Film Number |
10856 |
Title |
METROLINK IN GREATER MANCHESTER (VERSION 2) |
Producer |
MULTIVISION FOR GMPTE |
Date |
1988 |
Gauge |
VHS |
Colour |
colour |
Sound |
sound |
Running Time |
8 mins 47 secs |
Description |
The film opens with William Woollard reporting from Amsterdam on the success of Light Rapid Transport in Amsterdam and other European cities. He talks about how it has improved the lives of people in Amsterdam and discusses the problems of urban transportation systems and how Light Rapid Transport systems solve these problems. We then hear about the problems with the current public transport system in Greater Manchester, and we are given a history of the growing problems with public transport systems over the years with archive film to illustrate the point. We are informed about the current plans for introducing Light Rapid Transport to Greater Manchester and the advantages it will bring to the area. We are told that work is already underway on the first phase and we see the mock up platform and vehicle being used to test the accessibility of the planned Metrolink system to all potential users. |
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