Fastrack will have rubber tyred vehicles that will run on a normal road surface – no rails or special guidance system is required.

The key to Fastrack’s success is the high proportion of new busways being built on which only Fastrack vehicles will be allowed to run. In this respect it is akin to the track that a light rail or tram system would run on. A core network of some 40km is planned. Overall, half of all Fastrack routes will operate on dedicated ‘track’ where no other vehicles will operate, with a further 25% on specially reserved lanes alongside traffic on existing roads.