I actually think there are no Technical reason whatsoever for the RPA's blind push for Trams.
The RPA will never recommend Heavy Rail, as this skirts far too close the IE's "expertise".
Bottom line on what should be done:
- Sort out the union issues within IE (Probably an imposable task at this stage)
- Combine the RPA and IE into a single body.
- Start making proper engineering based decisions (ie Heavy Rail on Major Corridors and Luas Trams as short interconnectors)
Unfortunately it's far too late for all of this. The easy decision was made years ago when the RPA was formed.
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