WHAT IS LIGHT RAPID TRANSIT? (LRT)?

Light Rapid Transit (LRT) is a generic term covering a wide range of urban public transport schemes, including trams, guided buses and trolleybuses.

LRT schemes are often light rail (more commonly known as trams). They are called light rail because such systems use lighter equipment and infrastructure than traditional urban rail and Metros. Trams have the benefit of being able to carry more passengers than a conventional bus, whilst having more stops which are closer together than rail stations.

The best known and most successful versions of LRT in the UK are light rail systems in Manchester, Sheffield, Croydon and Nottingham.

Light rail is the modern version of the tram. However subsidary versions of LRT include trolleybuses, various forms of guided buses and buses running on their own dedicated roads and segregated bus lanes.