R.C. Payne

Charlie Hulme wrote:
> In the Metrolink supplement issued in the recent 'Tramways and Urban
> Transit' magazine, it says that Stagecoach propose to remove all the
> signals and associated safety devices on the Bury and Altrincham lines
> and use 'on-sight' working at line speed throughout the system, as they
> do already in the
> City Centre.
>
> This surprises me slightly, since they do run quite
> fast (40 - 50 mph?) between some of the wider-spaced stations such as
> Stretford and Dane Road. Is this sort of thing common elsewhere?

Certainly Tramlink in Croydon and environs runs entirely on sight (apart
from junction and single line controls), and has stretches of running at
that sort of speed. Provided the brakes and sight lines are up to it
(which they almost certainly are), I see no reason not to.

Robin