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LR Applrg Meeting 28 April 2021A video of this meeting is available on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew794PECoD0 Report of a meeting hosted by the Royal Overseas League (ROSL) in its Evelyn Wrench Lecture Series Held via Zoom. Wednesday 28 April 2021, 1800h Meeting Reports
LR Applrg Meeting Minutes. 13 January 2021Chair Andy Carter MP, Chair APPLRG Speakers George Lowder MBE, Chair UK Tram Sam Tarry MP (Labour, Ilford South), Shadow Minister for Local Transport Baroness Randerson (Welsh Liberal Democrat) Meeting Reports
LR Applrg 7 October 2020 Meeting MinutesSpeakers: Daniel Giblin, Financial Director, Light Rail (UK), & Lightweight Community Transport Mr Stephen Metcalfe MP, Conservative MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, Vice-Chair APPLRG David Bailey, UK Operations Director Steconfer Meeting Reports
LR Applrg; Meeting 10 March 2020Meeting 10 March 2020 : Change of venue to Committee Room 10, Palace of Westminster and not as previously notified in Portcullis House. Meet in the Lobby, entrance by Westminster Abbey. Allow plenty of time to get through SecurityMeeting Reports
LR Applrg; Inagural AGM 30 January 2020We are back On Thursday 30th January 2020 we held our Inaugural AGM and the Parliamentary Group is formed for the current parliamentary Term:- Meeting Reports
LR Applrg :LRTA: DfT Call for Evidence:May 2019DfT call for Evidence from the Light Rail Transit AssociationMeeting Reports
LR Applrg: Trampower DfT Call for Evidence:May 2019DfT call for Evidence from TramPowerMeeting Reports
LR Applrg: Dft: Call for Evidence: Smart Cities May 2019DfT Call for Evidence Smart Cities May 2019Meeting Reports
LR Applrg 23 April 2019 Meeting minutes and presentations; "Call for Evidence Reply"All Party Parliamentary Light Rail Group "Call for Evidence" meeting response to DfTMeeting Reports
LR Applrg 31 Jan 2018 Meeting MinutesAll Party Parliamentary Light Rail Group Meeting at the House of Commons, Wednesday, 31st January 2018 Chairman: Kelvin Hopkins MP Meeting Reports
LR Applrg 24th October 2017 Meeting MinutesAll Party Parliamentary Light Rail Group Meeting at the House of Commons, Tuesday, 24th October 2017 Chairman: Iain Stewart MP.. Speakers Transport Focus Tram Passenger Survey Robert Pain Senior Insight Advisor at Transport Focus. Bath Tram Dave Andrews Transport Consultant. Tram Re-introduction Group for Bath Trams for Cambridge (as part of "CaMKOx") Dr Colin Harris Cambridge Connect Mr Daniel Zeichner MP for Cambridge Meeting Reports
LR Applrg 25th May 2016 Meeting MinutesApplrg 25th May 2016 Meeting MinutesMeeting Reports
LR: Invitation Parliamentary Tea 14 Sep 2016Parliamentary Tea to be held in the Thames Pavilion 14 September 2016Meeting Reports
LR Applrg 27th May 2016 Meeting: Minutes TramTrain LeedsMinutes of the launch of TramTrain project LeedsMeeting Reports
LR Applrg 25th May 2016 Meeting: Typo amendmentMeeting Reports
LR Applrg 25th May 2016 Meeting: Time ChangesMeeting times changed to 1500h - 1700h, details as listed belowMeeting Reports
LR Applrg 25th May 2016 Meeting: Time ChangesMeeting times changed to 1500h - 1700h, details as listed belowMeeting Reports
LR Applrg 25th May 2016 Meeting InvitationOur next meeting which will be held in Committee Room 12, House of Commons at 1400h - 1600h, Wednesday 25th May 2016. We will be updating you on TramTrain which is now very relevant and imminent in many LEP etc., plans for the alleviation of poor air quality, congestion and regeneration Our speakers are Mr Drew Hendry MP, SNP tbc, Tramway & Light Rail Policy Senor Rachid Meftah, Stadler Rail Valencia Spain, Professor Mark Barry, Consultant, A Metro for Wales's Capital City and The Valleys (Not in order of sequence) I would be obliged if you could RSVP me pleaseMeeting Reports
LR Applrg 10 Feb 2015 meeting MinutesMinutes of the 10 February 2015 at 16:00 House of Commons meeting Trams, Light Rail, TramTrains, a Party Policy perspective for the General Election Chairman: John Leech MP (Chairman APPLRG) Speakers Claire Perry MP (Conservative. Devizes) Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport Norman Baker MP (Liberal Democrat. Lewes) Former Minister for Transport Lilian Greenwood MP (Labour. Nottingham South) Shadow Rail Minister Meeting Reports
