Light Rail Transit

Light Rail Transit
Trams in Melbourne
Trams are a major form of public transport in Melbourne,
the capital city of the state of Victoria, Australia. As of May
2017, the Melbourne tramway network consists of 250
kilometres (160 miles) of double track, 493 trams, 24
routes, and 1,763 tram stops. The system is the largest
operational urban tram network in the world. Trams are the
second most used form of public transport in overall E-class trams on Bourke Street in 2013
boardings in Melbourne after the commuter railway

network, with a total of 206 million passenger trips in
2017–18.
https://yarratrams.com.au/
A-class Trams B-class trams
Trams in Melbourne
Trams in Melbourne
Trams in Melbourne
W- class W- class
A- class B- class
D- class E- class
Docklands Light Railway London
The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is an automated light metro
system serving the redeveloped Docklands area of London,
England. First opened on 31 August 1987, the DLR has been
extended multiple times, and now reaches north to Stratford,
south to Lewisham, west to Tower Gateway and Bank in the
City of London financial district, and east to Beckton, London
City Airport and Woolwich Arsenal. Further extensions are
under consideration. Normal operations are automated, so
there is minimal staffing on the 149 trains (which have no cabs)
and at major interchange stations; the four below-ground
stations are staffed, to comply with underground station health
and safety regulations.
https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/dlr/
Network
The DLR has 38 kilometres (24 mi) of tracks, with 45 stations.
There are six branches: to Lewisham in the south, Stratford and
Stratford International in the north, Beckton and Woolwich
Arsenal in the east, and Central London in the west, splitting to
Bank and Tower Gateway.
The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (foreground), operated

by c2c, runs alongside the DLR (behind the fence) from Limehouse
to Tower Gateway. The northern, southern and south-eastern
branches terminate at the National Rail stations at Stratford,
Stratford International, Lewisham and Woolwich Arsenal. Other
interchanges with National Rail are at Limehouse, Greenwich and
West Ham, while out of station interchanges for Oyster card
holders exist between Shadwell DLR station and London
Overground's station of the same name, and between Fenchurch
Street and the DLR's western termini Tower Gateway and Bank.
Between Limehouse and Tower Gateway, the DLR runs parallel to

the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway.
Manchester Metrolink
Manchester Metrolink (branded locally simply
as Metrolink) is a tram/light rail system in
Greater Manchester, England. The network has
99 stops along 65 miles (105 km) of standard-
gauge track, making it the most extensive light
rail system in the United Kingdom. Metrolink is
owned by Transport for Greater Manchester
(TfGM) and operated and maintained under
contract by a Keolis/Amey consortium. In
2019/20, 44.3 million passenger journeys were
made on the system.
https://tfgm.com/public-transport/tram
The network consists of eight lines
which radiate from Manchester city
centre to termini at Altrincham,
Ashton-under-Lyne, Bury, East
Didsbury, Eccles, Manchester Airport,
Rochdale and Trafford Centre. It
consists of a mixture of on-street
track shared with other traffic;
reserved track sections, segregated
from other traffic, and converted
former railway lines. It is operated by
a fleet of Bombardier M5000s.
As of December 2015, Metrolink has a network length of 57 miles (92
km) and 99 stops — along eight lines which radiate from a "central
triangular junction at Piccadilly Gardens which forms the hub of the
Metrolink system" in Zone 1.
The lines are: the Airport Line (which terminates at Manchester

Airport), the Altrincham Line (which terminates in Altrincham), the Bury
Line (which terminates in Bury), the East Manchester Line (which
terminates in Ashton-under-Lyne), the Eccles Line (which terminates in
Eccles), the Oldham and Rochdale Line (which terminates in Rochdale),
the South Manchester Line (which terminates in East Didsbury), and the
Trafford Park Line (which terminates at the Trafford Centre).

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boardings in Melbourne after the commuter railway

The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (foreground), operated

Between Limehouse and Tower Gateway, the DLR runs parallel to

The lines are: the Airport Line (which terminates at Manchester

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