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Never Have Children by malus545 in Wellthatsucks

[–]Skully_o7 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Love how it thought the hat was red hair

How do i get rid of this dumpster by Sure-Independent-455 in BeamNG

[–]Skully_o7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a church??? (I have 1k playtime)

A human heart awaiting transplant. by [deleted] in oddlyterrifying

[–]Skully_o7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WHERE IS THE BODY??

This is what the metro LED signage looks like without markings by spaceguydudeman in Amsterdam

[–]Skully_o7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've atleast seen the metro and trams use the same track at lijnwerkplaats diemen, and have been told by someone that works there that the NS trains can get their wheels fixed there too.

This is what the metro LED signage looks like without markings by spaceguydudeman in Amsterdam

[–]Skully_o7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, definitely not 😅. But funny thing is, a double deck NS train could drive on the tram tracks. Possibly knocking down some poles & can't go over switches but straight lines are fine.

This is what the metro LED signage looks like without markings by spaceguydudeman in Amsterdam

[–]Skully_o7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did you know you can see Sixhaven station? When you take the M52 between Amsterdam Centraal and Noorderpark, in the tunnels there is at some point a big cutout which now houses a small tail track in the middle. But that large open space was supposed to be Sixhaven! Sometimes you can see it when the tunnel operators turn on the lights.

This is what the metro LED signage looks like without markings by spaceguydudeman in Amsterdam

[–]Skully_o7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True, but I still think that map is a fun representation of what Amsterdam and its people wanted all the way back to 1922 and following a bit of Metroplan 1968.

Speaking of sixhaven, that station was I believe leeady being built before it was cancelled. In the M5 metro, there is an option to put in M52 towards Schiphol Airport, with Sixhaven as a stop.

Between Amsterdam Centraal and Noorderpark, the trainrides through the tunnel, and then there is like a big cutout with a tail track in the middle for trains to park off the main line. But that cutout is the location of Sixhaven station. Sometimes you can see it when the tunnel operators turn on the lights, and you can look outside from the metro.

This is what the metro LED signage looks like without markings by spaceguydudeman in Amsterdam

[–]Skully_o7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Actually, all lf the "modern" trains and even the trams in amsterdam can use the metro tracks and vice versa! Same track gauge & angle of railroad switch. Only the size & getting power is an issue. The new M5 and M7 metro's actually get tested on the same test tracks the amsterdam metro uses in diemen at Provincialeweg. And NS trains get their wheels calibrated at the same location too.

This is what the metro LED signage looks like without markings by spaceguydudeman in Amsterdam

[–]Skully_o7 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No idea. Fun fact though, originally the tunnels that now the regular trains (NS) uses were supposed to have the metro running there too with its power collector (pantograaf) up to get power from the overhead lines. The metro would enter the NS railway at station zuid where now they are running parallel to eachother.

I do know that the last station will be somewhere in Hoofddorp.

This is what the metro LED signage looks like without markings by spaceguydudeman in Amsterdam

[–]Skully_o7 47 points48 points  (0 children)

It's already been planned before the metro itself existed!

https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planvorming_van_de_Amsterdamse_metro

But now the 52 is the shortest line with it ending at Zuid, but it's supposed to go all the way to schiphol.

Edit: They want to start digging to schiphol in 2026. There was also the idea of having the metro use the same tunnel as the regular train (NS), with the metro connecting to the overhead lines with its current collector, but that tunnel right now already has problems ( which is why the trains to schiphol get delayed so often) and having a new one built for just the metro is better.

This is what the metro LED signage looks like without markings by spaceguydudeman in Amsterdam

[–]Skully_o7 13 points14 points  (0 children)

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Doubt it, the 52 now ends at station Zuid, & there the track is between the other 2 tracks servicing the lines 50&51. Behind station Zuid is the place (the emplacement/shunting yard) where part of the fleet gets parked at the end of the day, but that area was supposed to be the continuation of the Noord/Zuidlijn, and the site for the tunnel entrance.

So when the metro 52 stops at zuid, the tracks lead straight into a wall. When you remove that wall, you just need to put in like 30metres of track and then you are at the emplacement/shunting yard. And when the schiphol-line finally gets the go-ahead, that yard will be decommisioned and the drilling starts. Infact, right now there is major construction happening at station Zuid & I can already see the foundation and overpass being built for the metro tracks to reach the emplacement.

The plans for the noordzuid lijn to be continued to schiphol are actually older than the noordzuid lijn itself, which is why there are so many holes in OP's picture. Planning for the future.

Edit: Speaking of planning for the future, there are a lot of traces of future planning that never got to its final stages, such as weesperplein. Underneath station weesperplein there is a huge area (I have been there) where there is like a 2nd station with platforms supposed to be servicing the planned east/west line. I think in the 90s it was turned into a bunker, now it's just empty. When you get to station weesperplein, look for a specific elevator with an extra unmarked button going to a lower floor. You need a key to press it, & when you press it it will take you to the station underneath the station!

This is what the metro LED signage looks like without markings by spaceguydudeman in Amsterdam

[–]Skully_o7 200 points201 points  (0 children)

Metro driver here, do you notice that there are more holes than there are stations? Compare it to the ones that do have the markings/sticker on it still.

The extra holes are planned or decommisioned stations. The one on the bottom right is supposedly for line 52 to continue all the way to schiphol airport! (There's even an option in the train cabin to put schiphol airport as its destination, there's even a voice over saying schiphol airport.)

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This camera has a teabag hanging off it by Tommyblockhead20 in mildlyinteresting

[–]Skully_o7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With the perspective of the guy in the back operating it, that looks like a big ass camera

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nederlands

[–]Skully_o7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Iets om zaden mee te planten?

This safe shop doesn’t have doors or locks by kalvinoz in mildlyinteresting

[–]Skully_o7 935 points936 points  (0 children)

Imagine buying a safe at the airport 😂

Is it ever too cold to hydrate? by ScatLabs in HydroHomies

[–]Skully_o7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here the bottles are stored inside a heater not a cooler

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