On 18/11/17 15:20,mcloughlin.dj@... [TramsDownUnder] wrote:
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> Is there a compelling reason why Sydney plans to use five-section

> Citadis trams in coupled sets when Alstom makes 55-metre,

> nine-section, 379-passenger Citadises, such as those now being

> delivered to Dublin?

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Alstom appear to have shied away from long Citadis till now, delivering
to several systems bi-directional singled ended cars that ONLY run in a
coupled back-to-back pair.

Given how Citadis appear to break in half when abused by derailment, I
figured they may have a specific engineering reason for avoiding going
over 7 sections.