DfT attaches conditions to light rail cash

Funding

Tyne and Wear Metro: Patronage falling again

Tyne and Wear Metro: Patronage falling again

The Government has announced further emergency funding of £67.8m to keep six light rail systems in England operating during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The previous round of support ended on 26 October. It was paid to five systems: Metrolink in Greater Manchester, the Tyne and Wear Metro, South Yorkshire Supertram, Nottingham Express Transit, and the West Midlands Metro. 

Funding of £35.4m has now been confirmed for the next 12 weeks, with the Blackpool Tram receiving support for...

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