Comment on ‘Cleaner, greener and absolute reliability’: trams make UK comeback
samc@feddit.uk 5 days agoThat’s kind of my concern. I’m worried they’re cutting so many corners that the competitive edge over busses all but vanishes and, best case scenario, this ends up being a bizarre PR campaign for public transit.
Nalivai@lemmy.world 5 days ago
There are a lot of advantages of tram that you can’t eliminate no matter how much cost you cut. It’s quiet, it’s smooth, it’s electric and doesn’t need big batteries, it’s on separate tracks so it’s predictable, it’s ways easier to operate so thr drivers are easier to find.
samc@feddit.uk 5 days ago
I think the article said CVLR would be battery powered to eliminate the need for overhead cables. I’m not saying I believe it is worse than e.g. and electric bus. But even the company producing it seems to struggle to articulate its advantages.
The reason I care is because I really want more trams in English towns/cities. But not if it’s a pared down version that gives the entire concept a bad image
Nalivai@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Smaller batteries that can recharge a bit while the tram is at station is actually pretty cool concept that was tried several times and as far as I remember was deemed working.
But I get your point.