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Light Rail journeys rise again in England

Posted on Saturday 21 July 2012 by Gareth Prior

The Department for Transport have released the annual Light Rail and Tram statistics with the latest data showing that once again passenger journeys have increased with a total of 204 million recorded across the eight systems which make up the … Continue reading →

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Tram-trains for Glasgow Airport link?

Posted on Thursday 22 March 2012 by Gareth Prior

Plans have been released which suggest that tram-trains could be used as a cheaper alternative to link Glasgow city centre with the Airport. It had originally been intended that a full blown railway link would be used to the Airport … Continue reading →

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Blow for Southampton’s Aeronautica Museum plan?

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

Plans for an £8 million museum dedicated to the transport heritage of Southampton have been dealt a blow with the news that Associated British Ports (ABP) – owners of Southampton Docks – were withdrawing their offer of a long term … Continue reading →

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2012 – what’s in store?

Posted on Monday 2 January 2012 by Andrew Waddington

2011 has certainly been an action-packed year for Britain’s tramways for various reasons – some of them good, some of them best forgotten! With more tram loans, Blackpool trams entering preservation, new arrivals at Heaton Park & East Anglia, and … Continue reading →

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Review of the Year 2004: July-December

Posted on Sunday 6 February 2005 by Gareth Prior

Concluding the Review of 2004 Gareth Prior looks at the months of July to December 2004. These were the months where major news came from Whitehall over the future of many light rail systems and in September, Blackpool took centre … Continue reading →

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