In article ,
Tom Anderson writes
Yes, a tram has twice the
capacity of a bus, but why can't we simply run buses at twice the
frequency to make up for it? Is it because it's more expensive (which
would require that buses are more than half the cost of a tram, including
the amortised cost of track and other facilities)?

When you consider that most of the operating costs (e.g. drivers) are
much the same per-tram or per-bus, it could well be that buses are more
expensive.

Is it because the
corridors are saturated, so you simply couldn't get more buses down them?

That's certainly the case for some corridors.

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