Plans for Tram-Train Link to Connect 'Forgotten' Bolton, Says Mayor

‘Cleaner, greener and absolute reliability’: trams make UK comeback

Pioneering light-rail tech poised to revamp network after chancellor announces £15bn transport boostIn a sidestreet in central Coventry, a possible vehicle of the future has been making its first public foray: a 60-seat, battery-powered miniature tram. On smooth, almost silent, test runs, its pioneering wheel system allows it to round the corner without slowing – a small bend for this tram but a sharp turning point for tramkind.The embryonic Cov…

Plans for tram-train link to connect 'forgotten' Bolton, says mayor

Andy Burnham says proposals to link Leigh and Bolton to Metrolink will be revealed next month.

Andy Burnham gives update on ‘tram-train’ plan to connect Bolton, Leigh and Atherton to Metrolink - Manchester Evening News

Andy Burnham said he wanted all 10 boroughs in Greater Manchester to be connected by a Metrolink style service