Tramway operators

7.—(1) The operator of a tramcar on the transport systems known as—

(a) the Croydon Tramlink;

(b) the Manchester Metrolink; and

(c) the Nottingham Express Transit.

(2) In this article—

“operator”, in relation to a tramcar, means the person having the management of that tramcar for the time being;

“tramcar” means any vehicle carried on flanged wheels along the rails of a tramway; and

“tramway” means a system of transport used wholly or mainly for the carriage of passengers and employing parallel rails which—

(a)

provide support and guidance for vehicles carried on flanged wheels; and

(b)

are laid wholly or mainly along a street or in any place to which the public has access (including a place to which the public has access only on making a payment).