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Niet za čo, aj ja som rád, že som to videl. Vždy ma to zaujímalo. Úvraťové obratisko. V Budapešti sú všetky električkové obratiská úvraťové a všetky električky obojsmerné (s dvermi na oboch stranách).

Yes it is a purely temporary arrangent surface "put on/put of" surface switch/crossover. In Bratislava are used narrow-gauge tracks (1000 mm) in Košice (2nd largest city in Slovakia) and in Czechia (Prague, Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň, Litvínov-Most) standard 1435 mm and in Liberec bi-gauge tracks (narrow 1000 and standard 1435 [mm], 3 tracks). In Bratislava we have this bi-gauge tracks too (1000 and 1435 [mm], but 4 tracks). But probably this standard one will never be used. You can see it and ride on this tracks on trip to Petržalka (over the bridge over Danube river). This line uses only bi-direction trams. The terminus is the same as terminus in subways/undergrounds/metros. The other terminuni are "round". In Bratislava and in all Czech, but also other cities in Central-East, East, South East Europe (former communist) countries trams of type T 3 (constructed in former ČKD factory in Prague), the most of trams of the same type has been constructed there, over 14,000 cars. This is the world record. But T 3 and most older European trams have the same concept/ prototype PCC (President Commitee Car) trams from USA. Maybe you are from USA too, sir.

@@DICU41 -- I am in fact from Wales (where, alas, we no longer have any real urban trams -- only the "touristy", cable-hauled Great Orme Tramway: czcams.com/video/aGkpXMJyq50/video.html ). The Tatra T3 trams, by the way, are -- in my view -- a technological marvel: probably the world's most robustly reliable passenger-carrying vehicle. Those running in Prague were found by one report to have an operational reliability of no less than 98.9%!

Is that tracksystem used for transportation of freigh in mines I have no idea. This "Californian switch/crossover" is a terminus technicus for switch/crossover which is "trasporttable" occationally placed where it is necessary and that be brought back to depot. I will try to find out, why is it called "Californian switch/crossover". I'been twice to San Francisco, CA and "ancient" trams even cable-cars there were very nice and interesting. What a pity a didn't take a ride in them. I hope you will have opportunity to visit Bratislava. Nowadays there isn't any switch. Near is a river port and you can take a ship trip to Devín castle (10 km against the river stream) or to Vienna (60 km in the same direction). 🙂

sg. terminus, pl. termini (like in Latin)?

@@DICU41 Yes, the normal English plural of "terminus" is "termini" -- pronounced, in "anglo-barbaric" fashion, as termin-eye (eye = oko). No idea what the plural of "terminus technicus" is, though...😊 Termini technici?