Talk:Guided bus

message: For some reason or another, the above reference does not open up at all. Peter Horn 00:41, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Problem with reference link

message: The following  information has been removed from Bus Rapid Transit as it is too  specific to be relevent.  However, I think this information should  remain inside Wikipedia.  Essen buses do not have their own article.  They are still an important early example of both Guided buses and  Dual-mode buses and so I suggest adding this information to this  article.
::Between 1988 and 1995 dual mode buses provided a shared  service with the  steel wheel streetcars / trams through part of the  light rail tunnel  system in the German city of Essen. Whilst underground the buses   fully interacted with the railway-style signalling system. Initially  they  called at just one underground station but after the 1991 opening  of a  tunnel extension they started calling at an additional two   subterranean stations. The new stations featured island platforms for   which the buses were equipped with two sets of passenger doors on their   otherside. For safety the buses in Essen also used the guided bus system so  that whilst travelling  through the narrow tunnels the bus driver did not  need to steer the  vehicle. Although the bus driver will normally sell  tickets to boarding  passengers who need them, when calling at the  underground stations the  off-vehicle  ticketing system was enforced, with  passengers needing to purchase  their tickets before descending to the  platforms.
Comments Please Bigglesjames (talk) 22:21, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It sounds like as a rather unusual set-up it could sustain its own article. It could then just be mentioned in a sentence in here, and linked from Essen too. There are plenty of German users who could probably help with that, and there might be more info on the German wikipedia. Without a standalone article, I would say the detailed info belongs in a section in Essen, again just linked in a sentence or two from here using #section linking. MickMacNee (talk) 19:27, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Add Essen Bus Tunnel Info ? 

message: I don't get it. If it needs a driver to enter and exit the system, then why not just have a driver the whole time? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.132.92.8 (talk • contribs) 
:Why try to steer throughout a curb system when you can simply have guide wheels to do the steering for you? That's the point-- it's a track. Swarm u | t 18:56, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  why would someone build this? 

message: If you move the optical and magnetic guidance systems down to L2 under "Guidance systems", should not GLT and Translohr also be there, as indeed should KGB.  Perhaps moving the specific implementations out of the guidance systems into the examples section would help, something like:
* History
* Guidance systems Restrict to technical details
** KGB
** GLT
** Translohr
** Optical
** Magnetic
* Examples Include existing examples in the appropriate sub-heading
** KGB Cambridge and Nagoya
** GLT Nancy and Caen
** Translohr Padua, L'Aquila, Venice
** Optical Seimens
** Magnetic Eindhoven etc
* See Also
* References
* External links
Moving the detailed examples out of the technical description and merging with the existing list might make it easier for a reader to understand the core concepts. Martin of Sheffield (talk) 10:26, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree in principle with the above.  Guided Buses are really a special subset of BRT where the differentiating factor is the use of a guidance system.  I would suggest that the examples be a sub-heading of the main Guidance Systems section.  You could also separately describe mechanical systems (i.e. kerb and rail) from non-mechanical.  There are some general differences in the cost, impact on road use, maturity and operational risk profile between the use of mechanical vs non-mechanical systems Bigglesjames (talk) 00:00, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Possibly put general details in a section between History and Guidance systems? Martin of Sheffield (talk) 10:30, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Guidance systems 

message: > There is no evidence to prove the superiority of either guidance system. Both Bombardier and Translohr have had derailments during operation.
Huh? The Bombardier system is now abandoned, because its single roller just couldn't keep constant grab of the guidance rail. Furthermore, the weight of Bombardier guided buses is supported to a large percentage by the rail roller, in a futile effort to forcibly keep it in constant contact with the monorail. This makes the causeway foundations crack prematurely. Existing lines will be converted back to traditonal articulated busses when major overhaul period of the rolling stock arrives, Bombardier itself has stated that. It's game over.
In constrast, the Alstom Translohr LTE system is now celebrating carnival, most literally. Its Tranvia di Mestre system has reached Venezia (Venice) proper as of 15 Sep 2015, offering direct transfer to water buses or black gondolas, depending on the rider's wallet and romantic inclinations. The Veneto LTE monorail network is now 20km long (laid out in the shape of an anchor) and one day may be connected with nearby Padua's similiar system. (The venetian LTE "torpedos" are painted deep red, while the patavian ones are sky blue.) Although an extension to Marco Polo int'l airport is the mid-term aim of venetian Translohr expansion. 82.131.153.119 (talk) 21:17, 20 September 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: This article shows that Translohr is on a roll. Peter Horn User talk 16:38, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Continue on Talk:Rubber-tyred trams#Discussion. Peter Horn User talk 15:09, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  There is no evidence to prove the superiority of a defunct and a thriving guidance system? PC maxxed out? 

message: For it is a specific class of guided "bus" that is not technically designed to be a "guided" bus. See fr:Tramway sur pneumatiques. <<< SOME GADGET GEEK >>> (talk) 00:00, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Renaming this section would be OK as long as the redirect Rubber-tyred tram in Trolleybus#see also is adjusted accordingly. Peter Horn User talk 16:13, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: And the redirect page Rubber-tyred trams would also need to be adjusted. Peter Horn User talk 17:26, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: 6 pages now link to the redirect page Rubber-tyred trams and none, except this talk page, to Rubber-tyred tram. Peter Horn User talk 18:47, 19 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I found anothe redirect page Rubber tired tram with links. Peter Horn User talk 19:17, 19 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Peter, are you in agreement or opposed to user:Some Gadget Geek's suggestion about a split?  The naming is a minor side issue. Martin of Sheffield (talk) 23:05, 19 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: You will notice that I have  copied and pasted the entire text of the section to rubber-tyred trams thereby effectively causing the split. Fait accompli. Peter Horn User talk 14:38, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Merci beaucoup! <<< SOME GADGET GEEK >>> (talk) 01:38, 23 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Split of the section [[Guided bus#Rubber-tired "trams" (trolleybuses)|Rubber-tired "trams"]] 

message: I have removed references to Crawley Fastway, and put Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit references in their place.  In my view, the LSM busway provides a better illustration of the potential advantages of kerb-guided busway features; and it allows us to use more informative pictures. TomHennell (talk) 11:29, 15 May 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Crawley Fastway 

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