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The lack of a firm decision on Leeds' Supertram project from the government could spell the end of the dream, as time runs out for land purchase to enable the project to go ahead. Here we present ...
Trams were now seen as being a fundamental part of the green transport revolution and in 2001 he gave Leeds Supertram the ...
Therefore, the Leeds supertram will help to increase the environmental sustainability of the city. Just look at how successful the tram has been in other cities such as Sheffiled, Nottingham and ...
Leeds could get its long-discussed supertram if the Government scrapped its controversial HS2 high speed project, an influential pressure group says today. Leeds news you can trust since 1890.
A government minister has again delayed a decision on the planned Supertram system for Leeds. Council leader Mark Harris and Metro chairman Karam Hussain met transport minister Derek Twigg on Tuesday.
The Leeds Supertram – 20 years on and what the future holds for public transport in the city. By Richard Beecham. Published 24th Aug 2021, 11:45 BST.
The future of the Leeds Supertram scheme could be in doubt after city councillors met with Transport Secretary Alistair Darling. The council leader Keith Wakefield said he was disappointed and ...
Leeds is the largest city in western Europe without a mass transit system, with proposals to reinstate trams ongoing for decades. The Leeds Supertram project first emerged in the 1980s but was ...
The £350m Leeds supertram scheme looks set to be scrapped after the government told council leaders it did not believe the scheme was affordable. In a meeting on Tuesday, transport minister Derek ...
The backers behind plans to build a £355m tramway through Leeds city centre believe that Government delays in approving funding could derail the entire project.
March 2005 - The Leeds Supertram team meet transport minister Tony McNulty to press their case, in the light of the pressing need for a decision before compulsory purchase powers for land needed ...
Trams were now seen as being a fundamental part of the green transport revolution and in 2001 he gave Leeds Supertram the go-ahead - a £500m three-line network radiating from the city, north ...