West Midlands metro extension ‘extremely likely’ to be delayed or scrapped due to lack of cash

A planned Line 2 for the tram system could go no further than Dudley town centre, according to the borough’s local authority

A West Midlands Metro tram in front of Birmingham Town Hall in Victoria Square. The system currently has one line, running between Birmingham and Wolverhampton (Getty Images)

A planned extension to the West Midlands Metro is "extremely likely" to be "delayed or withdrawn" due to a lack of funding, a local authority has warned.

Line 2 of the city region's tram system is meant to link Birmingham and Wolverhampton to Dudley and Brierley Hill in the south west of the conurbation.

But in a report released this week Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council said a backdrop of inflation and rising costs meant the line was likely to go no further than Dudley without extra money – which is yet to be found.