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Old January 21st 13, 01:50 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Mizter T Mizter T is offline
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On 21/01/2013 12:58, Roland Perry wrote:

In message , at 06:30:29
on Mon, 21 Jan 2013, remarked:

Was Croydon Tramlink built to be a separate privately-operated line?


99 year concession wasn't it?


I don't know, I didn't follow the project (although I got caught up in
some of the roadworks circa 1995).


It was 99 years - though this is now moot as TfL purchased Tramtrack
Croydon Ltd in 2008.

Press releases...

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/static/corporate/media/newscentre/archive/7741.html

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/static/corporate/media/newscentre/archive/8733.html