In message , Paul Corfield
writes
Not London so apologies for Off Topic but uk.transport seems to be full
of moaning motorists!

To my great shock and surprise it seems that Nottingham has been given
£400+m to go and build two new lines as part of the NET system.

I imagine people in Manchester, South Hampshire and Leeds are a tad
****ed off. I'm pleased for Nottingham that they've got through the
funding and approval maze with relative ease and speed but it really
sends out some very odd messages as to what on earth the national policy
is on Light Rail.
As said by Dave it's a matter of delivery.

I also think it's important that - to make any real difference - tram
systems need to be a network rather than just a single route. The
Nottingham and West Midlands systems, although successful as far as they
go, can't make much improvement to local transport in the way that
Sheffield or Manchester can, even though the former are well integrated
to other local transport and the latter by and large aren't.

NET is one of the best of the modern UK (and dare I say it European)
tramway systems. Seeing it expanded can only a be a Good Thing.

I would like to see some extensions and improvements to Midland Metro,
though. New (decent) trams and the Birmingham City Centre extension
would be a good starting point.

To return to a London topic, Croydon and the DLR also show the greater
usefulness of "networks".

I wonder what will happen next?!
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Ian Jelf, MITG
Birmingham, UK

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