05-18-2017, 10:09 PM
(05-18-2017, 09:19 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(05-18-2017, 02:48 PM)ijmorlan Wrote: What “equipment”? Our vehicles are very similar to the new Toronto streetcars. I suppose maybe you mean turn signals and the like? But those could be added easily. Also is there an actual legal distinction between an LRT and a streetcar? If so, please cite the appropriate chapter of the statutes and regulations of Ontario.
The chapter requiring things like "turn signals, mirrors, etc.". And yes, they are "similar" to Toronto's vehicles. The devil is in the differences though.
Ok, thanks, that makes sense. But I don’t think our line would stop being LRT if we added turn signals and mirrors (both at both ends, I suppose) and had some non-dedicated-lane street running. In reality there is no bright line between streetcar and LRT, or for that matter between LRT and regular passenger rail. There is even no bright line between real trains and model trains. But that’s another story…