I was, indeed out of control last night.
>>975146Yes, the curve, I meant to say. That's a special measure so if that one intersection below it that has no alternative routes around it is blocked, south-bound trams may take a rather large detour back north.
I also meant to hask, how much Freiburg system got "rationalized" in the 50s. I've seen some tram networks that have gotten their once extensive city center parallel network torn out, but the longer out-bound routes have remained. Moscow is the best and biggest example, I think, several US-system as well, I must believe, but they all got eventually dismantled all the way.