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Presentation to All-Party Parliamentary Rail Group 31st October 2005. JPM Parry & Associates Ltd Parry People Movers Ltd. PASSENGER TRANSPORT TODAY. Towns and cities are congested. Rail corridors lie idle next to crowded roads. Cars and buses create emissions and noise.
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Presentation toAll-Party Parliamentary Rail Group31st October 2005 JPM Parry & Associates Ltd Parry People Movers Ltd
PASSENGER TRANSPORT TODAY • Towns and cities are congested • Rail corridors lie idle next to crowded roads • Cars and buses create emissions and noise • Rural railways require heavy subsidy • Light rail has the fastest growth of all transport modes • Light rail systems are too expensive • Just 2% of Britain's population will have access to light rail • Rail transport attracts people from cars - buses don't Technical innovation provides solutions
RURAL AND URBAN TRANSPORT Common challenges - common solutions
HYBRID POWER FOR LIGHT RAIL Energy efficiency from lightweighting, downsizing and regenerative braking
QUALITY AND COMFORT Public transport must compete with the private car
PUBLIC TRANSPORT FOR TOMORROW Attractive Affordable Acceptable