Since November 2017 Vlaanderen public transport operator De Lijn has been testing a very long tram, by Belgian standards, on the Antwerpen network. Two existing Hermelijn (ermine) trams were coupled to make a 60-metre long vehicle able to transport 350 passengers - 100 more than the new long Albatros trams. Gathering experience with such a long vehicle is the reason for the tests, although in principle two Hermelijns in multiple should be no different to a single tram concerning curve radius and braking distance. As other traffic is not familiar with such long trams, both Hermelijns have received striking yellow vinyls and the digital indicators change every few seconds from the destination to the text "60 metres long". For safety reasons the second Hermelijn has a De Lijn employee on board. The test rake can be seen three times each weekday, during peaks, on Line 3 between P+R Melsele and P+R Merksem - platforms on other lines are too short. Even on Line 3 the platform at Vredespark in Zwijndrecht has had to be lengthened temporarily.
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机译：自2017年11月以来，弗兰德恩公共交通运营商De Lijn一直在比利时安特卫普网络上测试比利时标准的超长电车。现有的两辆Hermelijn（民用）有轨电车相结合，制成了一辆60米长的车辆，可运送350名乘客-比新的长Albatros电车多100辆。进行此类测试的原因是，要收集如此长的车辆的经验，尽管原则上，在弯道半径和制动距离方面，两个多重的Hermelijns与单个电车没有什么不同。由于其他流量不熟悉如此长的电车，两个赫梅利恩人都收到了引人注目的黄色乙烯基，而且数字指示器每隔几秒钟就会从目的地更改为“ 60米长”文字。出于安全原因，第二名Hermelijn雇用了De Lijn员工。在P + R Melsele和P + R Merksem之间的3号线，每个工作日的高峰时段，每个工作日都可以看到3次测试耙-其他线路的平台太短了。即使在3号线，也必须暂时延长Zwijndrecht的Vredespark的平台。
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