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At-Grade Rail systems have worse reliability

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on July 23, 2014Posted in Media ReleaseTagged at-grade rail, British Columbia, CitySpeaks, Community Impact, Dianne Watts, Greater Vancouver, light rail, Light Rail Transit, limitations, LRT, LRT downsides, Mayor Dianne Watts, Metro Vancouver, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain vs LRT, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation, Surrey transportation future, transit, Transportation

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 23rd July, 2014 At-Grade Rail systems, like the Light Rail Transit (LRT) proposed in the City of Surrey, are more vulnerable than SkyTrain in experiencing large service issues like the two issues with SkyTrain seen in the past week. Three weeks ago, riders and news agencies were describing a major service disruption […]