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1.3 m/s² is quite something, quite a bit more than a typical tram or S-Bahn (both ~1 m/s², which is still quite a pull...).

The drivers only do the high acceleration when the tram is mostly empty and no standing passengers I've noticed.

For those in Birmingham UK: St Paul's to Jewellery Quarter is a longish bit of track just outside the city centre.