Fact Sheets

The index below lists the Fact Sheets currently available.

LRTA Fact Sheets have been drawn up under the auspices of the Association's Development Group and cover most issues involved in the selection of light rail and tramway systems, vehicle and infrastructure, design and technology choices and considerations, operational practices and experience and other issues of interest to those campaigning for improved public transport or in environmental or urban planning issues related to transport.

Some of the Fact Sheets are now out of date due to the passage of time - all those listed are believed to be still relevant though obviously the date of publication (shown in table) should be borne in mind when reading or using them.

These Fact Sheets are long(ish) documents - we suggest you download the ones that interest you and read them when off-line - just thinking of your telephone bill!

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Index of Fact Sheets
No.Topic - click to choose Date+
38Glasgow - Tram plan "Dead in the Water"07/96#
39San Francisco - PCCs return to Market Street-map added!07/96 #
40"Tram caution" -map added!08/96 #
41What price clean air?10/96 
42Transit priorities11/96 
43Light Rail - Is Britain's negative approach justified?-tables revamped!12/96 #
44A "windfall" for property developers01/97 
45Asia's Urban Rail Congress 02/97 
46Dual voltage tramway/railway operation03/97 
47Urban Transport Planning - Safety Aspects05/97 
48Light rail access to airports06/97+
49South Yorkshire Supertram - Success or failure?07/97 
50Light Rail Transit Myths08/97 
51Light Rail - the cards are still stacked againstit 08/97 
52Second time around! 09/97 
53Public Transport - will second best do for Britain? 10/97 
54The Tramway/Light Rail Explosion -tables revamped!11/97 #
55Guided busway developments 12/97 
56Light Rail successes despite opposition 12/97 
57Is Australia poised to overtake Britain? 01/98+
58Public transport, housing & green field sites 02/98 
59"Travelwise" - What does it mean? 02/98 
60Contrasts in transit spirals03/98 
61"Give a tram a bad name!"03/98 
62Short term disruptions leading to long term benefits 03/98+
63False economies with transit planning05/98 
64Public demand for an improved transit system 07/98 
65Saarbrücken, an example for others to follow07/98 
66Salt Lake City - Overcoming transit obstacles 07/98 
67Nostalgia and need bring heritage trams back to the high street 08/98 
68Has Light Rail Transit much of a future in Britain?09/98 
69VIP treatment for park & ride users10/98 
70Integration - buses and trains but no trams11/98 
71Toronto - Unanimous support for its tramway system 12/98 
72Dallas (Texas) - Motorist commuters liberated by light rail 01/99 
73A Detailed Look At Light Rail Transit 01/99 
74Light Rail - Pricing Itself Beyond Cost-Effectiveness01/99 
75Victoria's Public Transport Reforms02/99 
76Brisbane - Facing Up To Transit Problems02/99 
77Light Rail - Struggling For Recognition05/99 
78Rail And Light Rail - Britain Lacks An Integration Policy06/99 
79Centres Of Transport Excellence05/99 
80Transport Choices When Shopping06/99 
81Light Rail - Confused Signals On A "Correct Way" Forward07/99 
82Transit Developments In USA07/99 
83Light Rail Transit - A Potential Success Story Or Political Embarrassment?08/99 
84Road Charges - Leeds Prepares08/99 
85Single Track Tramways - Asset Or Liability09/99 
86Integrated Transit Lanes - A Sharing Of Costs09/99 
87Rail Gauges - An Old Problem Returns10/99 
88Light Rail - Can It Save Our Townscape?10/99 
89Co-Location - Busway And Light Rail11/99 
90Sharing Tracks - Trams and Trains12/99 
91Hull - A Change in Transport Direction?01/00 
92Examples of Transit Similarities - USA & UK01/00 
93Royal Fine Art Commission (Synopsis Of Report)02/00 
94Toronto - A Moving Target02/00 
95Metrolink's Expansion Plans - Exactly Right03/00 
96Brisbane's Light Rail Project03/00 
97Traditional Tramcars - Age No Barrier04/00 
98Leeds Guided Busway Gains An Award04/00 
99High Profile Roads - V - Street Level Light Rail05/00 
100Urban Rail - For Livable Cities05/00 
 FS101 upwards  

These Fact Sheets have previously been circulated to LRTA officers and other interested parties. For this reason they will not be altered in the light of subsequent events. Where relevant additional information or corrections are received this information will be added as a footnote to the Fact Sheet. This will be indicated by "+" in the "+" column. The source of the information will be indicated unless otherwise requested. Any other changes or additions will be indicated by a # mark.

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Brian Lomas, LRTA Development Officer,
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Bristol, BS7 0BP
Telephone: +44 (0)1179 517785
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