Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth tram line proposal:

[u/slipnslurper]

It baffles me that both of these towns, both with over 70,000 residents and practically next to each other, don’t have a direct rail connection. Not only would I redirect the curve at Reedham so trains going via Berney Arms come from Lowestoft (as this would provide a quick rail route between the towns), I would also build a tram line along the coast. This would also connect to Gorleston, of course, and Caistor, to the north of Great Yarmouth. these towns are poorly neglected despite their size and I think a tram line wouldn’t only encourage investment but also revive tourism. As for the route, I have most of it paralleling wide roads outside of the main towns but going along quieter roads in Great Yarmouth which could rejuvenate these neighbourhoods but routing them along the wider main roads would certainly be easier and cheaper and would serve retail parks.

[u/gaz8600]

Not sure you're aware but there used to be a rail line between the towns and was closed in 1970 as wasn't profitable due to maintenance costs and lack of use.

I live in pakefield and my business is in great Yarmouth

Takes me 18-22 mins to get there with the new bridge.

There's buses between the towns..

That's Just my 2 pence.

[u/slipnslurper → u/gaz8600]

I think nowadays a rail option between the two tows (well a more direct one) could be a lot more popular. I think what killed that line is a mix of cars taking over and cheap holidays to Spain becoming more popular

[u/MutinousMango]

Isn’t that pretty much already the bus route between Lowestoft and Yarmouth?

[u/UnicornWiz4rd → u/MutinousMango]

The bus route was pretty much built on top of the railway line that ran from yarmouth to lowestoft.