Tampere LRT construction

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Tampere LRT construction

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08-06-2018, 05:09 AM

I was visiting Tampere, Finland and as they are in the midst of LRT construction, I had a chance to observe how theirs was being built -- and, yes, it's quite different.

Here is their overall plan, with phase 1 (EUR 239M) in red and phase 2 (EUR 44M) in blue.

[Image: tampere-ratikka-raitiovaunu-kartta-1-data.jpg]

[Image: tampere-ratikka-raitiovaunu-kartta-1-data.jpg]

And some photos of the construction. The techniques look quite different, not only in the use of setts between the rails (which I do like!) but also the base below the rails. Maybe someone more knowledgeable can comment on the differences and the advantages/disadvantages …