A new super-tram network in Leeds and West Yorkshire is one step closer to becoming a reality.

The Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced yesterday that the mass transit system will receive £2.1 billion in funding to get it off the ground within a decade.

The cross-city tram network will connect Leeds and Bradford with dozens of towns and key landmarks in the two cities.

The Leeds line will run from St James’s University Hospital through the city centre to the White Rose Centre, while the Bradford Line will connect Bradford and Leeds city centres. It is one of eight regions to get the money as part of the government’s move to build ‘strong transport links within cities and towns around them’ to unlock the ‘potential’ outside London.

Where will the tram run?

Phase one of the project will c

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