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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DLR LONDON CITY AIRPORT EXTENSION PRAISED IN REPORT
Docklands Light Railway – Sunday 22nd July 2007
The London City Airport extension of the Docklands Light Railway has been praised by a new report for the huge environmental benefits it has bought. The report claims that there have been around 120,000 fewer taxi rides and 288,000 fewer car journeys since the line opened in December 2005.
The report was compiled by Innovacion, a business support consultancy and showed that of those passengers travelling to the airport 49% had gone by the new DLR extension – the highest proportion carried by any airport rail link in the UK.
The extension is also acting as a lifeline for the local community with access to jobs, education and leisure facilities all being opened up for the first time. It has proved to be far more popular with local communities and business passengers than ever predicted. Just under one third of North Woolwich residents use the DLR and the number of people using King George V station at the terminus of the route has doubled.
Richard De Cani, Head of Development and Planning at the DLR, said: “This study has clearly demonstrated what a success the DLR London City Airport extension has been. It has brought real environmental benefits with people opting to use the DLR when travelling to the airport, instead of relying on cars and taxis, and has therefore made a huge impact in cutting harmful carbon dioxide emissions. It is enormously encouraging to have achieved so much after only 12 months, and we eagerly anticipate the ongoing development of the extension and neighbouring community. The DLR has recently recorded its highest ever annual passenger numbers, at over 60 million, which has clearly been in part due to the success of the London City Airport route. We now look forward to the further extension of the DLR to Woolwich Arsenal from King George V, which will open in 2009."
