Tram vs light rail: trams are generally on road, LR is generally off road. There are a couple of LR sections in the Melbourne network but they are just "trams" as they're just portions of a route. Also historically they were always "trams" and the term LR never really caught on. Sydney is more confusing, the Light Rail network runs trams (the rolling stock). Mainly because the signage uses B T F L (bus train ferry light-rail) and they wanted to avoid 2 things using a T 😉
I live in Melbourne, and yes the state is hurting financially, but you have to remember, a lot of money has been spent on level crossing removal and new railway stations. That must have cost a lot of money, but it had to be done. More trains meant more time boom gates were down, so a lot of money went into upgrading rail transport, but ultimately, road users were benefited too. I don't see the benefit of the suburban rail loop, though. If you travel by rail to the city, you have trams and buses to complete your journey. If you go by rail to the suburbs though, you only have buses, and they are pretty infrequent. For example, if I was to travel from Ringwood to Dandenong for work, I get off the train at Dandenong, Dandenong is a big suburb. How do I get from the railway station to work, which might be quite a long way away? I don't think the suburban rail loop is worth the cost. It might be a great idea in principle, but in practice, it won't work unless the other supporting travel infrastructure is a lot better than it currently is.
I prefer the trams over the buses. and really good to see the quiet and clean electric buses getting about
Wow 🎉 interesting 🤔🎉
Tram vs light rail: trams are generally on road, LR is generally off road. There are a couple of LR sections in the Melbourne network but they are just "trams" as they're just portions of a route. Also historically they were always "trams" and the term LR never really caught on.
Sydney is more confusing, the Light Rail network runs trams (the rolling stock). Mainly because the signage uses B T F L (bus train ferry light-rail) and they wanted to avoid 2 things using a T 😉
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Trams? Too slow by a long shot - except on the two routes that were once train lines. I prefer Melbourne buses over trams
Trams are OK for short trips, but if you're going out to the suburbs, there are too many stops, which makes the trip too slow.
Melbourne is so progressive and woke..it's also broke ..no suprises there
I live in Melbourne, and yes the state is hurting financially, but you have to remember, a lot of money has been spent on level crossing removal and new railway stations. That must have cost a lot of money, but it had to be done. More trains meant more time boom gates were down, so a lot of money went into upgrading rail transport, but ultimately, road users were benefited too. I don't see the benefit of the suburban rail loop, though. If you travel by rail to the city, you have trams and buses to complete your journey. If you go by rail to the suburbs though, you only have buses, and they are pretty infrequent.
For example, if I was to travel from Ringwood to Dandenong for work, I get off the train at Dandenong, Dandenong is a big suburb. How do I get from the railway station to work, which might be quite a long way away? I don't think the suburban rail loop is worth the cost. It might be a great idea in principle, but in practice, it won't work unless the other supporting travel infrastructure is a lot better than it currently is.