It was the project aimed at providing Leeds with a public transport system to finally be proud of. Plans for a new tram system for Leeds were first proposed in 1991 - more than three decades after the city had scrapped its original tramway. Supertram was heralded as the answer to getting people out of their cars and onto trams. These photos help tell the story of its rise and fall during the 2000s. READ MORE: How Leeds twice missed out on an underground system LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
7. Leeds Supertram
Supertram was to follow in the tram lines of similar schemes in both Sheffield and Manchester and was to cover 28km in total. | jpimedia Photo: James Hardisty
8. Leeds Supertram
Properties across Leeds were earmarked for demolition to make way for Supeream. They included these on Headingley Lane in Hyde Park. | jpimedia
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These properties on Eldon Terrace were also earmarked for demolition. | jpimedia
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These Headingley Lane shop owners - Jean Crowther, Imelda Smolinski, Louise Howard - were also unhappy. They had not been offered compensation despite the route going through these shops. | jpimedia Photo: James Hardisty
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The First Church of Christ Scientist Leeds in Headingley was also earmarked for demolition. | jpimedia
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Parents and children from St Matthew's Primary School in Chapel Allerton protested after the Supertram development took away a grass verge. | jpimedia Photo: Roy Fox