Colleagues
This is to remind you of the next CTS seminar at UCL, which will be given by
visiting speaker Lewis Lesley. The topic will be the provision of trams in
London.
We hope that you will be able to join us for this.
Tristan
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Seminar:
4 March 2009
16:00 Chadwick Building, Room 218
Centre for Transport Studies
University College London
CROST: on the track of affordable tramways
Lewis Lesley
Summary
There are strong environmental and transport arguments in favour of
tramways. Lessons can be learnt from other countries. The National Audit
Office reported on Light Rail in 2004. This Report was highly critical of
tramway schemes that had been opened in the UK since 1990. A scheme to build
a tramway in West London was abandoned after strong residents' objections.
Proposals for new Cross River and Oxford Street tramways, as well as
extending the Croydon Tramlink were refused funding by the Government for
the Plan period 2008-2018. The NAO Report, and other work to reduce the cost
of constructing and opening tramway, should be the basis for determining
whether the Cross River Oxford Street trams (CROST) can be affordable, or
could be funded by alternative means ?
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