Steve Ohlsen wrote:

> As a driver of Modern and in the past historical trams;may i suggest a

> slopping floor line hence "B" type swivelling trucks could be used. The

> centre doors could recieve physically effected passengers and normal

> hieght doors at the cabin ends.

>

> A smaller diameter wheeled truck(s) could be used in the low section.

>

> I think a 3 or even a 4 section type tram is the approach. Passenger

> seating could be placed along the sides of the body(perimeter) with a

> large standing area in the middle.

>

> A cabin isolated from passenger type door should be in each drivers cabin.

>

> And pantographs are the go.


OK Steve, here you go ...

(Sorry Charles ... no poles anymore.)

http://tdu.to/a4-class.jpg

Actually this design is not much different from the Moscow Tatra T3
conversion. Probably the centre section is a bit longer.

So the 70 A1s and A2s could become 35 A3s and I could get a seat on the
tram down Smith St!

--
Mal Rowe in Melbourne