PERSPECTIVES FOR LIGHT RAPID TRANSIT IN BRITAIN

Because more than 20 years has elapsed since tramway development in Britain ceased, industry has had to draw on experience from abroad to meet the newly-expanding demand for light rail technology. Two prototype cars now taking shape for Tyneside provide a testbed not only for that network but also for other light railway and tramway schemes now being studied.

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• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Transport Press, Limited

  Dorset House, Stamford Street
  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Publication Date: 1974-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 185-188
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 130
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Light rail transit; Prototypes; Railroad cars; Railroad transportation; Rapid transit; Streetcars; Technology
• Identifier Terms: Tyne and Wear Metro
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056878
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Railway Gazette International
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1981 12:00AM