12-24-2022, 02:40 PM
(12-20-2022, 10:23 AM)nms Wrote: If the trains are running on 8 minute headways, would that mean that between 11 and 12 units would be heading northbound while another 11 or 12 are heading southbound? If the trains are on 6 minute headways, that would mean 15 units going in each direction. Since we only have 14 units in the entire fleet, would we have to wait for the Region to buy extra units fill the gap? Would GrandLinq then cover the staffing costs?
Just divide the time required to do one full loop by the desired headway. 12 trams running in both directions would be a headway of 3 minutes and 50 seconds.
(12-20-2022, 10:23 AM)nms Wrote: Or is my math wrong, and the better option would be 5-10 pickup trucks with railway wheels and pantographs to keep the ice clear in the interim?
Other cities with similar climatic conditions that run LRTs just use the trams themselves to keep things clear and normal operation is sufficient to do so.