Re: [Melb] French trams for the city's Paris end

[Chris Brownbill <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au>]

Daniel Bowen wrote:
> 
> Try the 96 to St Kilda. It gets priority at the crossing next to the old
> Albert Park station. Now imagine that, trams not waiting for traffic lights,
> all over the city.
> 

Well actually that crossing, and the one at North Port on the Port line are real
shockers - the look like railway level crossings and smell like railway level
crossings - but in actual fact the trams have to basically stop - or slow to a
crawl before the booms lower and lights clear.  Certainly not anything like what
a propoer boom protected level crossing ought to do for you.  Also the booms
seem to be some sort of el-cheapo flimsy style - sort of as it they're saying
"its only trams so if you drive your car thru the crossing it wont hurt you as
much if you get hit by a tram so a lightweight boom will do".

Pretty mixed up design thinking really.