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On 01/04/2015 20:48, Tim Streater wrote:
In article , Nightjar
"cpb"@ wrote:

On 01/04/2015 19:38, Tim Streater wrote:
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However I'd be interested to know what this system cost and who paid
for it.


Full details given he

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strasbourg_tramway


Thanks. Seems a lot cheaper than the Edinburgh one, however I notice
that it's subsidised by local inhabitants, essentially. Still, they
appear to have voted for it.


TBH, as Strasbourg is the seat of the European Parliament, I was mildly
surprised to discover that it wasn't us who had funded it.

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