RE: Tramway trivia - another Melbourne rarity
  John Wayman

Back in the days of the M&MTB buses could substitute for trams in Melbourne and run through tram stops without a problem.

However in recent years the Melbourne authorities have constructed tram platform stops that are not designed to be compatible with buses. The platform edge projects out and is liable shred bus tyres and to be damaged by them. The space between the platforms isn’t wide enough for buses to manoeuvre through easily, especially with the all the traffic calming devices that make tram platforms something to be avoided. Bus drivers have specific instructions to not drive through tram platforms.

Of course some platforms do need to be passed through by all traffic e.g. the narrow section of ridge Road Richmond), and these are of a different platform face.

As Mark Skinner points out, this isn’t a problem where cities construct platforms for dual use. Rome and Paris immediately come to mind. Tram lanes in Rome are marked BUS not tram.

Attached is a photo of trams and buses sharing a stop in Paris,

Cheers
John Wayman

From:tramsdownunder@... tramsdownunder@...> On Behalf Of Mark Skinner
Sent: Tuesday, 11 September 2018 5:08 PM
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Subject: Re: [TramsDownUnder] Tramway trivia - another Melbourne rarity

Is there a reason for that policy?

A tram/bus Vienna stop in Warsaw using Kassel curbs...

On Tue, 11 Sep 2018, 2:35 PM Mal Rowe mal.rowe@...mailto:mal.rowe@gmail.com> wrote:
Melbourne has a clear policy of not sharing tram and bus stops.

The only shared stop I was aware of was in Queensbridge Rd, near the
casino, where there is limited space.

I have just noticed another - only one stop away from 'my stop' in Essendon..

The orange and green stop markers indicate it's for buses and trams.

It's the last bus stop on the Ivanhoe to Essendon Station route and
would almost only ever be a set-down stop for buses.

Mal Rowe - plumbing the depths of trivia!

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