Wed 13th June 2012. In the early hours of the morning a Manchester Metrolink tram makes the very first test run to Droylsden, Tameside, UK, on the street running section of the East Manchester Line. The line is due to open to passenger traffic later this year.

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The East Manchester Line is due to open to Droylsden in Tameside, Manchester, later this year and be further extended to Ashton under Lyne by 2014. The East Manchester line is part of a £ expansion to the Metrolink system which on completion will be the biggest tram network in the UK. The main road between East Manchester and Droylsden was closed for the duration of the test. This was taken at the future Edge Lane stop. The M5000 Flexity Swift trams are manufactured by Bombardier in Vienna in Austria. The electrical equipment is provided by Vossloh Kiepe in Dusseldorf. Capacity: 206 passengers. Maximum speed: 80km/hour. Length: metres. Height: metres. Width: metres. Weight when empty: tonnes. Doorways: Four per side

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Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: Manchester Road, Droylsden, Tameside, Manchester England, UK
Photo credit: © lowefoto / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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