Re: Re: luas central corridor

@Graham Hickey wrote:

Ok many other capitals in Europe put up with it, but does that mean it’s therefore acceptable in Dublin if other practical routes are possible?
Equally the views of O’Cll Bridge, the portico of the House of Lords and the BoI colonade are issues to be considered.

The new trams in Bordeaux have no overhead power supply. They went for a new kind of power supply specifically for aesthetic reasons. The system they used is called “Innorail”. It consists of a 3rd rail that only becomes live when the tram is directly above it (otherwise pedestrians would wander onto it and get fried). Anyhow, they’ve just put it live and I gather it has some teething problems but is likely to be a success.