Re: Brisbane Light Rail,Briztram - questions

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

David Bennetts (davibenn@pcug.org.au) wrote:
> >Don't quite get how FIXED rails in the ground could be regarded a
> >FLEXIBLE - certainly a lot less flexible than busses - but I digress.

> It is more flexible and less costly than heavy rail, I concede that buses
> may be more flexible but they get stuck in traffic and produce more noise
> and air pollution.

Fixed rails have a much greater appeal to commuters. There's no need to
worry about routes being changed in a hurry. Of course, the happy medium
would be trolley buses. :)

Cheers
David