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Wire-free trams for George St?

posted Monday 9 September 2013
According to a story in today's Daily Telegraph, Transport for New South Wales (T4NSW) intends that the CBD - South East Light Rail system will operate generally without overhead wires in George St between Hunter and Bathurst Streets. T4NSW thinks there is potential for wire-free operation in other areas, too.

Advice obtained by Action for Public Transport is that this system would add unacceptably to initial and running costs, would detract from reliability, and would probably not supply enough power for the air-conditioning in hot Sydney summer weather.

Money spent on batteries etc. would be better reserved for other purposes, such as grade separation at major intersections.



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