TRAM: British and Australian (American usually streetcar also trolley) noun [C] An electric vehicle that transports people, usually in cities, and goes along metal tracks in the road. (Taken from the Cambridge English Dictionary)
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TfL REJECT PECKHAM VISION’S VISION FOR CRT
Cross River Tram – Sunday 9th December 2007
Bosses at Transport for London have rejected campaign group Peckham Vision’s idea that the Cross River Tram should run on a loop through the town, rather than just terminating there.
Eileen Conn, from Peckham Vision, said: “A one-way system seems to work well in Croydon town centre. A single track would be much less disruptive than a double track. It would be less intrusive in the narrow residential streets, in the town square behind the library, across the main roads, and along Rye Lane and the High Street, than a two-way double track tram."
However, a spokeswoman from Transport for London was not in agreement: “We thank Peckham Vision for their ideas on the route of the Cross River Tram. TfL have considered this proposal. However, the route is longer than the existing proposals and would require a greater amount of road sharing space with other vehicles. This route would also mean crossing the High Street on two separate points. For these reasons we do not think their proposal would provide the same level of benefit as the various route options already developed in consultation with key stakeholders and boroughs. A decision on a recommended route will follow an assessment of funding, as well as consideration of passenger numbers, improvements in journey time, traffic, environmental impacts, and the views expressed by the public, stakeholders and borough councils."
