Benefits

Characteristics table

 

  • No rail infrastructure is necessary; the tram uses existing streets
  • No overhead wires are required as the tram is battery powered
  • Research shows that trams are a more popular transport choice to buses
  • Trams operate quietly, smoothly and efficiently, utilising a train chassis as opposed to a bus chassis.
  • Possibility for trams to run from green power
  • A 10-minute charge can provide up to 25km worth of additional battery capacity
  • High capacity, with space for around 280 passengers in a three-carriage configuration
  • Trams are highly manoeuvrable, with a turning circle equivalent to a bus
  • Operating costs are equivalent to a bus
  • Configurable rolling stock includes two-four carriages plus internal fit-out options
  • Potential for driverless operation
  • Equivalent width and length of standard light rail
  • 70 km/h maximum travel speed