Given the problems we have with the clunkers in Sydney, NSW government could do no worse, next time around, ordering some of these from Melbourne, but with those two extra modules added in the middle (1x bogie and 1x suspended). Rather like the new trams for Prague:
https://www.urban-transport-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Exterior-4.jpg
The only concern I have with the Melbourne ones is aisle width, which is something that this type of platform (swivelling bogies at the ends, fixed trucks in the middle) is specifically designed to address. There's also the issue of competitive tendering, but a local content requirement can leverage that.
It's interesting given the similarities between the Melbourne and Prague designs that Alstom pulled out of the Prague bid early on. Other factors at play I guess.
Tony P
On Monday 11 November 2024 at 11:31:20 UTC+11 brian_weedon wrote:
The Victorian Government has a new web page featuring the G class tram design.The page includes a link to an interesting fact sheet which unfortunately is too large to include as an attachment.Brian Weedon
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