KEITH2011. Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Luckily no one was seriously hurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddycoffee Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Wouldn't that be a light rail service then? The very definition of tram is that it runs on public roads. But interestingly the Supertram network is not a "tram" network, it is a "light rail" system. Based on a train which has been made smaller and lighter rather than a tramcar designed to fit between houses and in traffic lanes on existing roadways. "Trams" usually have steps down to street level and are much narrower. whereas "light rail" have special platforms for passengers to get on and off and the roadway has to be heavily modified to cope with the train like carriages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaytie Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 I don't know the area, but since the article states that only weeks ago a car became stranded on the same part of the track, it would seem that signage could do with improving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Bynnol Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 But interestingly the Supertram network is not a "tram" network, it is a "light rail" system. Based on a train which has been made smaller and lighter rather than a tramcar designed to fit between houses and in traffic lanes on existing roadways. "Trams" usually have steps down to street level and are much narrower. whereas "light rail" have special platforms for passengers to get on and off and the roadway has to be heavily modified to cope with the train like carriages. A tramway was built under "Tramways Act". A light railway was built under the "Light Railways Act". Supertram had its own act "South Yorkshire Light Rail Transit Act 1988" -"Light Rail Transit" is an American term which had no legal history in the UK. -the Supertram act refers heavily to the "Tramways Act" but not at all to the "Light Railways Act". Platforms have nothing to with being a tram or not- Blackpool has both and many railways have none. Gauge has nothing to with being a tram or a train as standard gauge is not universal for either. Supertram vehicles bear little resemblance to railway vehicles in their frame construction or articulation. LRTs have evolved from trams sometimes using railway technology to meet the needs of modern demands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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