"Stephen Richards" wrote in message
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My point is that the biggest advantage to be had from
trams is that they will run on separated track from
the rest of the traffic, and so not
be held up by other traffic and hence more reliable.

Couldn't that be done by making a completely
separate bus lane, separated from other traffic
by kerbs? This would deliver the reliability and
speed benefits at a fraction of the cost, and allow
similar schemes to be rolled out to other parts of
London as well.

I would imagine that the cost of the rails is a small fraction of the
project cost, so your bus lanes would be nearly as expensive as the tram
line.

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