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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 ]
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.
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 ...
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 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.
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.
The car is currently in store at Metrolink's Trafford Depot, but will transfer to Heaton Park in due course. [20] [21] Manchester Carriage and Tramways Company: 53: On loan to Bury Transport Museum: 1877 This car is the last survivor from over 500 cars designed by John Eades in 1877 and operated in and around the Manchester area until 1903.
Greater Manchester Metro Limited [1] (GMML) was a private company formed by the GMA consortium (GEC Alsthom, John Mowlem and AMEC) in 1989 to design, build and operate the Metrolink light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. [2] Construction of the Metrolink system began in March 1990.