On 14/12/18 12:50 pm, Mal Rowe wrote:
> Scott Mitchell has posted a video on facebook showing a Newcastle tram

> stopping to re-charge the capacitors.

>

> https://www.facebook.com/scott.mitchell.7121/videos/10157128358508866/

>

> Stop duration is around 30 seconds - if that time is taken at every

> stop (passengers or not) it will make for a slow journey.

>

Well that's an improvement on the 90 seconds the Seville system does.

Presumably this the capacitors being able to sink a larger amount of
current than batteries. But capacitors store far less power. It will be
telling to see how they fare on a hot humid day and a full load.