What is Light Rail Transit Association?
The '''Light Rail Transit Association''' (LRTA) is an [[association]]. Its purpose is to help and encourage research to keep and develop of [[light rail]] and [[Tram|tramway/streetcar]] systems. The LRTA publishes the monthly [[magazine]] ''Tramways and Urban Transit'' (formerly ''Modern Tramway''). It is based in the [[United Kingdom]] but it has an international membership and remit. == History == The LRTA was formed in 1937. It was called Light Railway Transport League (LRTL) until 1979. The opening of the [[Tyne and Wear Metro]] in 1980, followed by the [[Manchester Metrolink]] in 1991 and other new tram systems in [[Supertram (Sheffield)|Sheffield]], [[:en:Midland Metro|Birmingham]], [[Tramlink|Croydon]] and [[Nottingham Express Transit|Nottingham]], are very much in line with the aims of the Association. ==Related pages== *[[National Tramway Museum]] *[[Scottish Tramway and Transport Society]] *[[Transport 2000]] ==Other websites== *[http://www.lrta.org LRTA official website] *[http://www.tramnews.net The official publication of the LRTA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401021728/http://www.tramnews.net/ |date=2009-04-01 }} {{Britishmetros}} {{transport-stub}} [[Category:Light rail in the United Kingdom]]