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The Bombardier M5000, is a model of light rail passenger vehicle. It is part of the Flexity Swift range of vehicles, built specifically as a high-floor, articulated bi-directional tram to operate solely on the Manchester Metrolink system in England. The Metrolink system is the only tram network in the United Kingdom capable of running vehicles ...
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 ]
The Oldham and Rochdale Line (ORL) is a light rail/tram line on the Manchester Metrolink in Greater Manchester, running from North Manchester to Rochdale town centre via Oldham, reusing most of the trackbed of the former Oldham Loop railway line which closed in 2009. The line was re-opened in a modified form as a tramway from 2012 – 2014, as ...
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 Firema T-68 was a model of light rail passenger vehicle first operated on the Manchester Metrolink network in Greater Manchester, England in 1992.It was constructed by Firema specifically as a high-floor, articulated bi-directional tram to operate solely on the Manchester Metrolink system.
Metrolink consists of 99 stops and 65 miles (105 km) of track over eight lines. A Bombardier M5000 tram introduced in 2009 Manchester Metrolink Passenger Numbers from 1992 to 2017 [25] Manchester has an urban light rail / tram system called Manchester Metrolink.
The Altrincham Line is a tram line of the Manchester Metrolink running from Manchester to Altrincham in Greater Manchester. Originally a railway line, it was, along with the Bury Line , converted into a tramway during 1991–92, as part of the first phase of the Metrolink system.
As of January 2018, trams operate from Manchester Airport every 12 minutes, and terminate at Manchester Victoria in the City Zone. [11] At opening, Airport Line services had terminated at Cornbrook and later Deansgate-Castlefield due to lack of capacity through the city-centre, which was remedied by the opening of the second city crossing. [12]