“Here’s my “cherry picking” just for a little bit of balance. Just for fun we look at the much maligned (and rightly so, given what a cockup the original project was) Edinburgh system is, quote: “When revenue and operating expenditure is taken into consideration, Council would draw a surplus of £5m over 15 years.  The tram on its own is forecast to run with a £48m operating surplus.”  Triple “w”.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/1256/tram_predicted_to_run_at_operating_profit “

Mr Multi-modal in Bath Chronicle