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Manchester Metrolink [note 1] is a tram/light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. [11] The network has 99 stops along 64 miles (103 km) of standard-gauge route, [ 12 ] making it the most extensive light rail system in the United Kingdom . [ 13 ]
In April 2007, eight Bombardier Flexity Swift trams were ordered by the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive for Metrolink; these were intended to supplement the existing T-68/T-68A fleet and increase capacity on the Bury-Altrincham line, which was suffering from overcrowding.
Greater Manchester Transport: 3065 B65 PJA 1984 [1] Double deck bus Greater Manchester Transport: 5208 C208 FVU 1986 [1] Minibus The Bee Line Buzz Company: 63 D63 NOF 1986 [1] Minibus GM Buses: 1676 D676 NNE 1987 [1] Light rail vehicle Manchester Metrolink: 1000 N/A 1990 [1] Minibus Ring and Ride: W4 M939 XKA 1994 [1] Low-floor double deck bus ...
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority is investigating the use of similar vehicles to extend services onto under-utilised heavy rail lines across Greater Manchester and beyond. This is a list of confirmed or proposed future developments of the Manchester Metrolink light rail system in Greater Manchester, England.
Alexander Dennis Enviro400 acquired from Stagecoach Manchester at Piccadilly Gardens in January 2025. Metroline was founded in April 1989 as a business unit of London Regional Transport ahead of the privatisation of London bus services, being sold in October 1994 in a management buyout worth £20 million (equivalent to £50,246,000 in 2023). [2]
The Heaton Park Tramway owns T-68 1007, being chosen as it was the first tram to run through Manchester city centre on the system's opening on 27 April 1992 and sharing a number with the last Manchester Corporation Tramways service in 1949. It is destined for the Heaton Park Tramway but remains at Metrolink's Trafford Depot until it can be ...
Serco Metrolink, a wholly owned subsidiary of Serco Limited, took over the operations and maintenance of the system on 26 May 1997. In March 2003, Serco bought out its partners and Altram (Manchester) Limited [5] became a wholly owned subsidiary of Serco. [4] In July 2007 the contract to operate Metrolink was awarded to Stagecoach.
The Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority did, however, commission in 2004 a feasibility study into converting the Marple line for tram-train operation; [citation needed] and in this revised form it remains on the "reserve list" of proposals for future Metrolink expansion, and was proposed to the Department for Transport in 2008 as a ...