SAFETY / ACCESSIBILITY / ENVIRONMENT
The T1 line travels on a protected preferential route with 30 saturated crossings, set by intelligent traffic lights, which prevent car queues by only switching on when the tram passes, which occurs in a time range of 15 to 22 seconds.
There are three distinct braking systems and a driver monitoring device on the streetcars, in addition to 8 safety cameras. The latter are also located at stops, in the elevators and escalators, and in the storage area as well.
The tramcars travel with non-polluting electrical power supply, and are made with anti-vibration materials.
The long stretches of grassy grounds (30.000 square meters of lawn, 35% of the entire railway network), the architectural elements and street furniture, cycle lanes and park and ride lots near the stops were designed to ensure minimal environmental impact.
Moreover, TEB is investing in research to minimize environmental impact: new systems to contain noise emission and new electronic elements to accumulate the power produced in braking and re-use it in acceleration.
TEB also collaborated with Unione Ciechi di Bergamo (Blind People Association in Bergamo) and with FAND, Federation of National Disabled People Associations, to ensure the access for everyone: in fact, on board you will find audio and visual alarms announcing the impending stop, the traffic lights of passing tram are equipped with audible signal and the two end of the line stations, as well as Borgo Palazzo stop, are equipped with tactile maps of the service.
People with hearing impairments are helped by on-board monitors indicating the next stop.