Gday Mick.
The Victorian govt has the wrong attitude then. Larger trams are for increased capacity not reduced service.
cheers
Tony P
--- InTramsDownUnder@..., "Mick Duncan" <kitbuny@...> wrote:
>
> Gday Tony / All
>
> The problem in Melb is that existing Trams are not given priority at traffic
> lights, wether or not the are Ws or Artics, and Artics give a lower
> Headway..
>
> The main reason why the MMTB and sucessors got the Bs, great trams, and
> later is that big trams have lower costs, less of them thus less crews and
> maintenence
>
> As the current Trams arnt trying to compete with other forms of transport,
> and therefore are really only providing a Govt basic service for the school
> kids, the great unwashed and pensioners,but there are many fare paying
> passengers on short trips.
>
> The thinking is run the smallest No of caterpillars per hour we can get away
> with, and if the great unwashed wait for 20 mins, if it turns up, well
> tough.
>
> Im glad I dont work for a mob who treats its passengers with such contempt.
>
> I used to work for the M&MTB who, at Camberwell ran a 4 min peak headway on
> Burwoods and Wattle Pks in the morning and a 3 min in the arvo peak.
>
> The way to attract passengers was "Always a Tram in Sight"
>
> People dont want have to remember time tables, they just want to turn up
> and catch a Tram without waiting m for more than a couple of mins.
>
> This is very importent if they are changing routes.
>
> A 5 min headway on all routes, daytime off peak, would do the job
>
> Cheers, Mick 2861
>
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tony Prescott" <prescottt@...>
> To: TramsDownUnder@...>
> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 9:27 PM
> Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Re: Sydney 1960/61
>
>
> > --- InTramsDownUnder@..., "Mick Duncan" <kitbuny@> wrote:
> >>
> >> Gday Tony
> >>
> >> I hope thats true in some places, certainly not in Melb, except for
> >> Bundoora
> >> perhaps.
> >>
> >
> > We can only live in hope Mick!
> >
> > The problem in Melbourne is that they are not buying enough new trams.
> >
> > cheers
> > Tony
> > (ever the optimist)
> >
> >
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