BACK ON TRACK HOW TO BUILD NEW TRAMS IN THE UK AND GET BRITAIN MOVING

• To develop in-house capacity and give local authorities the densification of city centres and regeneration of distressed To avoid the costly process of moving too many utilities in ability to kickstart the development of tram projects while areas, like the Salford Quays area of Greater Manchester, the road: encouraging a national pipeline of projects, the Government which was formerly run-down d. [...] The high cost of building trams in the UK and a lack of consistent The fall and rise of trams Right now, trams are more visible and admired around the funding have hindered Leeds’s attempts to build a tram in the Britain was the first country in the world to build railways and world than they have been since the early-20th century. [...] were drivers choosing to switch to the tram for their commute.11 The Nottingham tram has free parking at park and rides near the M1, which makes the switch to public transport cheaper and Map of Leeds Corporation Tramways What economic benefits could trams bring to The full extent of Leeds’s original tram. [...] This would speed up We don’t learn our lessons and The West Midlands Metro in Birmingham wanted to add a the delivery of trams and light rail in their towns and cities and transfer the learning from one 1.05 mile extension to their tram network to intersect with allow local elected leaders to champion the project throughout project to another.” the planned HS2 station at Curzon Street, and continu. [...] Yet the WPL took 12 years to in 2001, the proposal’s costs spiralled, and the Transport In the US the first step for many of the new trams that have within a combined authority should be removed.