Andy Burnham Urged to Make 'Cast Iron Pledge' to Deliver Tram System in Leeds

Andy Burnham urged to make 'cast iron pledge' to deliver tram system in Leeds

‘The best thing he could do right now is announce a fully funded tram for West Yorkshire’

Campaigners call for 'cast iron pledge' on tram funding

West Yorkshire Needs a Tram campaign has today (Monday 27 July 2026) marked ‘Supertram Day’ by calling on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to make a “cast iron” pledge to fully fund a West Yorkshire mass transit system, 33 years after the last attempt at a city tram was approved. On 27 July 1993 the Leeds… The post Campaigners call for ‘cast iron pledge’ on tram funding appeared first on South Leeds Life.