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Originally Posted by monkey hanger
that does sound good but a total non starter in practise. the cost of laying down track and overhead copper wires would be exhorbatant. even if vintage trams could be purchased i doubt they,d be up to the job of doing more than a few trips at the weekend. if you went down the cheaper vintage bus route you are talking about vehicles over 50 years old that really interest people. these would need a certificate of fitness the same as a modern vehicle to transport people about. even for newer vehicles this is very expensive and time consuming.
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Of course it would be expensive to set up but that doesn't make it a non starter, modern trams are supposed to be a much greener form of transport, so by playing the 'greenies' at their own game all sorts of grants could be available (notice that could word again), it has to be of more use to our community than many of the proposed plans needing that £70M, (do we really, really, need an escape room?).
It would take years of planning but if taken seriously by the powers that be can be of great benefit to the area.