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 | Why a VLR Golden Coast Line 9Jul 2026 | This proposal should be seen as more than a transport scheme. For MPs, councillors, and regional stakeholders, HTaaS offers a once-in-a-generation cross-party opportunity to align net zero, regeneration, transport inclusion, private investment, and local energy resilience within a single deliverable programme. Manchester's greatest achievement was not building a tramway; it was building long-term political consensus around a shared economic vision. THE GOLDEN COAST LINE now has the opportunity to do the same. The Golden Coast Line can become the transport spine that links Phoenix regeneration, housing growth, tourism, clean energy and opportunity across the conurbation, creating a legacy that extends far beyond transport alone. By linking Hydrogen Very Light Rail to local hydrogen production, municipal fleet decarbonisation, and third-party energy sales, THE GOLDEN COAST LINE could create the foundations of a new local clean-power industry — one that is less exposed to National Grid constraints and international fuel price volatility. Crucially, the model also offers the potential to lever private finance into public-purpose infrastructure, reducing pressure on public capital budgets while supporting regeneration, skilled employment, and long-term local economic resilience. A possible closing line: In political terms, HTaaS gives THE GOLDEN COAST LINE the opportunity to build a cross-party legacy: cleaner transport, local energy security, private investment, skilled jobs, and regeneration benefits delivered through one integrated programme. | BCP Bournemouth C/Church P/Mouth |
| VLR Golden Coast Line | Benefits of Very Light Rail for the BCP Corridor, Over thirty years life +of the Tram What we’re proposing A battery-dominant, OHLE and/or catenary-free VLR option for Line 1, “The Golden Coast Line”, using proven TiGM MRV-3 vehicles. These have operated for more than 14 years in Aruba in tourist-service mode and in Doha as city cars. Each MRV-3 carries around 100 passengers and can run in multiple-unit formation, for example two coupled cars providing about 200 passengers per train with one driver. The route would also be integrated with a high-quality greenway. This delivers a turn up and go service between Poole Station, Poole Hospital, Bournemouth Square with extendable stops at the Hospitals, to Christchurch Station | BCP Bournemouth C/Church P/Mouth |
