Blackpool tramway granted £10m, but no decision on further money

AMONGST THE plethora of schemes awarded funding under the regional transport allocation scheme by transport secretary Douglas Alexander, was the approval of £10.7m for a programme of emergency works on Blackpool’s tramway.

It had been feared that without the cash injection the 102-year old system could have been forced to close in parts next summer. Already trackwork on some parts of the line has deteriorated to such an extent that severe speed restrictions have had to be...