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Old November 1st 06, 04:50 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Boltar Boltar is offline
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Default T5 transit system


Stephen Farrow wrote:

Rubber tyres don't necessarily make it a bus. How about Metro line 1
in Paris? Those
trains have rubber tyres.


As do all four lines of the Montreal metro.


Can't remember what the Paris metro is like but the Montreal one has a
bouncy unpleasent ride from what i remember. Not sure what the
advantage
the rubber tyres is (better on gradients?) but comfort doesnt' seem to
be one of them.

B2003