Sale tram stop
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Sale is a tram stop on the Altrincham Line of the Metrolink light-rail system in Sale, Greater Manchester, England. It opened on 15 June 1992 as part of Phase 1 of Metrolink's expansion. Prior to this, it was a railway station on the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR) line. It was built by John Brogden, who was a local builder in the Sale area.
Sale is one of the network’s converted heavy-rail stations
In 1988, as a British Rail station
In 2006 with a T-68 Calling on a service to Piccadilly, prior to refurbishment
The current exterior of the station
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 a tramway during 1991–92, as part of the first phase of the Metrolink system.
M5000 fleet #3026 approaching Trafford Bar on a service to Bury via Market Street.
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.