This video shows part of a new inter-urban light rail line that opened in 1989 and is part of the Karlsruhe (Germany) city tramway system.
Much of the extension actually saw the light rail vehicles using (sharing) the tracks of an existing freight line, but to serve the village of Linkenheim a brand new deviation was built.
The video starts in Leopldshafen where the new tram line had to be dovetailed to fit through in an area where housing already pre-existed. It was found that with concrete baffles overgrown by climbing plants it is possible to maintain the householder's privacy in a visually attractive way.
Then there is a short view inside the central section of one of the very comfortable outer-suburban light rail vehicles, showing the spacious 2 + 1 seating and large panoramic windows. Most of the rest of the video is a view out of the front window, showing how the new line serves the village centre, which was traffic calmed.
Ideas which we in Britain would do well to copy. (text accompanies Youtube submission)
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