LR Applrg 10 Feb 2015 Meeting InvitationMeeting 10 February 2015 at 16:00 House of Commons Trams, Light Rail, TramTrains, a Party Policy perspective for the General Election Chairman: John Leech MP (Chairman APPLRG) Speakers Claire Perry MP (Conservative. Devizes) Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport Norman Baker MP (Liberal Democrat. Lewes) Former Minister for Transport Lilian Greenwood MP (Labour. Nottingham South) Shadow Rail Minister Meeting Reports
LR Applrg December 2014 MinutesAll Party Parliamentary Light Rail Group (APPLRG) Report of a meeting held at the House of Commons on Tuesday 2nd December 2014 at 17:00 Chairman: John Leech MP (Chairman APPLRG) Speakers: Lilian Greenwood MP Nottingham South, Shadow Rail Minister Peter Cushing, Chief Executive, Manchester Metrolink James Hammett, General Manager, UKTram Meeting Reports
Applrg AGM 2014Annual General Meeting 2nd December 2014Meeting Reports
LR Applrg October 2014 MinutesReport of a meeting held at the House of Commons on Wednesday 14th October 2014 at 16:00 Chairman: John Leech MP (Chairman APPLRG) Speakers: Reg Harman (Interfaces) Nicholas Falk (URBED) Paul Rowen (Passenger Focus) Meeting Reports
LR Parliamentary Tea June 2014 MinutesReport of the Parliamentary Tea held at the House of Commons on Wednesday 18th June 2014 at 16:00 Chairman: John Leech MP (Chairman APPLRG) Speakers: ….. Robert Goodwill MP, (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport) Professor Richard Knowles (Salford University) and Dr Fiona Ferbrache (Oxford University) Mr. Ricardo Albelda (Universidad Politecnica of Valencia) and Mr Graham Roberts (Managing Director, Vossloh Kiepe UK Ltd.) Meeting Reports
Record: Light Rail & Trams for the Capitals 20 01 2009 Record: Light Rail & Trams for the Capitals 20 01 2009Meeting Reports
Record: Level playing fields for Trams 23 2 2009Record: Level playing fields for Trams 23 2 2009Meeting Reports
Invitation: TramTrain March 2009Invitation: TramTrain March 2009Meeting Reports
Record: My tram is bigger than yours Dec 2009Record: My tram is bigger than yours Dec 2009Meeting Reports
Invitation: My Tram is bigger than yours Dec 2009Invitation: My Tram is bigger than yours Dec 2009Meeting Reports
Charity - Greg Mulholland MP Sponsorship AppealA charity appeal Meeting Reports
Applrg Minutes Meeting - December 2010 - Mr Norman Baker, Minister for Transport Applrg Minutes Meeting - December 2010 - Mr Norman Baker, Minister for TransportMeeting Reports
Applrg Budapest Visit Jan 2012Applrg VISIT TO BUDAPEST 17-19 JANUARY 2012 Purpose of visit Funding of transport schemes – who, how etc Local/regional/national Integration of services – trolleybuses and bus services Public or private What do they do with utilities – move them or access Planning process – how does it work? To explore and understand the legislation, methodology and practical applications of Tram/Light Rail, Trolleybus interface and integration, construction costs and methods. Meeting Reports
Applrg Minutes - 5th November 2013All Party Parliamentary Light Rail Group (APPLRG) Report of a meeting held at the House of Commons on Tuesday 5th November 2013 Chairman: John Leech MP (Chairman APPLRG) Acting Chairman until 16:10: Jim Harkins Meeting Reports
Applrg Minutes - 22nd January 2013Report of a meeting held at the House of Commons on Tuesday 22nd January 2013 Chairman: John Leech MP (Chairman APPLRG) Meeting Reports
Applrg Alicante Visit 2012Purpose of visit Funding of transport schemes – who, how etc Local/regional/national Integration of services – Train, bus services Public or private What do they do with utilities – move them or access Planning process – how does it work? To explore & understand the legislation, methodology and practical applications of Tram-train, construction, costs & methods. There are other secondary questions in terms of fare box costs. Meeting Reports
Presentation - Budapest BKV Mr Laszlo SzeslmayerThe past and the present of the Budapest fixed-rail public transport; operational considerations Meeting Reports
Minutes Applrg Meeting March 20 2012The Chairman, John Leech MP, introduced the speakers, Greg Mulholland, MP for Leeds North West, László Szedlmajer, Chief Engineer, BKV, Budapest, and Stuart Kerr, Manager, Strategic Business Development, Vossloh Kiepe. He explained that the meeting was a follow up of a study tour of Budapest made by a delegation from APPLRG in January.Applrg VISIT TO BUDAPEST 17-19 JANUARY 2012 Meeting Reports
Applrg Minutes - 21st January 2014All Party Parliamentary Light Rail Group (APPLRG) Report of a meeting held at the House of Commons on Tuesday 21st January 2014 Chairman: John Leech MP (Chairman APPLRG) Meeting Reports
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