Re: Balloon loops on Australian tramways

["David & Jan Winter" <winterd@icenet.com.au>]

And if we go outside Australia, no doubt there's plenty of examples. I'm
aware of Amsterdam...

What distinguishes "balloon" from other loops - because we use the term
"loop" for parallel track situations, the qualifier balloon is necessary.
Round the block is a form of balloon loop as distinct from a crossing or
passing or terminating loop.

DW

Mark Brader wrote in message <7bqrjn$m9d@shell1.interlog.com>...
>Would someone mind saying what makes a loop a *balloon* loop?