Re: Adelaide tram refurbishment commences

["David Bennetts" <davibenn@pcug.org.au>]

"David McLoughlin" <davemclNOSPAM@iprolink.co.nz> wrote in message
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> David Bromage wrote:
> >
> > A refurbishment program for Adelaide's trams begins today, when the
first
> > two will be loaded on to trucks and taken from the Glengowrie tram depot
> > to workshops at Regency Park.
> >
>
> These trams are now 72 years old. Why don't they buy new ones?

They're bus mad.  Still crowing about the O-Bahn, how cheap it is to build
and operate, and how fast the buses are.  They're even considering chopping
the tram service back to South Terrace, in conjunction with redevelopment of
Victoria Square.

Should have done the opposite, put light rail through from Glenelg thru the
city along the Torrens Corridor, using modern light rail instead of O-Bahn.
A lot of heavy rail there could also be converted to light rail - but
they're bus mad!

Regards

David Bennetts
Canberra.