Re: Departure-side (tram) stops

[Tony Gatt <baulko@tig.com.au>]

Roderick Smith wrote:

> It is likely that some/all of these have been fitted with tram-priority
> actuation to avoid the problem described.  Bus-priority actuation was
> tested in Heidelberg [Victoria] about 20-30 years ago.

Is that where the term "Heidelberg Transponder fitted" comes from??

> --
> Regards
> Roderick Smith
> Rail News Victoria Editor
>
> Ronald BESDANSKY <ronbest@bigpond.com> wrote in article
> <zNTi4.2424$YM1.4347@newsfeeds.bigpond.com>...
> > 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.

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Thanks,

Tony Gatt.

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