Sheffield’s delayed tram-train project should now be up and running by early 2017, project bosses have announced.
The £60m project – originally announced in 2009 – has been delayed several times, with the most recent target of having it in place by spring 2016 scrapped last month due to design work complications.
But a revised timetable for the pilot project has now been revealed, following the Sheffield City Region devolution deal recently announced by deputy prime minister Nick Clegg that included a Government commitment to support the scheme.
Network Rail route managing director Phil Verster said: “Tram Train will bring lasting benefits to passengers in the Sheffield and Rotherham areas, and detailed design of the infrastructure to support this exciting project is well under way. We assessed our delivery programme and the work needed to adapt the network is expected to be complete to allow Tram Train passenger services to start in January 2017.
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