>>1893037I never got to visit Melbourne and probably never will, but I have a soft spot for rigid trams (or at least single-articulated ones). Those multi-section low-floor trams are kinda soulless, also because they take curves rather badly compared to proper bogie trams.
Russia actually still builds rigid trams, they even designed a part-lowfloor rigid tram. My guess is, these are of simpler design and thus cheaper than more sophisticated articulated trams and thus a good option for low-cost renewal of tram fleets, especially when demand isn't too great.
