David Bradley said:


My response to your posting would be tailored to whether you are in
favour of the tram or not. Which is it please?


Neither. I'm completely neutral on the subject, since I've never been
to the Uxbridge Road and have no plans for going there in the
foreseeable future.

I'm simply asking out of curiosity because I'm genuinely puzzled by your
claim that congestion there will be solved by more buses but only if
they just happen to be powered by overhead electrical cables.

Most bendybuses can't manoeuvre easily on crowded roads anyway, and my
limited experience of travelling on trolleybuses in Shanghai suggests
that they're even LESS manoeuvrable than regular diesel buses because
swerving at high speed can shake the poles loose from the wires.

So I really am curious why you think they would be a good solution. (I
guess it's just the puzzle of trying to get inside someone's mind and
trying to see what makes him tick, especially when his opinions are so
different from everyone else's.))

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