TYNESIDE METRO - THIS RAPID TRANSIT HAS A GOOD CHANCE OF CATCHING UP WITH MOTORISTS

A new metropolitan transport system in Great Britain is outlined. The system's core is 34 miles of standard gage electric tramroad, most of it used by British Rail. The author looks at the Tyneside metro and its likely impact.

• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Building and Contract Journals Limited

  32 Southwark Bridge Road
  London SE1 9EX,   England 
• Authors:
  • Merchant, M
• Publication Date: 1975-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • Surveyor - Public Authority Technology
  • Volume: 146
  • Issue Number: 4356
  • Publisher: IPC Building and Contract Journals Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Light rail transit; Transportation planning; Urban transportation
• Identifier Terms: Tyne and Wear Metro
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00132942
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 5 1981 12:00AM