I cannot think of one single reason why trams are anything other than a complete traffic congestio disaster.
They do nothing that a bus can't do as well or better, they are totally inflexable so if the line is blocked by something protruding over it by even one centimetre the whole system comes to a complete halt until it is cleared.
A bonkers idea that defies all logic.
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Manchester's Metro system is apparently very highly regarded by the population.
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Sheffield supertram lost £7k per week in the first couple of years.
Still the council tax payers bailed them out...
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Sheffield supertram lost £7k per week in the first couple of years. Still the council tax payers bailed them out...
The tram system appears to be very successfull now that "Stagecoach" are running it.
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The tram system appears to be very successfull now that "Stagecoach" are running it.
SYPTE managed to offload it then...and save the council tax payers ongoing costs. Amazing how a government backed transport organisation can run at a loss but a private company (staffed by Eastern block countries) can make a profit.
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Robin - I suggest a visit to Amsterdam, Prague and plenty of other European cities. Trams there are fantastic, but we burnt our boats in the 60s when we decided to cover all the tracks in tarmac.
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Robin - I suggest a visit to Amsterdam Prague and plenty of other European cities. Trams there are fantastic but we burnt our boats in the 60s when we decided to cover all the tracks in tarmac.
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And what exactly can a tram do that a bus can't?
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"And what exactly can a tram do that a bus can't?"
It causes no pollution at all *in* the City, and its much more precise on the road.
No more swerving to the kerb trying to soak people with puddles :):)
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Of course, the only `tram` I recognise is one running in tracks..........
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Snip - OK an opinion maybe - but not in here ! - PU
e-mailed an explanation Lud - PU
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Shock!! Horror!!
Ken Liviongstone actually heeds the results of public consultation! Oh, of course, there's an election looming!
Trams work in Europe because they have much more space in their city centres and can be accommodated alongside buses and cars. Over here, any spare land gets developed!
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The Manchester metrolink isn't really a tram. For most of its journey it is a railway - using old or newly built railway lines. It is great for commuters/shoppers as it picks them up in the suburbs, runs them into town on a train, but drops them on the street as would a bus.
The most successful light railway systems, imvho, largely run on proper (often previously built but by then disused) railway tracks.
And the motoring link... who would use a car if they were going to the centre of M/cr if they could use the tram.
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Spot on BB
>>The most successful light railway systems, imvho, largely run on proper (often previously built but by then disused) railway tracks.
The tram running out of Wimbledon Station uses the old single track railway line for at least some of it route. A much better use of the track.
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The DLR, which used considerable amounts of old, disused line. Thameslink from King's Cross to the City. The East London Line northern extension.
OK, not all strictly 'light', but definitely designed for commuters within a city.
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