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South London Trams
Tramlink, which was funded by a private/public partnership covers 28 km across south London from Wimbledon to Beckenham Junction and was opened in 2000. Tramlink has proved successful and popular, attracting new investment, reducing congestion and helping to increase access to jobs. As a result of this success, there are proposals in the Mayor’s London Plan to extend the network further in south London but funding is needed to develop and build these proposed extensions. A brochure setting out the case for extensions to Tramlink in south London is available here. More about the extensions can be found on www.tramlinkextensions.co.uk.
An All Party Parliamentary Group for Light Rail (APPLRG) was established in 2006. Its aim is to make the case in the UK Parliament and across the UK Government for investment in tram schemes as green, efficient, cost effective mode of transport, capable of answering a high number of requirements in reducing the causes and problems of Climate Change. The APPLRG is supported by twenty MPs and Peers from across the political spectrum with secretariat services provided by Light Rail (UK) Ltd.
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06/02/2009
In its May 2008 briefing paper the South London Partnership identified the following key action:
“3.2 Tram Extensions: The recent announcement by the Mayor and TFL Rail of their intention to buy out Tramtrack Croydon Ltd and take over ownership of Tramlink (subject to completion of due diligence and final agreement), opens up an opportunity to secure the investment in tram extensions in south London. Trams are successful in south London and the Tram Lobby campaign delivered excellent levels of public, business and political support for extensions. We have a strong economic, environmental and social inclusion case plus supporting materials. South London Councils should seek a high level meeting with TfL Rail to discuss the options for progressing the proposed extensions and develop the local business case for extensions (including further extensions over the longer term to provide much needed additional capacity after 2015). In addition the tram lobby campaign should be refreshed and re-activated.”
This proposed action reflects the desire of the SLP to engage with the key players in transport to review again the priorities for extensions and any options that may have been previously rejected. With investment in rail schemes by Network Rail and the Train Operating Companies less certain it is also timely to review the proposals for TfL funded Tramlink extensions.
The tram review report responds to the need to review the previous extension proposals, identifying opportunities to influence the debate, lobbying for spending prioritisation, liaising with key stakeholders and presenting a convincing case for tram service extensions in South London.
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