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Decision soon on Sheffield Minitram
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A DECISION is expected to be taken within the next few months by the Department of the Environment and the local authorities on whether to go ahead with the revolutionary Minitram project proposed for the centre of Sheffield. A report published this week by Robert Matthew, JohnsonMarshall and Partners says such a scheme could bring a new standard of service to public transport in the city.
The report, commissioned by the Transport and Road Research Laboratory, concludes that the construction of a Minitram system in Sheffield would be a worthwhile public demonstration project. Its construction — a high-level segregated corridor is called for — would be feasible in the city centre The project envisaged would meet the requirements of a demonstration, says the report, but longer term assessment of its benefits would have to await current assessment by Sheffield's Land Use Transportation Study.
The public demonstration project would involve a 2.4 km two-way, elevated route with nine stations, and a depot and turning areas at each end. The line would connect the bus and railway stations. The service would be operated by driverless, 15-passenger trams.