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Re: Brisbane Busway
- Subject: Re: Brisbane Busway
- From: "Barry Campbell" <campblbm@ozemail.com.au>
- Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 22:40:33 +1000
- Distribution: world
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: OzEmail Ltd, Australia
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Clarus <clarus@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
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> Dont know that the busway can actually support light rail. Victoria bridge
> was strengthened to support light rail vehicles, then 2 months later BLR
> fell through again. from what I have read about the busway the elevated
> parts of the busway are not designed to support the mass of a lrv and some
> of the inclines are too steep (around griffith uni). But this is all from
> newspapers and newsgroups.
>
Why does a light rail route require more support that a busway? Is it the
track that is heavier or the vehicles. It wouls seem fairly pointless having
heavier vehicles as this would consume more energy. Does anyone know?
Barry Campbell