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Yes, has all the disadvantages of a bus system with the added disadvantage that changing routes is tremendously expensive since you need to lay new track.
by ams6110 9y ago
Yes, has all the disadvantages of a bus system with the added disadvantage that changing routes is tremendously expensive since you need to lay new track.
- justinhj 9y agoSee SF’s muni train for an example of this double disadvantage. the trains run slowly and unpredictably stopping at red lights with the traffic
- flukus 9y ago> with the added disadvantage that changing routes is tremendously expensive since you need to lay new track. That disadvantage is actually a good thing when you're buying real estate, a bus route can change but my tram stop has much more permanence. It also doesn't have to be an either/or thing, my local trams are dedicated in large parts but on road where congestion is lighter.