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I had heard of the "3-Rail Tram System", which I knew as the "Trough and Plough", but I was always under the impression that the trough had a moving cable in it! As an engineer, I find it incredible that live electricity would be in a trough! It would be easy for the trough to fill up with everyday rubbish, but the biggest bugbear must have been water. If it rained, or there was a nearby mains leak, the trough would have filled with water. Surely any pedestrian in close proximity to the trough would have been electrocuted, or am I missing something?
Last edited by Trapper John; 4th May 2009 at 23:58.
Reason: I call myself an "Electronic Engineer" and I can't spell "electrocuted"!
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