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Tealeaf · 15-03-2005, 16:37

It all sounds very nice, Graham, but how much is it going to cost? An awful lot of biccys is the answer. The fact is the lhe last tram developments in the UK have been PFI funded and none of them are giving the anticipated returns to the development consortia. (I have used the last one - the Croydon Wimbledon link frequently) Consequently, as far as I am aware there are no plans in the pipeline for any tram development anywhere within the UK

I would have thought that it would have been far more productive to invest & develop our existing assets, such as increasing the utilisation of the East Lancs Line and integrating it with the bus system.

15-03-2005, 16:37	#19
Tealeaf God Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Paradise Lost Posts: 7,220 Liked: 11 times Rep Power: 4266	Re: Goodbye to trams It all sounds very nice, Graham, but how much is it going to cost? An awful lot of biccys is the answer. The fact is the lhe last tram developments in the UK have been PFI funded and none of them are giving the anticipated returns to the development consortia. (I have used the last one - the Croydon Wimbledon link frequently) Consequently, as far as I am aware there are no plans in the pipeline for any tram development anywhere within the UK I would have thought that it would have been far more productive to invest & develop our existing assets, such as increasing the utilisation of the East Lancs Line and integrating it with the bus system.