Government guidance to councils is biased against light rail, claim PTEs

department for Transport guidance on light rail is too negative and understates the benefits, PTEs claimed last week.

The DfT ‘s Draft Guidance for Local Authority Promoters Considering a Light Rail Scheme, was published for consultation in December (Transit April 20) in  response to Commons select committee’s criticisms.

Geoff Inskip, PTEG’s director with responsibilities for light rail  commented on the guidance at an all-party Parliamentary light rail group...

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