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First look at Liverpool’s new ‘glider’ bus
(www.independent.co.uk)
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BRT is also effective. It's rail without the rails. In areas that are car dependent, it's going to be substantially cheaper for cities to build out BRT while expanding the rail lines. In my (us) city, they're building out a pretty substantial BRT while also expanding one of the light rail lines. The BRT network currently in construction is half the price of the current light rail expansion under construction.
Buses are good but why waste money on making buses to look like trams?
According to the BBC, the changes have huge positive upsides: "The Glider buses can carry around 30% more passengers than a double decker bus, and has space for wheelchairs and luggage. The vehicles also use a tap and go payment system to speed up boarding and have three sets of double doors which Mr Rotheram said helps people get on and off the service "much more quickly"."
so a basic bus scania was manufacturing back in 1990s?