Bath could be the latest city to start running trams on its streets.
Bath & North East Somerset Council has decided to carry out a study of the feasibility of some form of light rail system.
It follows suggestions from the public made over the past year for a review of transport in the city.
The council says improving the area’s transport network is one of the its top priorities.
Cllr Anthony Clarke, cabinet member for transport, said: ‘The need to improve transport and tackle congestion is one of the biggest issues we face in Bath, and we are always keen to look at ideas and solutions that could form part of our wider transport strategy in the years ahead.
‘The idea of introducing some sort of a light-rail system in Bath has clearly caught the imagination of a number of people in the city and we feel this idea warrants further investigation.
‘We have therefore agreed to help fund a short preliminary study looking at the feasibility of some form of light-rail system in Bath.’