A brief look at the
Altrincham line of the
Manchester Metrolink tram system taken on the afternoon of Thursday
2nd January 2014.
The line was originally a part of the national rail network and electrified in 1931 with services running between
Manchester and
Altrincham. By the
1980s, the overhead electrification equipment along with the rolling stock required renewal. In
1992 the line was converted to use for the then new Manchester Metrolink and, along with the routes to
Piccadilly station and
Bury, was the first part of the system to open.
Both the older
T68 and newer
M500 vehicles can be seen in this video which starts off at Deansgate
Castlefield on the edge of
Manchester city centre and follows the route through to
Navigation Road where connections can be made with the national rail network.
Click on the following link for a full history and description of the Manchester Metrolink:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Metrolink
My other videos of the Manchester Metrolink:
MANCHESTER
CITY CENTRE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjUpzapEh3g
ECCLES
LINE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7NNuy57ghI
EAST MANCHESTER LINE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09bE-ihHhrc
BURY LINE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-roh5VugAk
ROCHDALE LINE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJAtTiDMUgE
AIRPORT LINE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk3Ln7o85-s
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY MAIN LINE AND METROLINK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b7q3IKtM3o
MANCHESTER VICTORIA MAIN LINE AND METROLINK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1hVZeJiaao
ALTRINCHAM MAIN LINE AND METROLINK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KMYMiSstcg
The following are links to other tramways, light railways and underground systems I have visited:
LONDON UNDERGROUND - A BRIEF
LOOK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdIUCrKjvpM
CRICH TRAMWAY VILLAGE, DERBYSHIRE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8IfMjvOfuw
NOTTINGHAM
EXPRESS TRANSIT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR3dBdZy4YI
HEATON
PARK TRAMWAY, MANCHESTER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5rWJr63NAk
KIRKLEES NARROW GAUGE
LIGHT RAILWAY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsqHqDdRp1Q
WIRRAL HERITAGE TRAMWAY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwTuPVOSPIw
SHEFFIELD SUPERTRAM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYH1aKZiuGw
TYNE AND
WEAR METRO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5gN126-Ctw
GLASGOW
SUBWAY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PfZ1fKFFJ0
- published: 02 Jan 2014
- views: 1955