>In article <3398801b.904829@news.zip.com.au>,
>Derek Woodlands <kingpin@zip.com.au> wrote:
>>
>>Sydney's streets are too narrow for trams (which was one of the main
>>reasons for their departure in 1961) and the LRV route is pretty
>>useless unless it is extended to Leichhardt and beyond.
These problems as easily overcome by placing the congested sections underground. This permits greater speeds, waiting areas
with retail services etc. Both Brussels and Antwerp used this system for their pre-metro.
Hugh