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A metro in which the trains have tyres (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 9 months ago by ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/brisbane@aussie.zone

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Stop me if this sounds familiar!

At least in Chile, they're really trains though!

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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 5 points 9 months ago

The Brisbane Metro is such a disappointing missed opportunity.

That said, I really don't understand the appeal of rubber-tyred true metros either. They seem like a worst-of-both-worlds situation. You still get the pollution of microplastics and maintenance costs caused by the tyres wearing down, and you lack the flexibility of a bus.