>>1625325>- they are heavy It's literally called light rail because they're not
>- this means expensive foundationsIt's literally called light rail because they require no balast or sleepers you can just literally place the rail on the ground picture related
>and frequent need for maintenanceAlmost never
>low volume means they are expensiveLow in volume? You mean compared to buses? What sure one tram cost more but they require virtually no maintenance
>thus also costly to maintainTheres a reason Tatra T3 aren't being replaced after 60 years of use.
>- braking distance is rather longWhat? You're assuming they're heavy.
Full loaded modern bus weights 20 tons. Fully loaded modern tram the twice the size of a bus is 26 tons spread over 200 meters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inekon_01_Trio>- so they have special rights in trafficThey have these so people get to where they want to be on time
>- which is a problem for people not familiar with the patternsWho?
>- also a lot of pedestrians are killed???
>- fixed tracks mean less flexibility in trafficNo fixed tracks actually means you know where you go and everything from real estate prices to placements of services and shopping malls can be set decades in advance.
