On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 00:33:16 +0930, (Aidan Stanger)
wrote:

Why can't they share the track in the same way Nexus and * do at
Sunderland?

Because the track is third rail electrified. Getting safety rules
changed is difficult at the best of times, and in this case it's
certainly not worth the effort. Conversion of the line to tramway will
bring real benefits, giving much better interchange (serving Annerley
station and Crystal Palace bus station) and increased frequency.

I see no evidence to back up this claim. For a start the Trams aren't
going to go near the bus station, and Anerley station hardly has a
suitable service to interchange with.



Running trams between Beckenham and CP is something they just have to do
in order to get their hands on the track. If the existing trains were
that empty, the service would just be closed,

They may be empty between Crystal Palace and Beckenham Junction, but
they are not Empty north of Crystal Palace, they are an integral part
of the service pattern. I doubt there is scope to divert them to
terminate at West Croydon or East Croydon, and running further out
would require more stock (and more importantly paths on the lines
adjacent to Selhurst depot).

Unless service patterns have changed in the last year or so, some of the
trains split at Purley. Why not take over half of that service?

Because there still aren't the paths at Norwood Junction.

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