PRESTON Tram power (PT) director Lincoln Shields has said he's "very confident" that work will finally start later this year on a demonstration line for the city's proposed tram route.
It is over a decade since PT revealed its plans for a £25m privately-funded route linking the University, the city centre and commercial areas on the northern edge of the city.
The firm has bought Ribbleton station house on the former Deepdale branch for use as its headquarters. It intends to use a 200 metre stretch of the route between Skeffington Road and West View Leisure Centre for demonstrations, once an agreement has been reached with Network Rail.