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Originally Posted by swimmer_spe
The plan now is a LRT. Would a Skytrain line with a branch covering all of where the LRT wast to go be more viable?
Can the LRT use the same cars as the Skytrain so that the busier part can continue to Waterfront?
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SkyTrain covering the entire proposed LRT network would be a fair bit more expensive, so may not be possible. But an Expo Line extension to Langley with the rest of the proposed network being an enhanced 96 B-Line would be even more viable than LRT, not to mention useful.
LRT can't use the same cars because they get their power differently. SkyTrain gets its power from a third rail on the ground, whereas LRT (traditionally) gets its power from overhead wires.
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