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Oldham Mumps is a tram stop on the Oldham and Rochdale Line (ORL) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system in the Mumps area of Oldham which opened in 2014.. A temporary stop of the same name opened to passengers on 13 June 2012 as part of Phase 3a of the system's expansion.
Between 2012, and 2014, a temporary tram stop operated on the site of the station, until this was closed and replaced by a permanent tram stop a short distance away. The name of the station survives in the present Oldham Mumps tram stop which is located a short distance north of the former railway station, on the realigned track of the Oldham ...
Oldham Central tram stop is a tram stop in Oldham town centre on Union Street. It is on the Oldham and Rochdale Line (ORL) The stop takes its name from the closed Oldham Central railway station, which was located south of Oldham Way. The stop was built as part of Phase 3b of the Manchester Metrolink and opened on 27 January 2014. [1]
The Summit tram stop is a tram terminus situated on the Great Orme Tramway at the summit of the Great Orme in Llandudno, Wales. The Great Orme Tramway is a funicular, which connects the summit with a lower terminus at Victoria in the centre of Llandudno. From the summit station, access is available to the Great Orme Country Park Visitor Centre ...
A tram stop, tram station, streetcar stop, or light rail station is a place designated for a tram, streetcar, or light rail vehicle to stop so passengers can board or alight it. Generally, tram stops share most characteristics of bus stops , but because trams operate on rails, they often include railway platforms , especially if stepless ...
This is a list of cities and towns in Europe that have (or once had) town tramway (e.g. urban tramway) systems as part of their public transport system. Cities with currently operating systems, and those systems themselves, are indicated in bold and blue background colored rows.
The Great Orme Tramway refers to all its fixed boarding and alighting locations as stations (not tram stops). [1] [6] [8] Three are currently in regular use, named Victoria Station, Halfway Station, and Summit Station. [1]: 9 Three others, all request stops, are currently disused, namely Black Gate, Ty'n-y-Coed, and Killen's Hill stations. [1]: 9
Each tram car was then fitted with a bell connected to a special contact arm to warn the driver if a stud remained live after it had passed. The conductor of the tram then had to reset the crank using an insulated mallet. [3] During the Board of Trade inspection of the tramway four such studs were detected during about 8 miles (13 km) of tests. [2]