Re: New trams [Was: 49% of Victorians never ...]
  Mark Skinner

Why not convert the Zs like has been done here, showing before and after
shots in Wrocław and Poznań?

Two of these Z equivalents had their rear ends chopped off, and a low floor
section hung between. Obviously not as good as a 100% low floor, but still
pretty good.

Mark Skinner

On Sun, 12 Aug 2018, 6:23 AM Mal Rowe mal.rowe@...> wrote:

> On 12/08/2018 1:50 PM, Prescott wrote:

> > As far as I can see, neither of them is promising any new trams beyond

> > the current deliveries.

> >

> Correct, and that's disappointing as I assume that Bombardier will shut

> down the E class production line once E2 6080 is delivered. We are up

> to at least 6067 in service (see attached pic), so that can't be long off..

>

> The government has instead committed to a full refurbishment of the

> fleet, but that's just 'kicking the can down the road' if the final

> exemptions for the DDA end by 2032, only 14 years away.

>

> To replace nearly 300 non-compliant trams would require over 20 low

> floor trams per year if we started now.

>

> I suspect the big issue is not only the cost of the new trams, but the

> cost of depots and substations to support them.

> Of course smaller new trams simply replacing trams of the Z and A

> classes would be less demanding on infrastructure, but with Melbourne

> population within the 'tram zone' growing rapidly, that's not likely to

> satisfy demand in the future.

>

> Mal Rowe - part of the team refurbishing the old fleet

>

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