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A method and apparatus for coordinating the movement of a plurality of oppositely directed trams operating generally simultaneously along a single, dedicated lane, including a plurality of stop-boarding areas, a plurality of corresponding by-pass lanes, sensors along the lane to sense the location o

A method and apparatus for coordinating the movement of a plurality of oppositely directed trams operating generally simultaneously along a single, dedicated lane, including a plurality of stop-boarding areas, a plurality of corresponding by-pass lanes, sensors along the lane to sense the location of the trams, a central processor to compare the location of the trams and calculate signals to pairs of oppositely moving trams such that they will adjust their speeds to arrive at a common stop-boarding area at substantially the same time.

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A method of coordinating the movement of a plurality of oppositely directed trams operating along a single lane, comprising: positioning a plurality of stop-boarding areas along the lane; locating corresponding by-pass lanes at at least some of the stop-boarding areas; placing a plurality of sensors

A method of coordinating the movement of a plurality of oppositely directed trams operating along a single lane, comprising: positioning a plurality of stop-boarding areas along the lane; locating corresponding by-pass lanes at at least some of the stop-boarding areas; placing a plurality of sensors along the lane; operating a plurality of trams generally simultaneously in opposite directions along the lane; sensing the location of the trams along the lane; communicating the sensed location of the trams to a processor; signalling at least certain of the trams from the processor, thereby controlling the speed of certain of the trams in relation to the location of other of the trams and thereby coordinating the arrival time of a pair of oppositely directed trams at a common stop-boarding area.