Specifications - Manchester Metrolink Expansion, United Kingdom
| Key Data | |
|---|---|
| Population | 441,200 (Greater Manchester: 2,547,700) |
| Authority | Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive |
| Operator | Stagecoach Metrolink |
| Date opened | April 1992 |
| Route length | 38.4km (24 miles) |
| Gauge | 1,435mm |
| Routes | 4 |
| Frequency (peak) | 6 minutes (Bury-Altrincham); 12 minutes (Eccles line) |
| Stations | 37 |
| Passengers carried/daily | 55,000 |
| Extensions planned | |
| Victoria-Rochdale via Oldham | |
| Piccadilly-Ashton-under-Lyne | |
| Old Trafford-East Didsbury-Stockport | |
| Wythenshawe and Manchester Airport | |
| Broadway - mediacity:uk | |
| Roundthorn-Manchester Airport | |
| Pomona-Trafford Centre | |
| Electrification | |
| Power | 750V dc overhead supply |
| Rolling Stock | |
| Vehicle total (2006) | 32 |
| Builder | Firema (division of Ansaldo Trasporti, Italy) |
| Type | T-68 and T-68a |
| Built | 1991 and 1999 |
| New order supplier | Bombardier/Vossloh Kiepe (from 2009) |
| Type (number) | High floor Flexity Swift (8+4) |
| Special Characteristics | |
| Pioneer UK new generation light rail development | |
| Original system based on heavy rail alignments | |
| Refurbishment programme for original fleet, 2008–2009 | |
| Future fleet orders from new supplier | |
| Urgent replacement of old infrastructure approved | |
| Expansion to 100km network envisaged | |
| Featured Suppliers | |
| A. Rawie - Track Safety Systems | |
| Atkins Rail - International Consultancy and Support Services for Infrastructure and Rail Vehicles | |
| Bombardier Transportation - Commuter / Regional and Intercity / High-Speed Rail | |
| Bombardier Transportation - Trams / Light Rail Vehicles and Metros | |
| Bombardier Transportation - Rail Control Solutions | |
| Design Triangle - Rail Vehicle Design Specialists and Transport Design Consultants | |
| Edilon - Embedded Rail and Embedded Block Systems | |
| Faber Maunsell - Total Solutions for the Rail Sector | |
| HÜBNER - Gangways and Bellows for Railway Vehicles | |
| Pandrol Rail Fastenings - Rail Fastening Systems | |
| Scott Wilson - International Multi-disciplinary Railway Consultancy | |
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