In all the times I have caught a tram from Central, it has unloaded
and straight away moved into the pick up zone and waited there; I have
not seen drivers leaving the tram. . Maybe that has just been
coincidence. My comment about not being allowed to leave was an
enquiry about company policy, maybe Ted can clarify.

I thought only bus drivers were sadistic and left passengers standing
exposed to the weather while they hid inside the bus 20 metres from
the stop. Admittedly that is not so much a problem at Central.

Brian

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Brian it would be the same as a bus driver locking up the bus at a
terminus to go for a break.

The penny has dropped into my head (because i didn't see the new
timetable until today) that the reason for the new separate set down
and pick up stops at Central is because they have made it the layover
terminus, not because of crowd conflict. This is typical on loop
termini. The tram drops at one platform, then closes the doors and
lays up until departure time when it moves forward to the departure
platform (or it may move forward anyway).

It's not possible at Central because the railway station is at the
top of the loop, but typically the drop off and pick up platforms are
at the throat of the loop so as to enable several trams to be received
and held between the stops. At Central if another tram turns up, the
first tram has to move forward to the departure stop where it still
has some scope for continuing its layup. Loop science 101 and good to
see they're starting to understand it.

So this leaves Dulwich Hill solely to handle the mad panic reverse
without being complicated by mandatory layovers and toilet breaks. It
still needs that extra track though.

Tony P