tonyp wrote:With centre-island platforms like Adelaide (and to be used on CSELR) there is a problem if the doors are accidentally opened on the wrong side of the tram (as they are occasionally):
On the English Croydon Tramlink, the new Variobahn trams know where they are on the system, so the TMS screen in front of the driver advises them which side to open the doors for the next stop. I do not know if they actually interlock prevent a wrongs side door opening or if it's simply advisory.
Pretty well all modern 'light rail' systems use platforms with fences to separate tram passengers from passing traffic. No one will be stepping off a tram into the path of a car that failed to stop for the tram. Unless the tram driver makes an wrong side door mistake and a passenger steps down onto the road any way.
Where they have built island platforms they often have fences between the tram track and the traffic lane - this both prevents people simply stepping off the low platform and crossing the road, and also protects somewhat against accidental wrong side door activations.