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Coventry's light rail technology a 'game-changer' (www.bbc.co.uk)
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[โ€“] matelt@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago

TIL Sheffield's trams were the heaviest. No wonder why they have to replace rails every fortnight!

[โ€“] zerakith@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

They've been saying this for a while and nothing has come of it.

Conventry is big enough to warrant at least a full light railway but the UK constantly tries to cheap out on public transport.

To my mind the interest in this technology should he targeted on how much viability it opens up for small towns/villages