Future Light Rail improvements are underway to deliver:
- Carriage length extension from 60 passenger capacity enabling 90 people to travel in a single car with further ‘stretch’ to 120 passengers
- Bogie running gear development extending railcar and tram length along with operating speed
- Compact tram/trains and Double Decker tram design options
- Range extension to all day ultra-low and nil-emission through ‘Tribrid technology’
– linking compressed air or biomethane gas-to-battery with flywheel power storage to minimise air pollution - Development of relocatable track to reduce the need for diversion of the utility services in the subsoil
- Bicycle and pushchair-friendly track new flangeway filler innovation enabling on-street tracks which do not cause hazards to cyclists or small-wheeled devices
