Metrolink’s long-term future remains uncertain, despite the government agreeing to a £11.6m bailout, the mayor of Greater Manchester has warned.
Andy Burnham said tram services could still be 'mothballed' once emergency funding runs out in June. The cash injection provided by the government only covers 73 per cent of what Metrolink has lost since the start of the coronavirus lockdown.
Greater Manchester leaders have been told by combined authority chief executive Eamonn Boylan that cash reserves could be used to make up for the shortfall - but not for long.
Mr Burnham and other mayors across the country have written to the government calling for a new funding deal to support light-rail systems.
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