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Specifications - Croydon Tramlink Light Rail System, United Kingdom

Key Data
Town population	320,000
System
Ownership	Tramtrack Croydon
Date opened	1999
Route length	28km
Gauge	1435mm
Lines	3
Stations	38
Maximum line speed	80kmh
Passengers carried/year	22 million
Rolling Stock
Vehicle total	24
Design	K4000 derivative
Builder	Bombardier
Power System
Voltage	750V
Current	dc overhead
Special Characteristics
Return of trams after 50 year absence
Replaces existing heavy rail services
Use of heavy rail trackbed reduces construction times
Project funded entirely by private money
Operators granted 99 year operating concession
New trams feature special provision for disabled
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