Thanks for that, David.

David

> On 6 Aug 2022, at 12:54 pm, David McLoughlin mcloughlin.dj@...> wrote:

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> > I’m guessing “APS” is the system used in Sydney?

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> Yes. APS is French, "Alimentation par Sol" and literally means "ground feeding," for "ground-feeding power."

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> In their English propaganda, they call it by a greenwash term, "aesthetic power supply."

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> I may be wrong, but I understand that because it is a proprietary system, only Alstom trams can use it, so the CAF trams used on the Dulwich Hill line can't be retrofitted to get further north than Town Hall, where the overhead ends and APS starts for the run to Circular Quay.

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