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Streater scribeth thus
In article ,
"Doctor Drivel" wrote:

"Tim Streater" wrote in message
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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.

Modern tunnelling is cheap - boring or cut & cover. Say two tunnels right
under Cambridge, that meet in a croass the centre with a big underground
station that maybe linking with the mainline station.

Oh, cut and cover under Cambridge! What a novel idea!



It will of course never happen as there are too many people here who
will protest as they are wont to do;(..
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Tony Sayer