thus has confidence in backing them.

I've said before I think it's a great shame that the no vote in the
North-East put a stop to a possible future of strong regional
government with a firm grasp on transport. Nonetheless where there's a
will there's a way, it's just that the basics needs to be in place on a
local level - a strong alliance of local authoroties with a firm sense
of purpose and the right structures to campaign for and manage such
projects.


Certainly it never seemed to occur to the people who run the Tyne and Wear Metro that they might put on extra services to the Sunderland Air Show which is if you believe tham the biggest show in Europe and attracts Millions of locals.

Contrast with Dresden. Museum Night July 2006. museums open till 1.00
am
Extra night trams (15 minutes instead of hourly)
and a revised timetable in every tram stop.
Why cant we do the same?
HTH Phil