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Originally Posted by steam for ever
Sorry, but the manchester metrolink is really a tram-train with a max speed of 50mph and it runs at this speed in the counry sections of old railways.
The trams have to switch modes at the city/railway sections.
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Although the Manchester-Bury and Manchester-Altrincham sections were originally heavy rail lines the Manchester Metrolink vehicles are NOT "tram-trains" because they cannot share their tracks with "real" trains. As they are only expected to come into contact with road vehicles and other trams they have not been built to the same standards as heavy rail vehicles.