Rossendale could get Manchester Metrolink connection with train-tram link on old ELR line
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukA new rail link connecting Manchester's Metrolink with Rossendale could use parts from 'recently retired' London Underground trains.
Early proposals for the project include plans to reuse old 'upcycled' body shells and chassis from former tube trains to create a fleet of small battery-powered vehicles.
Last week, Rossendale Council was given the go-ahead to create a strategic outline business case for a new rail link, with £150,000 funding from the Department for Transport and Lancashire County Council. READ MORE:'Gentle' man who died while being restrained by Wythenshawe Hospital security guard was unlawfully killed The borough council will put £16,000 towards the business case which will aim to show the benefits of the proposed new links.
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