Based in London, Nicole Kobie has covered technology and transport for two decades. She's the author of The Long History of the Future and in her reporting has taken a ride on the world's first autonomous bus, watched flying cars take off, and created a minor diplomatic incident by criticising one particular smart city.
Thanks to a transport nerd of a minister, the UK has another shot at trams and it's sensibly looking to France for inspiration — but transport watchers note we've heard such promises from a Labour government before.
That report shared some revelatory figures about the tram systems in the two countries, notably that every French conurbation above 150,000, the newspaper reports, but Leeds — where Haigh will deliver her speech — has more than 822,000 residents and no rapid transit of any sort, though potential routes are being discussed withon September 23, 2024 in Liverpool, England.
But a preference for cars and buses saw the infrastructure heavy systems ripped out. Now, there's just seven networks across the UK, built between 1980 and 2014 — as well as the Blackpool Tramway, a historical line first built in 1885 that carries millions of passengers annually despite being one of the oldest electric trams in the world.
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