Ken axes West London tram on CrossRail hope

Andrew Garnett
16 August 2007
 

London mayor Ken Livingstone has confirmed that he has now abandoned plans to build the controversial West London Tram scheme. He cites that the go ahead of the £10bn CrossRail scheme by the government would significantly increase transport capacity in the area, reducing the need for a tram system in the area.

However, political pundits counter that development plans have since 2001 envisaged the two schemes working side-by-side. They argue that political reasons are the real reason for...

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