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Disappointment as light rail snubbed by the government and London mayor

By Meera Rambissoon
05 December 2008
Planned extensions of the Croydon Tramlink to Crystal Palace have been dropped by Johnson
Planned extensions of the Croydon Tramlink to Crystal Palace have been dropped by Johnson

 

London mayor Boris Johnson’s scrapping of the Cross River Tram and the lack of light rail plans in the £1bn package of funding proposals by transport secretary Geoff Hoon have been criticised by light rail campaign group TramForward.

Hoon brought forward £1bn of transport improvements as part of the government’s plan to spend its way out of recession. Funding will be allocated to road schemes, additional trains, airports and ports - but not light rail.

The group believes...

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