Call for evidence outcome

Light rail and other rapid transit solutions in cities and towns

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 7 February 2019
• Last updated: 18 October 2023 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

This call for evidence has closed

Detail of outcome

We have considered the views and evidence provided, but we will no longer act on this call for evidence. Instead, we are now:

• prioritising minimum service levels for light rail to comply with the Strikes Bill, which became law in July 2023

• supporting effective delivery of major mass transit capital projects within mayoral combined authorities’ City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS)

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Original call for evidence

Summary

General call for evidence on how to better use and implement light rail and other rapid transit solutions in cities and towns.

This call for evidence ran from
12:15am on 7 February 2019 to 11:45pm on 19 May 2019

Call for evidence description

Call for evidence inviting views on how to:

• better harness the opportunities for building on the popularity of light rail
• build our manufacturing and engineering capacity

The call for evidence asks a range of questions including:

• if there is a need for other light rail and other rapid transit systems in the UK
• what the possible environmental, economic and congestion benefits would be of introducing new systems
• if there are issues preventing light rail and other rapid transit solutions

Documents

Light Rail (and other rapid transit solutions) A Call for Evidence on the opportunities available to introduce new Light Rail Systems or other rapid transit solutions into towns and cities in England

PDF, 1.52 MB, 27 pages

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Published 7 February 2019
Last updated 18 October 2023 + show all updates

1. 18 October 2023

   The outcome has been published.

2. 7 February 2019

   First published.