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Re: An idea of mine - express trams
- Subject: Re: An idea of mine - express trams
- From: "Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au>
- Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 11:21:09 GMT
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: BigPond Internet Services (http://www.bigpond.net.au)
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"Wolfgang Auer" <Wolfgang_Auer_9912@gmx.net> wrote in message
news:q6k0ftgjb31arb93c60u46044n25vnugrc@4ax.com...
> Would not Melbourne's #86 route be a perfect candidate for this?
> Between Gertrude&Brunswick Streets and Bundoora RMIT, e. g., every
> second run could omit most stops. Regular services need 58 minutes
> for this stretch; express services would maybe need 18 minutes less,
> so with the current 6 minute headways in the afternoon peak, just
> one overtaking facility would be necessary (with two trams arriving
> at the terminus simultaneously).
Unfortunately the traffic along the streets this route travels down would be
far too heavy during peak hours; and I can't see the current government (or
any other in living memory) taking steps to give the trams their own lane.
Daniel
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Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
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