Bosses all aboard transport plan

A MAJOR transport vision including Metrolink extensions and a new tram-train link for north Manchester has been endorsed by town hall bosses.

- By GEORGE LYTHGOE Local Democracy Reporting Service

transport links are planned

The new transport links will help connect homes and people to the incoming Northern Gateway project, which is set to become one of the largest and most accessible employment and innovation hubs in the region, driving substantial investment into Greater Manchester.

It will be complemented by the delivery of new homes and infrastructure within the wider Atom Valley scheme, requiring a robust transport network to connect all areas together. Metrolink extensions to Middleton as well as the new tram-train are seen as key in these plans.

The tram-train would be a new public transport vehicle that could travel on both rail lines and tram tracks, without being connected to the overhead lines.