Preparing for winter on Hakodate trams

[bill937ca]

Checking out a Hakodate snow sweeper in preparation for winter. On a street a snow plow does not clear the flangeway, whereas a snow sweeper does clean down into the flangeway.

 

 

 

And the snow sweeper in operation.

 

 

Edited November 12, 2021 by bill937ca

[JR East]

Interresting to see that the strands are not in plastic, no, it's a natural material (look like wood or very strong straw, a bit like thatch roofs

 

JM

[bill937ca]

 "A bundle of about 200 finely divided bamboo sticks is attached to one car in total of about 900 pieces."

Edited November 14, 2021 by bill937ca

[cteno4]

Gilligan’s Island taught us you can make anything out of bamboo and coconuts!

 

jeff

[brill27mcb]

In the old days in the U.S., snow sweeper brooms were made from rattan, which is bamboo-like. The same material, slit down into thin strips, was also used to weave a durable seat covering.

 

Rich K.