On Sep 11, 11:50*am, Adrian wrote:
A quick google suggests that the Croydon trams have a capacity of 200
people and a kerb weight of 36t - so a laden weight of about 50t

Compare that to a typical current double-decker, with a capacity of 60(?)
and a kerb weight of 12t, so a laden weight of about 16.5t

There's also the greater impact avoidance of a bus than a tram - a bus
can swerve, whereas a tram can't - and the greater impact deflection of a
bus than a tram - same reason.

OTOH, it sounds possible from the confused reports so far that the
bus's ability to swerve was the problem in the first place (if it
swerved into the tram's path to avoid a car: far better to just hit
the car and contain the accident there).

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