On Tue, 30 Mar 2004, Tom Anderson wrote:

What's the point of trams?

Thanks to everyone who's replied; a most enlightening thread!

I'm still not entirely convinced by the tramites, but i think some
important points a

- Electric traction is really good
- Big buses are really hard to steer (at present)
- Having a fixed line is really comforting for passengers

And crucially:

- Buses haven't really been given a chance; they never get the same level
of infrastructure (stations, off-road routes, vehicle quality, driver
training, control systems, etc) as trams, and so we can't yet make a
fair comparison

tom

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