEC LRV)

[@viennatramway]

When I was there, similar problems occured (but without melting overhead). hehe, countries like Belgium or France are not that nanny-style like GB, they still believe in the intelligence of the people :)

[@virgiltracey9130]

viennatramway. Leaving passengers standing in the middle of a busy road is not a sign of intelligence.

[@kn00tcn]

virgil, reread what was said... the passengers are intelligent enough not to start reaching out to touch things or cross lanes without needing babysitting

[@adelastajn9408]

Looks like a bus

[@alihaidersyed6031]

Come here in brussels it’s much better

[@benolifts]

I have been to Brussels many times

[@lessouterrainsoublies9179]

TROP LOL ! c'est pas possible ... niveau sécurité c'est zéro.

[@nelsonahlvik6650]

omg!

[@ItsFinRocket]

Great job Belgium, great job.

[@Isaiahdoesanimations]

SHUT UP YOU COUNTRY SUCKS

[@ItsFinRocket]

@@Isaiahdoesanimations Why you so mad bruh? what did i do? My land sucks? (you even know where i live?) + your channel is full of anime stuff so your word doesn't have power here.

[@Isaiahdoesanimations]

@@ItsFinRocket I am not really with anime but uuhhh you know it not them fault

[@ItsFinRocket]

@@Isaiahdoesanimations ok but why such an angry response?

[@Isaiahdoesanimations]

idk

[@joboatthecrossroads]

OMG. I feel sorry 😉. Made in China? Maybe, but XXI century in modern Belgium... absolutely yes. ☺️

[@tslade5]

Amazing isn't it! Belgium, the heart of the EU; trams run on the wrong side, live power cables left dangling, passenger step off a tram into the path of another and all this from the centre of health and safety rule makers in Europe, amazing!

[@benolifts]

I have travelled to a lot of countries in the EU. All of them have less health and safety than the UK. The brexiteers made up any lie they could to make people vote for brexit. The health and safety in the UK is due to our culture, it has nothing to do with europe.

[@micha2909]

I can't imagine anything of this to happen in any of Belgium's neighbouring countries...

[@ZLDSmogless]

I don't understand tram signals

[@kosmin4386]

Omg hahahahahaha

[@khanbanglakhanbangla5648]

Hahahahahah

[@TVARecordings]

België ...

[@MrPeerum]

Het zal weer geen Belg wezen,allé Zulle. lol.

[@plateshutoverlock]

Failtrain

[@xgoremageddonx]

I'm sure if they kept you on the trams until there was a repair crew available you would have complained as well, the cable meltin was an accident, accidents happen! People walking on a busy road is their own stupid decision, and it would have been just as stupid to touch the cable, did you expect a rescue team too fall out of the sky magically just so they could fix this on the spot? I have used these trams on this very route many many times in my life (this is from Blankenberge to Zeebruges), and I can verify this is a very unusal situation and you just had bad luck.. There will always be people like you only looking for the worst and dramatize everything.. And to be honest, the only person I see walking by the cable is you..

[@benolifts]

ZombieXsniper Firstly, I don't consider how they handled the situation to be very professional. Of course the short circuit was an accident. Things do go wrong sometimes, but this is to do with the staff knowing how to adequately deal with these problems. The people were walking along the road as they had been directed to do so by the staff as they were told that the other tram would be carrying on its journey. One of the staff had told me that the tram would now be going (which is why I got back on it) and he had also told everyone on the other tram this. But the tram left before the people from the other tram had got to it. That was very unprofessional. Also saying that it is safe to have a live cable in easy reach is safe as nobody should be so stupid as to touch it is not an acceptable way of running an organisation. I am fed up of the way that EU health and safety stops people of doing so many things that are perfectly safe, but when there is a serious safety issue then H&S seems to get ignored. Another thing is that I told the driver about the cable and she was very rude and grumpy to me. Again, not at all professional. If someone alerts a staff member to a possible safety issue, then it should be taken seriously. And at the start of the video, having passengers getting out of the tram onto the tracks at stations isn't great. It is safe as long as the situation is under control and that drivers have good communication with each other, something that they showed to be lacking. The things that happened in this video showed up the fact that this is a very poor standard of competence with running a railway.

[@NaoPb]

***** I agree. The way they handled this situation is to say poor at least.

[@john441220]

***** Just stay in England.

[@benolifts]

john441220 Why would I want to stay in England. It is very interesting to see how other countrys do things.

[@john441220]

***** Just look at all the train problems in GB, you'll have enough to learn.

[@leong3915]

Das dümmste Straßenverkehrsunternehmen was ich je gesehen habe...

[@seancooke4506]

Very dodgy safety regulations.

[@johnnyboy3949]

Well this can't comply with eu health and safety laws. Funny because the eu headquarters are in Belgium. The only country that fully follows the eu laws is probably the uk. What is funny is that the uk are leaving. 😂

[@ianmoseley9910]

Burns Night health and safety laws are more often local rather than EU

[@Geno2733]

3:43 How stupid must people be to make the passengers walk past a live wire like that? I guess common sense is a commodity in the EU.

[@SirFloofy001]

Those are some ugly trams.

[@kristinajendesen7111]

Ugly tram design.

[@trams_trainbe446]

Its not a tram it’s a Light rail (BN ACEC LRV)

[@nuclearthreat545]

glad my country isn't this shitty

[@corejourneydotorg3166]

Belgium isn't shitty it's a very good country

[@firasxxxaxdd9503]

Algerians trams are more better

[@jadenkai4467]

So this the reason why people don’t like western public transport, asian has the powerful public transport

[@Aomicplane]

Yea, nothing's better then workers having to push and stuff you in a way too overcrowded subway

[@adrastos9464]

French is one goofy place!

[@anonymoususer-gq2vh]

In Den Haag and Rotterdam, the trams only have doors on one side but they drive on the correct side so nvm