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Normally abbreviated to DLR, it is responsible for the automatically-driven light rail network in East London.
Light rail uses only the latest technology. Trains can run as single units on tracks set beside or in the middle of streets or on their own private right of way. A standard light rail vehicle can carry up to 250 people.
It is certainly more efficient than most conventional trains. In the DLR there can be more frequent stops, seldom more than 600 meters apart. It also has segregated tracks so that there’s no cause for traffic jams, and the service is safe and reliable. It is environmentally friendly with no fumes to damage the environment. Noise pollution is also reduced since the vehicles are quiet. Acceleration is smooth and fast, the braking quick and safe. Furthermore, tight turns and steep climbs can be handled with ease.
The vehicles are accessible to all even to shoppers with trolleys and the elderly or handicapped. It is an attractive way of moving large numbers of passengers along busy routes and as a means of developing urban areas. Light rail systems can be designed to ease the problems of urban traffic congestion.
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The year 2000 in London is the year for light rail. During this time, with the permission of the government, light rail became an essential part of the urban transport. The Transport Act 2000 was enacted and paved way to a number of new light rail schemes, (Leeds, Hampshire, Nottingham, Merseyside & Tyne & Wear) and extensions to existing lines such as Sheffield, Midland Metro, Croydon - which opened May 10, 2000, and Manchester.
World-wide, light rail is also used in Australia, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, and the USA. In Britain, the system is already running in Newcastle, Manchester, and Sheffield.
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