Dear Sarah and TfWM Customer Services team - please correct me if I'm wrong in any detail, here:
1950s - first tram network destroyed in favour of diesel buses.
1981 - rebuilding the tram network of 200 Kms was born, inspired by Cllr Phil Bateman who continues as a respected Wolves councillor to this day.
YET ...
Over 43 years, with £100s millions being spent, only 23 Kms were achieved by this year and a further 700 m, over seven slow years of work on the ground, to connect the tram to the bus station and railway station that would never have been necessary if the TRAINS had been reinstated.
In 43 years, I believe, no wasted but existing railway lines in the region have had their trains back, apart from the short tunnel between Snow Hill Station and Moor St Station. Yet, £100s millions have disappeared down the plug hole on 23 Kms of trams, 19 Kms of which are on the first mainline railway destroyed between Snow Hill and Wolverhampton!!
The second mainline railway is even more important - running between London and Edinburgh. It is now broken up into heavy rail, Light Rail Metro trams, a 2 Kms Very Light Rail test track and its HQ building, a 20 Kms cycle-walkway being worked on, and fresh air!
All this while congestion/pollution worsens on nearby motorways and main roads - even crossed by the forgotten, principal, mainline railway. Bridges and underpasses built for TRAINS that they then forgot all about!
All with public money that is needed for the NHS/social care, concrete crumbling schools, water supply problems and ancient Victorian prisons crammed to bursting point!
All this waste of our taxes when Highly Speedy 2 fast to stop at stations, needs £66 BILLION, at least, to finish it off at Euston!
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