Greater Manchester Metrolink extension gets £500m EIB support

The European Investment Bank, the European Union’s long-term lending institution, has agreed to provide £500 million for the expansion of Greater Manchester’s Metrolink network. The long-term funding, over 30 years, will be used by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to fund construction of the third phase of the light rail system...

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