Talk:Light rail

message: There's text in the article that states that construction costs for light rail per passenger-mile are comparable to freeways due to peak carrying capacities of 20k/hour (passengers) and 2k-2200/hr (vehicles). Earlier in the article, there is a reference to the average vehicle occupancy being 1.5, so that's a ratio of 6.06-6.67:1. Also, just beforehand, it states that the average cost for light rail is $35M/mile and for freeway is $2.3M/mile, a ratio of 15:1. That doesn't strike me as comparable. Am I missing something? If not, can I just remove this contradictory conclusion (which has no reference, incidentally)? Mmtmmt (talk) 11:11, 15 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Contruction costs 

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message: In Cleveland, we have two rail systems, referred to as heavy and light. The former is post-war construction; the latter is 1920s construction to support real estate developers (who incidentally bought a controlling interest in the Nickel Plate RR to support their efforts).
Does that qualify? Is it not listed because it's nearly a century old on a fifty year old concept, or just because nobody has bothered? Snile (talk) 11:49, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Added it to the appropriate passage; don't know why it was left off, but Cleveland's Green and Blue Lines totally fit the description of pre-World War II streetcars that were upgraded to modern standards over the years. oknazevad (talk) 14:35, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cleveland? 

message: Perhaps we could find a better way to phrase that? Cheers ⌘ hugarheimur 18:32, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: That terrible wording crept in through some bad rewrites in September that plainly ignore that tram (aka streetcar or trolley) has a separate article. I restored the older version of the lead. oknazevad (talk) 21:03, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lead 

message: I think the Tyne and Wear Metro Should not be include in Light Rail & instead Commuter rail because it better follows the requirement's to be a commuter rail instead of Light Rail. Also the Tyne & Wear Metro only has level crossing which are at about Right Angles to the Road. Also the Tyne & Wear Metro get's some quite heavy freight trains heading to/from Drax Power Station & Tyne Dock running on the same track as the Tyne & Wear Metro. I Like The british Rail Class 483 (talk) 16:49, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: You may be right, especially after the old stock (based on type B trams/LRVs) will be phased out by 2025. KatVanHuis (talk) 18:39, 13 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tyne & Wear Metro