Re: New form of rail transportation

["Peter Berrett" <pberrett@optushome.com.au>]

David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> Peter Berrett (pberrett@optushome.com.au) wrote:
> > Eg imagine such a line running along Sprinvale Road in Melbourne.
>
> Springvale Road has a median strip which is wide enough for light rail.
>
> Cheers
> David

Light rail would suffer the same problems as buses  - namely that they have
to wait at the lights like all other traffic. That adds time to the journey
and makes the journey less enjoyable for passengers. It also means that
there is no competitive advantage over car travel.

cheers Peter