Turning plans into reality is a slow process: Nottingham will become the fifth British city to have a modern light rail network when its first line opens in April. The government has approved funds for projects in four more cities and others are being planned, but getting the schemes off the drawing board is proving a slow and painful process.(Rapid Transit: British Light Rail)

International Railway Journal | January 1, 2004| | Copyright

The development of light rail schemes in Britain is not for the faint-hearted as it continues to be a long-winded tortuous process. Promoters and bidders alike need patience in abundance. Despite this, enthusiasm for light rail in British cities appears undimmed.

Birmingham, Croydon, Manchester, and Sheffield are all planning extensions to their existing systems. Newcastle is drawing up plans to build light rail lines to extend the reach of its light metro network. Nottingham already wants to build two more lines, even before the first line has been completed. New ...

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