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MetroLink (Manchester) - Terence Price - 04 Oct 2013
Ashton Under Lyme Trams to be Launched Early
http://www.tfgm.com/Corporate/media_centre/Pages/News.aspx?articleId=322
RE: MetroLink (Manchester) - Wright Dart 40416 - 13 Oct 2013
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
RE: MetroLink (Manchester) - St Helens Rider - 13 Oct 2013
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).
RE: MetroLink (Manchester) - Wright Dart 40416 - 13 Oct 2013
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
RE: MetroLink (Manchester) - Y961 XBU - 04 Apr 2014
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All the T68's are now Withdrawn from Service (Apart from 1023 acting as an ice breaker if you count that!)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
RE: MetroLink (Manchester) - Andreos1 - 17 Oct 2016
https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/markets/sectors/infrastructure/tfgm-sets-out-70m-metrolink-enhancements-framework/10012749.article?blocktitle=News&contentID=14653
Enhancements framework announced.
RE: MetroLink (Manchester) - Andreos1 - 18 Jan 2017
Keolis win MetroLink ops. Interesting line from RATP regarding Business Services Bill at the bottom of the article.
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/southern-rail-operator-take-over-12471314
RE: MetroLink (Manchester) - Andreos1 - 26 Feb 2017
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-39026352
Extension to line opened.
RE: MetroLink (Manchester) - MurdnunoC - 26 Feb 2017
(26 Feb 2017, 5:26 pm)Andreos1 wrote http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-39026352
Extension to line opened.
...And there's a 'Driver's Eye View' video of it on YouTube already.
RE: MetroLink (Manchester) - James101 - 26 Feb 2017
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.
RE: MetroLink (Manchester) - S813 FVK - 14 May 2017
System failure brings network to standstill:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39916615