U-Bahnfreund
Member
Hello!
I am wondering, why Britain's tram systems seem to be so reluctant to use line numbers (1, 2, 3 or A, B, C).
From what I understand, only Sheffield differentiates its tram services, by using colours. Birmingham, Edinburgh and Blackpool of course don't really need them; but why don't the other systems have any numbers?
London used to have its lines 1 to 4 and Manchester even had both letters and numbers, but I don't understand why these were dropped. Buses use route numbers without anyone questioning that, so I don't really see why trams should be different.
I am wondering, why Britain's tram systems seem to be so reluctant to use line numbers (1, 2, 3 or A, B, C).
From what I understand, only Sheffield differentiates its tram services, by using colours. Birmingham, Edinburgh and Blackpool of course don't really need them; but why don't the other systems have any numbers?
London used to have its lines 1 to 4 and Manchester even had both letters and numbers, but I don't understand why these were dropped. Buses use route numbers without anyone questioning that, so I don't really see why trams should be different.