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Ultra Light Double Decker; Sep 2015
Recent technical advances have broken through important cost barriers and have made the urban tram mode affordable for smaller towns and districts
Reconciling Conflicting Objectives
Problems caused by traffic congestion are experienced...
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WMG Very Light Rail July 2015
A joint venture between WMG and Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
The proposed centre will be located at Castle Hill, Dudley.
The estimated project costs are equivalent to ~£28m.
The project has recently secured £4.5 m funding from...
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WMG: Very Light Rail Update Oct 2015
The WMG centre High Value Manufacturing Catapult works at the forefront of emerging technologies and is renowned for innovation in the automotive sector. Its academic researchers and engineers specialise in Energy Storage & Management and...
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WMG House of Commons Presentation 16th December 2015
WMG -Trams from £5000k
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VLR:TDI UK light rail vehicle unveiled. Jan 2016
A new design of train – dubbed a ‘very light rail vehicle’ – has been unveiled by two Warwickshire businesses, who hope it will find applications in the UK
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Return Of Double Deck Tramcars? January 2016
The new vehicle will make best use of street space and improve the productivity of public transport vehicle crews.
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Preston:Trampower Tram Plans reworked April 2016
REWORKED PLANS IN TO BRING TRAMS TO PRESTON
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Catapult University of Coventry
“Very light rail will be quicker and cheaper to build and run than any of the tram systems currently operating in the UK. The track will be easier and quicker to lay and in the future, the system will be able to operate without drivers....
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Ultra Light Rail Group: October 2018
ULRP has been set up in order to take advantage of the success of the Stourbridge service by building a worldwide ULR industry that will provide a solution to the lethal particulate pollution (known as the Oslo Effect) created by buses...