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At the end of last year, we learned that all of London’s trams would be getting replaced. And yep, while many Londoners might not know it, the city does in fact have trams. They operate south of the river from Wimbledon to Beckenham via Croydon but after 25 years, have become kind of run-down and unreliable.
That fleet will soon be going into retirement. And now, Transport for London has revealed what its replacement trams will look like. If everything goes according to plan, the new vehicles will include air-con and charging points – basically necessities in this day and age – and provide a more reliable service.
Though it is still after more cash from the government to cover the project, TfL has invited potential suppliers to demonstrate why they would be the best for the job.
TfL has already received £250 million from the government to go towards a new set of vehicles. But that’s only half of what it had asked for, so no plans have actually been set in stone yet. Back in May Sadiq Khan committed to delivering new trams by the end of his term in 2029, so we’ll have to wait and see whether the rest of the cash TfL requires comes through.
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