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Je will naar Weense metro en hoe gaan we?

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The big ashtrays were sponsored by austrian tobacco manufacturer ATW. "Hudriwudri" was created by cartoonist Manfred Deix to promote their "Casablanca" cigarette brand.

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A permit may actually be required.

Ja weil laut Hausordnung bei Filmarbeiten vom Referenten der Wiener Linien eine Genehmigung erforderlich ist.

The term "metro" is more about having dedicated tracks without crossroads and interfering traffic. The method of electrification does *not* define a metro. There are lots of metro systems around the world that use overhead power lines.

Line U6 and U4 are both lines with historical importance as they formed the so called "Stadtbahn" in pre U-bahn times. There were the Stadtbahn lines G and D. Both lines have seen steamtrains before electrification came into the picture. Line D is now U4: fully transformed in the eightees into an U-Bahn with third rail, high platforms and real undergroundtrains. Former line G is now U6 and that line has a monumental status: a lot of stations and viaducts stations has been beautifully restored and it has a tram-like profile : low platforms and overhead wires. As you can see in the video the trams can be combined to high capacity 4 tram-trains from about 125 metres long (profilewise these trams would fit on the city tramnetwork). All the other U-Bahn lines do have third rail and high platforms. They are more recently build and Wiener Linie is still expending the network.

U6 is the only out of the five routes that uses overhead power lines. The others (U1; U2; U3 and U4) have power lines beneath the rails. That's also why U6 must use other Types of trains.

That train was not in service.

The Wien U-Bahn, like undergrounds world-wide, is powered by electricity. But not that (as the video shows) Wien U6 collects the current from an overhead wire, while the other lines use a third rail.

Op de metrolijnen 2 en 4 mogen de stellen automatisch van aankomst- naar vertrekspoor gerangeerd.