Manchester Metrolink
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Manchester Metrolink is a tram and light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. The network has 99 stops along 64 miles of standard-gauge route, making it the most extensive light rail system in
A Bombardier M5000 at Exchange Quay, August 2011
Phase 1 construction of the core section of the network near Manchester Piccadilly, 1991
A now-retired T-68A tram on the Eccles line, which opened in 1999–2000 during Phase 2
Phase 3 included the reopening of a disused railway line through Didsbury
Altrincham Line
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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
An M5000 on a service to Bury approaching Trafford Bar.
The Altrincham line prior to Metrolink, being operated by a Class 304 unit near Sale in 1989.
A T-68 tram at Altrincham station in 1992, shortly after the line was opened to trams.
Metrolink tram closeup