North East Buses

Ashton Under Lyme Trams to be Launched Early

http://www.tfgm.com/Corporate/media_cent...icleId=322

For anyone who's interested the next openings in this order I think are:

The link from Trafford Bar straight into Old Trafford Depot, the only way into Old Trafford Depot at the moment is from the SML (South Manchester Line)

Then hopefully Queens Road Station which replaces Woodlands Road

After that it just leaves both Rochdale and Oldham Town Centers to Oldham sometime next year

Also in other Metrolink News the go ahead has been given to build the new 2nd City Crossing of which preparation works for the movement of various public utilities has already started especially on Corporation Street

They have just started testing in Oldham Town Centre and are hoping to have both Rochdale and Oldham Town Centres open early 2014.

Also the current service pattern for the Ashton line is through trams from Bury (the Ashton service being the former Bury - Piccadilly service).

That's right St Helens Rider, if I get to hear anymore Metrolink news I'll post it here as I know quite a number of Metrolink Employees both drivers and people in other roles

In hope to get this feed going again here's some updates and info people might like

All the T68's are now Withdrawn from Service (Apart from 1023 acting as an ice breaker if you count that!)

http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/news/?p=6522

T68's To Depart for Scrap

http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/news/?p=7047

Here is a very good Fleetlist that was only updated a few days ago

http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/manchester.html

https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/marke...title=News&contentID=14653

Enhancements framework announced.

Keolis win MetroLink ops. Interesting line from RATP regarding Business Services Bill at the bottom of the article.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/n...r-12471314

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-man...r-39026352

Extension to line opened.

(26 Feb 2017, 5:26 pm)Andreos1 wrote [ -> ]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-man...r-39026352

Extension to line opened.

...And there's a 'Driver's Eye View' video of it on YouTube already.

The tram priority at interchanges and traffic lights seems great - maybe at the expense of buses though.

Seems much faster cross-city then the original route.

System failure brings network to standstill:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39916615