tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807967329010536074.post6310149012884121901..comments2023-07-09T16:11:35.984+01:00Comments on No to High Speed 2: Trams are good value for money? Or are they?Physiocrathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13682019625346594568noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807967329010536074.post-10862299125860587472010-11-07T12:21:27.551+00:002010-11-07T12:21:27.551+00:00Most services that run in the road need to be repl...Most services that run in the road need to be replaced once a century if not more. Ready access is not required. The gas main will probably never be replaced. The telephone runs under the pavement. Broken services will close down a road what ever happens. I wouldn't have thought Trams exert a greater weight on the road than existing HGVs.<br /><br />what is the best alignment of tram tracks? Gutter running is great for loading and unloading passengers but makes it impossible to make deliveries to addresses along the road. Crown running lets you make deliveries but forces passengers to wander in the road. midway between the two? The preferable alignment may change between the time the services are done and the time the tramway is laid.<br /><br />and the cost of employing someone to work this out.<br /><br />There is a question of how your build your tramway, If it were up to me it should be relatively easy to disassemble so that it can be replaced when worn out or that things running under it can be got at in an emergency. and it should be possible to do reverse running(ie lots of points) should one track need to be dug up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com