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Re: Jamaica EL/Archer Subway

Posted by New Flyer #857 on Fri Feb 23 13:46:37 2018, in response to Re: Jamaica EL/Archer Subway, posted by ftgreeneg on Fri Feb 23 13:19:40 2018.

Rail provides for longer vehicles to make turns with the ease of shorter vehicles. A vehicle with foot-length in the triple digits on rails can make the same 90 degree turn as a standard bus with similar or increased ease. Not to mention greater passenger-capacity per paid operator. It's probably why there are any streetcars/trams left at all in the world in 2018.

As an honorable mention, it's been claimed that you need a vehicle on a track for maximum flexibility and versatility in tunnels. Even in those places where buses go through transit tunnels, they are rather clumsy.

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