Work begins on Luas Green Line extention - Irish Independent - 27 February 2007

Mark Gleeson · 01-03-2007, 10:26

The RPA talk about 50m trams but fail completely to apply it out in the field

NONE of the platforms on B1 are capable of taking a 50m tram by design, they would need to be extended later

While there is provision for up to 90m platforms Beechwood Sandyford things get really fun at say Harcourt where the track would need to be realigned to allow an extension

Of course if Stephens Green had been built correctly it would have two 100m+ platforms so you could stack trams up as is common in Europe

2 1/2 minutes is possible with 40m trams but 50m trams would suck more electricity out of the system

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01-03-2007, 10:26	#12
Mark Gleeson Technical Officer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Coach C, Seat 33 Posts: 12,669	The RPA talk about 50m trams but fail completely to apply it out in the field NONE of the platforms on B1 are capable of taking a 50m tram by design, they would need to be extended later While there is provision for up to 90m platforms Beechwood Sandyford things get really fun at say Harcourt where the track would need to be realigned to allow an extension Of course if Stephens Green had been built correctly it would have two 100m+ platforms so you could stack trams up as is common in Europe 2 1/2 minutes is possible with 40m trams but 50m trams would suck more electricity out of the system