At the Central end it's unhassled because it's a loop. Trams have several minutes scheduled standing time there that they can chew into if they're running late and have to recover. There's even scope for another tram to come in behind them while the one before is still there and stand while the one before leaves.

It's the single track stub at Dulwich Hill that remains the problem. They are given as little as two to three minutes there to change ends and get out again, so if one is running late, other trams back up behind and block the line. There's absolutely no recovery provision at Dulwich Hill. The line was designed with almost infinite capacity at one end and very little at the other.

There was provision for two tracks at the original Lilyfield terminus so somebody must have had a clue then, but the operation was so quiet it wasn't mostly needed. The stroke of "genius" came about in design of the extension to Dulwich Hill. I don't know who the culprit is, whether TfNSW or a consultant.

Tony P

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Until there is adequate recovery time at BOTH ends of the line, the operation will continue to be erratic.

Regards,