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A tram and a car collided in Trafford [BBC] A collision between a car and a tram has caused disruption to services. Transport for Greater Manchester (TFGM) said the crash happened between Event ...
Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has taken over Manchester's tram network by voicing passenger stop announcements. The singer will be giving out recorded route information as the city hosts the ...
By 1930, Manchester's tram network had grown to 163 route miles (262 km), making it the third-largest tram system in the United Kingdom. After World War II, electric trolleybuses and motor buses began to be favoured by local authorities as a cheaper transport alternative, and by 1949 the last Manchester tram line was closed. Trolleybuses were ...
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Cornbrook tram stop, a major interchange on the Metrolink network. Since opening in 1992, the Manchester Metrolink light-rail/tram system has grown to a network of 99 tram stops. The system opened on 6 April 1992 with 10 tram stops from Manchester Victoria station to Bury, beginning Phase 1 of the network's
The transport infrastructure of Greater Manchester is built up of numerous transport modes and forms an integral part of the structure of Greater Manchester and North West England – the most populated region outside of South East England which had approximately 301 million annual passenger journeys using either buses, planes, trains or trams in 2014. [2]
In January 2019, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority published a draft delivery plan detailing its transport priorities for the next five years. Contained within the document are options to extend some Metrolink lines as well as expansion of Metrolink-style services onto the local heavy rail network using tram-train vehicles. [1]
Central Park is a tram stop on the Oldham and Rochdale Line (ORL) of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system. It opened to passengers on 13 June 2012 as part of Phase 3a of Metrolink's expansion, and is located in the Newton Heath area of Manchester, England.