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[email protected] · April 22nd 17, 04:04 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On Fri, 21 Apr 2017 19:51:45 -0500
wrote:
In article , d () wrote:
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.

They're not rails. And there is no guideway at junctions either. I'm afraid

No ****. Perhaps thats why I said it doesn't require points.

you are talking out of your posterior. They aren't rails for starters.

They're guiderails.

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.

There I agree with you, though I think heavy rail would have been the better
solution for St Ives.

I do wonder if some brown envelopes changed hands to get this busway built.
I can't see any other good reason for a perfectly servicable railway to be
ripped up and replaced with an inferior alternative.

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Spud