There won’t be many bookmakers left taking bets that Bristol will have an underground railway mass rapid transit system by the end of this decade - or even the end of the next decade. With the revelation that it could cost as much as £18 billion, the project seems dead in the water now.
When the Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees went to the West of England Combined Authority and its regional metro mayor Dan Norris to get reports done looking into whether it was needed, feasible and expensive, three reports were produced.
Two of those reports said that yes, Bristol having a new rail network that connected the city like never before would be a great idea, and it would be possible, with enough serious backing from the Government and private investment. Those were the reports linked to by Mr Rees when he was last trumpeting the idea, and saying everyone should get behind it.
