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The Mancunian Way: Return of the late night tram?
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Manchester is known for its thriving nightlife. Most nights the city hosts an enviable array of bands and artists - and massive club nights such as those hosted by the Warehouse Project - are the envy of our rival cities.
But we are yet to have a tram network that keeps up with the demand of late night revellers. Even the network’s boss says things ‘need to improve’. If we’re ever to rival cities like Berlin, Lisbon and Barcelona, we need late night trams.
Back in June, Metrolink boss Vernon Everitt promised to look at bringing back a later weekend service. Apologising after the system failed to keep up with the demand during the FA Cup final and three massive gigs, he said he would ‘love’ to bring Metrolink back an hour later in the evenings.
The problem, as always, is money. Passenger numbers have not recovered following the pandemic and it’s left the network relying on government hand-outs.
But this week, Andy Burnham hinted things could be about to change. The mayor says late-night trams could be returning to Greater Manchester this autumn.
While answering questions on his weekly BBC Radio Manchester phone-in yesterday, he received a text from Mr Everitt stating there’s ‘a good chance we can bring it back in the autumn’.
"We'd all love to do it if we can do it prudently by not creating a bigger black hole in the budget,” he said. "I think we do need to reinstate later running on Metrolink at the weekend. The only reason why I hesitate is because we've got a shortfall in
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