Stockport Metrolink expansion is ‘complicated’ but moving ahead, mayor says

NewsGreater Manchester NewsStockportBev Craig has issued an update on the scheme.12:11, 06 Aug 2026Greater Manchester mayor Bev Craig has said the plan to bring Metrolink services to Stockport is ‘complicated’ but moving ahead.‌The much-called-for expansion of trams to the town was finally confirmed last summer when former Chancellor Rachel Reeves made a commitment to pay for the project.‌But since then Stopfordians have been left eagerly waiting for a timeline for when the work could get started.‌Click here to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily NewsletterIn the BBC Radio Manchester hotseat today, Greater Manchester’s new mayor gave an update to where the plans are up to.She said: “I’ve said I want to carry on with the work that was already underway. It’s moving, b