Re: Re: Single ended trams for Melbourne
  Daniel Bowen

Almost all of the current Melbourne fleet has side destination displays.
Example attached.

On 24 May 2017 at 18:51,jg62430@... [TramsDownUnder] < TramsDownUnder@...> wrote:

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> Tony,

> Adelaide Flexities have side destinations adjacent to the cab on both

> sides. The photo shows a topical destination currently appearing on most

> Glenelg trams, although some are showing Moseley Sq. The Citadis have a LED

> desto on the middle section on both sides which is rather smaller.

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> http://tdu.to/2017-05-19_Flexity_Side_Destination_Brighton_Rd__AJC.JPG

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> Alex C

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> ---InTramsDownUnder@..., <prescottt@...> wrote :

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> Rear facing route number boxes are quite important if the tram or bus is

> standing at the stop (maybe along with several others) and you're

> approaching from behind. Otherwise many a vehicle pulls out whilst one is

> frantically running up to the front to see where it is going! Side desto

> boxes do mitigate this a little but I don't think Australian tram operators

> like using these as I don't recall seeing them in any city here currently

> and certainly not down towards the back of the vehicle (?).

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