Looking past the hype about 'trackless trams'
- Written by Yale Zhuxiao Wong, Doctoral Candidate and Research Analyst, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney
CRRC's version of the optically guided bus, now operating in Zhuzhou, is more like light rail than its predecessors.CRRC
The optically guided bus is the latest in a long line of initiatives to repackage the bus as premium rail-derived technology. The name “trackless trams”, the vehicle design, and the modest deployment costs all have...