Irish Light Rail [LUAS] update

Luas Citywest Construction Update No.6 Work Progress http://www.rpa.ie/en/projects/luas_citywest/construction/Pages/default.aspx Luas Citywest (Luas A1) Extension http://www.rpa.ie/en/projects/luas_citywest/Pages/default.aspx Luas Cherrywood (Luas B1) Extension http://www.rpa.ie/en/projects/luas_cherrywood/Pages/default.aspx

From Transit & Urban Tramways – Alstom and Dalkia win five-year, CAD $41.7 million, Luas (Dublin's LRT) extension

There has been much ‘bumf’ in local blogs that light rail is expensive to maintain, even more expensive to maintain than metro. The following news item from T & UT gives a good example of the annual operating costs of a modern light rail system. Dublin’s LUAS LRT does operate at a profit, even after paying [...]