Cobras are coming
For a while now ZVV have been gradually replacing their old rolling stock with the new Cobra trams. Here's a comparison of old and new
Anyone who knows me will know I'm sympathetic about the old version, however the new ones have several advantages. The entry is designed at kerb level, so you can just wheel in your double buggy. Also it means that disabled access is much improved. The old trams necessitate climbing up three narrow steps. Also, and I really appreciate this in the summer, they are air conditioned, nice and cool. How they manage this with the doors opening every 200 metres I don't know, but hurrah.
This has resulted in a lot of work on the infrastructure, but I fully approve. Investment for Joe Public (transport)
Just an aside. Here in Switzerland if a young mother is waiting at a tram stop with pushchair, she will invariable come up and ask someone to help her on the tram. Other places I know, she will struggle heroically, hoping that someone will intervene. I wonder what peoples experiences are around the globe
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