Making the case for light rail in Britain: the benefits of light rail are being questioned in Britain, but a new study argues that the case for investment has never been stronger.(Rapid Transit: Britain)

International Railway Journal | June 1, 2005| | Copyright

AFTER the Second World War, Britain's dilapidated tramways were seen as symbols of the past and cities across the country started to replace them with new buses. Only Black-pool kept faith with the tram. But over the following decades traffic congestion grew and the limitations of both the bus, and of ageing heavy rail commuter lines, became increasingly apparent. British cities began to look enviously at those European cities that had retained and developed their tram systems, and at sparkling new French light rail networks that symbolised and stimulated urban renewal.

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