Re: Melbourne Trams

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

Your comments apply since the Busport and Narrows Bridge buslane, etc?

DW

John Duncan McCallum wrote in message <374E6139.E14D3488@melbpc.org.au>...
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>Jennifer Richmond wrote:
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>> 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
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>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.
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>John McCallum