Plans for city trams could be looked at again says Metro Mayor

The much publicised scheme for a tram line across Liverpool was scrapped amid infighting and soaring costs

Plans for a tram network across Liverpool could be looked at again if transport funding was made real under a future Labour government.

Back in 2001, plans for the Merseytram project were put forward, comprising a loop around the city centre, before heading over three lines, including one towards Liverpool John Lennon Airport. This would have formed part of the Merseyside Local Transport plan. “We spent the money on rails but when we ended up selling them, we didn’t even get the money for them. We ended up fighting each other and lost the opportunity to steal a march on Manchester.”

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