On 16/07/18 14:59, Greg Sutherland wrote:

>

> Obviously the Alstom high pressure (expert??) sales team had their bluff

> called.

>

> LUAS like a number of european operators has used the 'add a module'

> technique to extend the length of many of its current Citadis trams.


I do wonder though if this will come back to bite LUAS when the extended
length Citadis fail.

Alstom had been very very reluctant to go past 7 segments, and given the
way I've seen the articulation snap in multiple Citadis prangs in
France, there may be something in Alstom's reluctance to make a 9
section Citadis.

I'm sure the 2 x 5 option's coupler in the middle provides a stress
relief point in the event of a prang.