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Forum: Light Rail and Metros 10th March 2010, 07:20
Replies: 89
Views: 62,231
Posted By Manchester Kurt
Couple of interesting articles about the...

Couple of interesting articles about the expansion news.

From memory, the network will have about 110 stops a similar number of trams and about 70km long.

That is some network by anyones...
Forum: Light Rail and Metros 8th March 2010, 13:13
Replies: 89
Views: 62,231
Posted By Manchester Kurt
Also...

Also http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/archive/5545-funding-granted-for-metrolink-extension.html - Ashton and East Dids now with final approval.

That means only airport (detailed planning...
Forum: Light Rail and Metros 8th March 2010, 11:50
Replies: 89
Views: 62,231
Posted By Manchester Kurt
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/community/p...

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/community/public_transport/s/1194912_trams_extension_back_on_track_in_26m_deal Airport ensionadlso 2nd city centre line in all likelyhood) moves a step closer.
Forum: Light Rail and Metros 26th February 2010, 14:21
Replies: 15
Views: 13,801
Posted By Manchester Kurt
Watch - hello - good to see you ;) ...

Watch - hello - good to see you ;)

(Metrolink from elsewhere :) )
Forum: Light Rail and Metros 26th January 2010, 16:59
Replies: 15
Views: 13,801
Posted By Manchester Kurt
Think you have totally forgotten the reason for...

Think you have totally forgotten the reason for these free days.

It was to say thanks to REGULAR travellers who had been so inconvienienced over the summer, not to over crowd the trams with people...
Forum: Light Rail and Metros 24th January 2010, 09:24
Replies: 15
Views: 13,801
Posted By Manchester Kurt
Every single station had multiple posters up...

Every single station had multiple posters up advertising the free travel, including on the ticket machines.

The trams had posters in them for weeks in advance.

Metrolink web site had the...
Forum: Light Rail and Metros 22nd January 2010, 08:55
Replies: 89
Views: 62,231
Posted By Manchester Kurt
To be honest I was not aware that the interchange...

To be honest I was not aware that the interchange was not going to happen. Suspect as with almost all negative decisions surrounding Metrolink, if it does not happen it'll be down to cost.

Have...
Forum: Light Rail and Metros 21st January 2010, 17:56
Replies: 89
Views: 62,231
Posted By Manchester Kurt
At present the drivers are under going line of...

At present the drivers are under going line of sight training.

At present the system (on Phase 1 at least, i.e. Alty to Bury) block signalling is utilised.

However, once the new lines open a...
Forum: Light Rail and Metros 21st January 2010, 16:00
Replies: 89
Views: 62,231
Posted By Manchester Kurt
Future Metorlink map

http://tinyurl.com/y9h5x7n is a rather neat map of what is coming.
Forum: Light Rail and Metros 21st January 2010, 15:59
Replies: 89
Views: 62,231
Posted By Manchester Kurt
Someone asked about service frequencies post...

Someone asked about service frequencies post expansion, from memory this is what is going to happen...

Alty to Bury remains to the same 5tph direct and 5tph to Piccadilly.
Eccles to Ashton 5tph...
Forum: Light Rail and Metros 21st January 2010, 08:40
Replies: 89
Views: 62,231
Posted By Manchester Kurt
only just discovered this thread, going to answer...

only just discovered this thread, going to answer the questions as they arose in time...

Media:City is getting 5trams per hour, terminating at Cornbrook. The existing 5tph to Eccles will also...
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