Shouldn't we be switching buses with light railway? - eviltoast

Even if you think what you would say is obvious, please add. This is genuinely something I think makes sense regarding local bus routes given the longevity of light rail and how infrequently routes change, but I also suffer from confirmation bias, so I’m hoping for reasons this would be a terrible idea but obviously would prefer reasons it would be an even more amazing idea than I thought.

  • fknidk@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    Probably biassed as I’m a bus driver but the city I’m in has a tram and it’s fantastic until one gets blocked or broken. Benefit of busses is they can detour if needed, and if one breaks it doesn’t (always) block the entire route

    edit: extra annoying when they break down and I have to carry a tram load of passengers on one double decker bus

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      1 year ago

      Biggest drawback for anything on rails really, it works either really well or not at all. I think it is still worth it, but I am also incredibly biased towards trains.

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      1 year ago

      It’s also very easy to reconfigure bus routes, just slap some new paint on the road.