Currently, all discussion on metro and light rail systems on this site is lumped into the “Other Public Transport” forum section. I have often wondered why this is the case since trams have to share their section with non-rail modes such as boats and planes, while buses and coaches get their own section on the main board even though they aren’t a form of rail transport.
As this is a rail forum and trams/metro/light rail are some of the most popular forms of urban rail transit, I think they deserve their own forum on the main board of this site just like Buses and Coaches. It could be named “Metro & Light Rail” and cover topics relating to heavy rail metro systems and urban trams in the UK. The existing London Underground subforum could also be moved to there, leaving Other Public Transport for boats, planes, and other non-rail modes not covered elsewhere.
As this is a rail forum and trams/metro/light rail are some of the most popular forms of urban rail transit, I think they deserve their own forum on the main board of this site just like Buses and Coaches. It could be named “Metro & Light Rail” and cover topics relating to heavy rail metro systems and urban trams in the UK. The existing London Underground subforum could also be moved to there, leaving Other Public Transport for boats, planes, and other non-rail modes not covered elsewhere.
