Pardon me for being cynical but:

Yarra want more trams (rightly so)

The trams would be purchased (and paid for by the Government)

Treasury doesn't want the Government to spend (our not their) money

Yarra needs to put political pressure on the Government (without appearing to do so, can't bite the hand that feeds)

Hey presto - the media discovers tram overcrowding

Greg
who hears "never let the facts get in the way of a good story".

--- InTramsDownUnder@..., "Tony Prescott" <prescottt@...> wrote:
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> --- InTramsDownUnder@..., Daniel Bowen <danielbowen@> wrote:

> >

> > It's probably the load standard -- not the max capacity, but the

> > trigger at which a tram is deemed to be crowded, which should mean

> > action is taken to relieve it (eg more or bigger trams). Similar to

> > the 798 figure for Melbourne's suburban trains (which is well below

> > the actual capacity).

> >

> Thanks Daniel. A strange idea but I accept that. The pity then is that all and sundry (like the press and bus boosters) are taking it as a maximum capacity. Would be better if YT did not publicise the load standard at all, let alone let it find its way into an important document like that city strategy.

>

> cheers

> Tony P

>