 How is this raising capacity?
Joyce Whitchurch wrote:
> Charlie Hulme wrote:
>>
>>> All this would mean 60 trams per hour entering the triangle at
>>> Piccadilly Gardens, with its many conflicting movements. Is this
>>> maximum capacity for Metrolink with a single cross-city line?
>
> It probably is, given the constraints of the various road junctions
> along the way to the triangle. This is why an alternative north-south
> line is being investigated, possibly running via Deansgate but more
> probably running via Albert Square and Cross Street.
Being investigated, eh? When would be the target opening date?
Moving the water pipes, etc. from those roads would be a major
operation.
Charlie |