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Originally Posted by Narcosis
Please explain what makes this a light rail system. They are going to use Alstom Metropolis 9000's same as in use on the newest subway lines in Barcelona Spain.
I always thought light rail was a tram or other ground level systems which share the street with cars.
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The Metropolis 9000 is a light rail system not even close to the heavy rail Metro used by the countries used as examples by Jon S.
The shell life of a light rail car is not comparable to that of the heavy rail, and can't even begin to list the major points that separate the two; I'll leave that to more competent knowledgeable DR1s to explain, as I'm not any expert on the issue.
The SD Metro being that all the infrastructure is built with future applications as a whole, is enjoying a far better and best use of all the technological advances that such systems represent even over the Barcelona light rail system...