• That’s the end of the franchise era, then (RailNews)
• Lambeth council latest to start emissions-based fees: paying double for parking (Guardian)
• Global growth of light rail lines (UKTram)
• Govt details how Fleetwood’s rail link will be restored using tram-trains (BlackpoolGazette)
• Europe’s longest cycle tunnel, at 3km, opens to cut traffic in Bergen, Norway (EuroNews)
• Once a leader in urban rail development, the US has regressed (TransportPolitic)
• The airport runway with an active railway crossing (UnusualPlaces)
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Good news 1: Light rail growing, in spite of prejudice & (some) guvmint resistance – still no trams in Leeds, though (!) Or more in London, either.
Good news 2: I do hope Fleetwood gets its rail service back … and, while they are at it, do the same for Blackpool – Kirkham via Lytham St Annes