Manchester - Page 4

The first Metrolink tram on test in Exchange Square on November 1. TFGM.

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Exchange Square welcomes first trams

The first Metrolink trams ran into Manchester’s Exchange Square in the early hours of November 1.

4 Nov

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Route changes to Manchester Metrolink services

Bury and Rochdale services affected on November 1 due to test-trams and maintenance work

30 Oct

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Overhead wires go live in Manchester city centre

Overhead lines that will power Metrolink trams running to the city centre’s new Exchange Square tram stop will go live today (October 26).

26 Oct

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Twelve object to Manchester development plans

Twelve objections to plans to provide extra capacity at Manchester Oxford Road and Piccadilly stations had been lodged

24 Sept

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Manchester backs smart ticketing

Transport for Greater Manchester pledges to introduce smart ticketing

8 Sept

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Farnworth tunnel work delayed “possibly until December”

Poor ground conditions delay reboring work in Farnworth Tunnel

8 Sept

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Manchester sharpens its rail ambitions

Greater Manchester’s new 25-year Transport Vision, which is now out for public consultation, and at current developments that are shaping the area’s future

Policy 2 Sept

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Test trams in St Peter’s Square

Test trams run through St Peter’s Square ahead of tram link reconnections

26 Aug

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Alstom to spend £1.3 million at Manchester depot

Longsight improvement builds on £300,000 Preston investment.

13 Apr

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Ordsall Chord given green light by inspector

Essential element of Northern Hub scheme gets the go-ahead.

30 Mar

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Electric services to Wigan and Manchester Victoria start in May

Northern Rail EMUs to serve new destinations from May.

13 Mar

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Stockport Council seeks tram-trains

Tram-trains could run around Stockport, if aspirations in Stockport Borough Council’s rail strategy comes to fruition.

29 Jan

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Higgins reiterates backing for original HS2 ‘Y’ route

The HS2 chairman has recommended that both the eastern and western arms go ahead

7 Nov

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Manchester: a united city

Manchester Metrolink is expanding, and remains the blueprint for a successful tram network.

Light rail 19 Feb

Manchester - Page 4

Exchange Square welcomes first trams

Route changes to Manchester Metrolink services

Overhead wires go live in Manchester city centre

Twelve object to Manchester development plans

Manchester backs smart ticketing

Farnworth tunnel work delayed “possibly until December”

Manchester sharpens its rail ambitions

Test trams in St Peter’s Square

Alstom to spend £1.3 million at Manchester depot

Ordsall Chord given green light by inspector

Electric services to Wigan and Manchester Victoria start in May

Stockport Council seeks tram-trains

Higgins reiterates backing for original HS2 ‘Y’ route

Manchester: a united city

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Manchester - Page 4

Exchange Square welcomes first trams

Route changes to Manchester Metrolink services

Overhead wires go live in Manchester city centre

Twelve object to Manchester development plans

Manchester backs smart ticketing

Farnworth tunnel work delayed “possibly until December”

Manchester sharpens its rail ambitions

Test trams in St Peter’s Square

Alstom to spend £1.3 million at Manchester depot

Ordsall Chord given green light by inspector

Electric services to Wigan and Manchester Victoria start in May

Stockport Council seeks tram-trains

Higgins reiterates backing for original HS2 ‘Y’ route

Manchester: a united city

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No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

DB Cargo UK discussing transferring drivers to rival as it deals with Network Rail contract loss

FirstGroup confirms Class 222s for Euston-Stirling Lumo route

Chiltern Railways on verge of agreeing deal to take ex-TransPennine Express Mk 5s

Why the Class 67s have been running on borrowed time for nearly the whole of their lives

Network Rail begins process to replace rail infrastructure monitoring trains