On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 12:39:39 +0100, "John Rowland"
wrote:

"David Bradley" wrote in message
.. .

Yep, that will do nicely; stick a couple of poles
on top for eco friendly operation and hey presto
a rubber tyred tram without all that hassell of utility
diversion during construction and a world bank loan
to build a tramway.

David Bradley

Have you ever posted a message to Usenet that didn't advocate trolleybuses?

Well one thing is for sure there's never going to be an extensive
tramway system in London and the cost of fuel oil is going to rise
year on end until supplies are exhausted. Only public transport that
is electrically feed from an external source is viable today, and that
remains so for many years to come, despite al the trials of
alternative fuels currently being pursued.

In the same way that 20 years ago trams were viewed as yesterdays
technology, and yet today they are a mode a transit that most cities
desire; the same scenario continues for rubber tyred trams or
trolleybuses or whatever trendy name you wish to use.

There is nothing wrong in raising awareness of what is happening
elsewhere in Europe in the public transport arena* and considering if
we should adopt similar solutions in the UK. I happen to believe there
is a place for trolleybus operations here and that their new image
will indeed be a step change with a significant modal change for
passengers. But before that happens they have to be at least on the
agenda for serious consideration and not swept under the carpet with
sarcastic one line messages.

David Bradley

* Geneva now has new double artic trolleybuses