Editing Hope Valley line (section)

===Metrolink proposals===
In the early 1980s, proposals were put forward to convert the Piccadilly–Belle Vue–Rose Hill/Marple section of the Hope Valley line to light rail operation for the proposed [[Manchester Metrolink]] system. While construction of Metrolink went ahead, the Hope Valley line was not included in the system which was completed in 1992.<ref name="metrolink">{{citation |author=Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive |title=Light Rapid Transit in Greater Manchester |publisher=GMPTE |year=1984}} – publicity brochure</ref> When in 2000, proposals for a large-scale extension of Metrolink were announced by the government, these still did not include conversion of the Hope Valley line; but, subsequently, planning documents from [[Network Rail]] and from the [[Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority]] have suggested that this route might be appropriate for [[tram-train]] operation, and, as such, it was suggested to the [[Department for Transport]] as a possible location for a national tram-train pilot.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tram Trains Mooted for Glossop Line by TfGM for 2020+ Onwards |url=http://www.friends-of-glossop-station.co.uk/1/post/2013/11/tram-trains-mooted-for-glossop-line-by-tfgm-for-2020-onwards.html |access-date=9 June 2022 |website=Friends Of Glossop Station }}</ref>