The State Government is looking to Perth’s past for the future of its inner city transport with a senior government minister confirming it is looking at a tramline to tackle congestion woes.
The minister said the government was looking at a tramline, which would travel from Curtin University to the western side of the city.
Inner city transport has been a major headache for the Liberal Government, who during the 2013 election campaign promised the Max light rail project, which would have connected the CBD with Victoria Park, Mirrabooka and the University of WA.
Due to ailing finances the project was pushed back several times and is currently shelved until 2019 with completion expected in 2022.
It was unknown what impact a tramline would have on the Max light rail project but it was understood the project was being looked at as part of the Department of Transport’s Transport at 3.5 Million report.
A Department of Transport spokeswoman did not deny it was looking at a tramline but did not respond to questions about the exact route, stage of planning or how many people the trams would carry.
Perth’s streets were alive with trams for more than half a century before they were eventually replaced with trolleybuses.
The last tramline closed on July 19, 1958.
