Re: Departure-side (tram) stops

["Dave Proctor" <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au>]

Ronald BESDANSKY wrote in message ...
>I have had some discussions with people over the years about the merits of
>these as far as the passengers are concerned. As far as I can see, they're
a
>bad idea. On at least SOME occasions, the tram will arrive at the stop with
>the signal red, and passengers can board and alight whilst the tram is
>waiting for the signal to change to green, so the two waiting periods
>overlap. With departure-side stops, this can never happen. Additional time
>and energy is wasted in the tram having to stop TWICE, once for the signal
>and once for the passengers.

Then there is what happened yesterday afternoon - the tram stopped at King
and Bourke for the lights with nobody to get on. Just before the lights
changed, some people rocked up and by the time they were all on, the lights
were red again. Thus, the tram had to wait there for an extended period.

Dave