" If a traffic light was installed to control that traffic then the
situatiojn of a motorist being confronted by two trams heading south on
parallel tracks coule be avoided. "

Surely the relevant road rule in this case is "might is right"?

Tony P

On Monday, 20 November 2023 at 11:25:05 UTC+11 Mal Rowe wrote:

> On 20/11/2023 00:22, Geoffrey D Dean wrote:

> > A few years ago they lengthened most termini to accommodate two Z/Z3

> > trams. Glen Iris can just take two Combinos with about an inch to

> > spare at the points blade.

> >

> The immediate issue when the G class start rolling out in 2025 will be

> the stub terminus for Footscray trams in Pascoe Vale Rd.

>

> It has a capacity of two Z3s or one G - it may at a squeeze take a Z and

> a G - pic attached.

>

> That capacity is frequently used when trams on routes 57 and 82 are

> running in to Essendon Depot or running out.

>

> Once the new Maidstone Depot is operational that won't happen often, as

> 57 and 82 will run from that depot.

>

> However, the shunt is occasionally used if either route 57 or 59 is

> blocked by some event to allow bypass via the other route.

>

> It would be difficult to extend the shunt, but one solution would be to

> reinstate the crossover beside the shunt in Pascoe Vale Rd. See:

> https://tdu.to/i/29382

>

> That section of Pascoe Vale Rd has very little motor traffic as the only

> access is via a U-turn from Mt Alexander Rd. That slip lane is behind

> the two red T lights in the attached picture.

>

> If a traffic light was installed to control that traffic then the

> situatiojn of a motorist being confronted by two trams heading south on

> parallel tracks coule be avoided.

>

> Mal Rowe - musing

>