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    • Myrtone posted
    Posted in Trams and Light Rail » Unusual tram sightings - Melbourne

    Cost. The cost of moving the prowl and extending the fencing pales in insignificance compared to the cost of building platforms. At a guess all safety zone stops on the 57 could be extended for about the same cost as building one level boarding stop.
    Scrat
    Right, it might be cheaper in the short term, what about in the long term? Whether the stops are lengthend or not, they are still going to need to be rebulit as platform stops. Woludn't it be cheaper (in the long term) just to rebuild the stops than lengthen them and later rebuild them?

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    Edited 03 Sep 2013 01:13, 8 years ago, edited by Myrtone

    Right, it might be cheaper in the short term, what about in the long term? Whether the stops are lengthend or not, they are still going to need to be rebulit as platform stops. Woludn't it be cheaper (in the long term) just to rebuild the stops than lengthen them and later rebuild them?