Quote Originally Posted by AHLUNGOR View Post
The trams in Sydney was before my time, so no idea……… lol

Love the trams in Melbourne, especially all the free ride in the CBD. One thing I think Melbourne is doing much better is that the trams and motor traffic can run side by side as the roads are much wider. I don’t like the idea of no cars along George St - but I guess it’s all for safety? If there’s an accident, the trams are much smaller to be removed where the giant Lightrail in Sydney will be blocking the whole line a long time ?

One thing though, the current Lightrail have not yet been tested with overseas tourists yet, would be their moment of truth if they would be popular and can breakeven or make money in the long run.
Bro, neither am I old enough, lol! It's all documented here... Very interesting read if you're interested:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams_...ey?wprov=sfla1

I guess they couldn't implement the same method for handling traffic as in Melbourne because the Lightrail trams are too long and slow moving. Imagine doing hook turns with the Lightrail trams, it'd be complete chaos waiting for that beast to cross the intersection!