Light rail, low floor vehicles, electric and/or biodiesel
are replacing little-used rail lines for rural and commuter traffic,
offering advantages of lower capital and operational costs.
They can be designed and routed to use segregated re-opened rail lines
combined with street-running.
 Disused rail line from Holzau to Freiberg, Saxony, revived with this Reggio Sprinter. The service is well used and claims to earn a profit. |
 Reggio Sprinter - inside view. |
 Light rail replaces uneconomic heavy rail in Chemnitz, Germany. This low-floor vehicle is designed to run on segregated heavy rail, as well as along urban shopping streets. |
 The Parry People Mover is lightweight, and British-built. Ideal for low cost operation on branch lines. |
 The Parry People Mover low-floor version for High Street operation. |
