Re: An idea of mine - express trams

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

Les Chandra wrote:
> 
> Bradley Torr <truenorth@one.net.au.SPAMTRAP> wrote in message
> 01c0d0a6$68179b60$a52365cb@default">news:01c0d0a6$68179b60$a52365cb@default...
> 
> <big snip>
> 
> > Has any tramway system in the world ever tried this concept of express
> > running? Has express running or skip-stop running ever been tried in
> > Australia?
> 
> Yes, the Glenelg tram has had peak hour express running since the 70s (when
> railway-style booms were erected at level crossings en-route).
> 
> I think there are still some express runs, although they have been reduced
> in recent years.
> 
> Les

There's only one express tram now, the 5:12pm M-F from Victoria Square which runs express from stop 4 to 14 (Marion Road).  Instead of the normal 17 minutes this section takes stopping all stops, this tram takes 15 minutes.  Wow!

Chris Brownbill.