Metrolink to run to Chester

Manchester's Metrolink trams could run as far as Chester.

Specially adapted trams would run from Altrincham on railway lines, according to Cheshire East Council. Like other parts of the network, the trams would run on a railway line between Altrincham and Chester.

The Cheshire authority is running a feasibility study as part of its local transport plan. It's also studying a pilot scheme in Sheffield.