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[email protected] · April 21st 17, 09:49 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On Thu, 20 Apr 2017 13:32:46 -0500
wrote:
In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at 08:19:03 on Thu, 20 Apr
2017, d remarked:
On Wed, 19 Apr 2017 16:14:24 -0500
wrote:
This is probably true but the unguided section at Orchard Park probably
and the approach section to Cambridge North station definitely are
unguided on cost grounds.

Comparing to clearing the ground, casting the concrete and moving into
place, how much extra in percentage terms would bolting a pair of steel
guiderails into place cost? It can't be that great and I'd be surprised
if they didn't recycle the old rail track to create them.

I suggest you come to Cambridge and have a closer look at Guided Busway
construction. You wouldn't then spout that nonsense.

What nonsense? Are you saying guideway rails are made of some special type of
highly expensive Unobtainium and the steel from recycled rails just isn't up to
the job? Its a ****ing busway, not a railgun launch platform! Its primitive
construction personified - it doesn't even require points FFS.

Which has other benefits, such as not being restricted to
buses-with-guide-wheels.

Not so. The steel guide rails at the entrance and exit to the roadway
prevent anything other than guided buses from entering. There's a similar
arrangement controlling access from the guideway across Harrison Way at St
Ives.

I'm pretty sure plenty of bus drivers with good judgement could get an unguided
bus between those rails.

Still, perhaps like in Edinburgh, sense might one day prevail and the whole
pathetic system is ripped up and replaced by a tramway. And don't say there
isn't the room - if they can squeeze a tramway into hilly nottinghams market
square and weave one around the centre of manchester they could do it in
cambridge too.

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Spud