Re: Melbourne Trams

[John Duncan McCallum <mccallum@melbpc.org.au>]

Jennifer Richmond wrote:

> Can you imagine the chaos city area at peak hour if there were no trams and
> all buses?
> - Swanston Walk has a continuous stream of trams (I remember reading that
> the headway is about 10 to 14 seconds). Imagine this as a constant stream of
> buses, people would have to wear gas masks! It would be chaos with buses
> trying to overtake each other, getting stuck, butting in... even in the off
> peak, I think that the headway is only about 90 to 120 seconds!
> - Elizabeth Street is a bit lighter (not much) but has mostly B class trams,
> which would mean either doubling the number of vehicles or purchasing
> articulated buses to keep the passenger capacity!!
>
> Sam Eades


If anyone wants to see what Swanston Street would look like with buses,
just
go to Perth and look at St Georges Terrace in peak hour.
There is no much room on that street for cars and taxis during this
period.

John McCallum