Transport Minister Rob Stokes on Wednesday said while his priority was to cut down the time it took to repair the trams,the government still didn’t know exactly how long it would take.
However,Mr Stokes said he was confident that the repairs could be carried out faster than the 18 months first anticipated,with a specific timeline to be confirmed before the end of the month.
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“My determination is to get that timeline down as far as possible. And yes,we’ve gone out with the worst case,so we’re working back from there,” he said.
“I’m confident that we can do it much quicker.”
Cracks in the Spanish-built tram fleet have occurred across the world,with the West Midlands public transport network dealing with a similar problem in England.
Mr Stokes said the government could benefit from learning how the repairs were tracking in Birmingham,where a fleet of the same model had also been pulled from service.