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Can tram-trains and quality buses rescue Leeds from tram collapse?

23 November 2006
In the aftermath of the Supertram collapse Metro is studying tram-train technology such as a diesel version of vehicles developed by Bombardier for Saarbrucken, Germany
In the aftermath of the Supertram collapse Metro is studying tram-train technology such as a diesel version of vehicles developed by Bombardier for Saarbrucken, Germany

 

Transport secretary Alistair Darling's decision to refuse funding for the Leeds Supertram project last week finally brought to an end the waiting game that had long looked likely to end gloomily for the city's political leaders. Yet, despite the sense of inevitability about the announcement, the anger when the decision came wasn't fabricated. Chairman of the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority, Karam Hussain, said the decision was "disgraceful" and showed the Government had...

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