In article , Tim
Streater scribeth thus
In article ,
Tony Bryer wrote:

On Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:54:09 -0000 Doctor Drivel wrote :
Most tram systems are a joke. Electric buses that costs an
absolute fortune.

Melbourne's tram system is progressively being extended. Trams last
a long time compared with modern buses - our A & B class trams have
been running since the mid 1980s - and can carry lots of people:
our newest five section trams can carry 240 people.

Trams are only feasible where roads are wide enough. Most roads in UK
cities are not wide enough.



This sort of thing was touted frequently by lefty press when I lived
near Cambridge - what about trams or overhead railway to cross the city.
Typical pie in the sky b/s that overlooked the narrow streets and, in
the case of overhead railway, what the residents might think about
having trains rumbling past ten feet from their front bedrooms.


Traffic in Cambridge is screwed which is as it ever was and ever will be
world without end ..

... Amen;(...
--
Tony Sayer