Re: [Melb] Will new trams draw too much current?

["Andy B" <andyx@optushome.com.au>]

"David McLoughlin" <davemcl*PISSOFFSPAMMERS*@iprolink.co.nzzzzz> wrote in
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> Do Melbourne's substations have the capacity to cope with large numbers
> of these trams or will they draw so much power that every tram in sight
> slows to a crawl?
>
> It would not really be funny, but nor would it surprise me, if nobody in
> the halls of power at the tram companies has thought of this.
>

The trams are being design-modified for Melbourne running conditions, my
guess is that this has been taken into account already.