Tony Bryer wrote:
On Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:03:59 +0100 Doctor Drivel wrote :
Carrying capacity? Our newest 'Bumblebee' 5-section trams can take
up to 240 people.

Depends. Smaller trains with greater frequencies is generally better.

Route 96, on which these trams run, is every six minutes at peak
times.

Half the size then they can run every 3 minutes.

But running large trains during the day mean infrequent services. Some
detach cars and run more frequent services.

If a rapid-transit urban railway has frequent services people use it