Metrolink construction site from Mauldeth Road West, Chorlton-cum-Hardy
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Metrolink construction site from Mauldeth Road West, Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Image: © Phil Champion Taken: 18 Dec 2011
The railway line was closed in the 1960s, but is to reopen as part of an extension to the Metrolink tram network to East Didsbury. Work was well underway, with the new line scheduled to open in Summer 2013. Construction work was well underway by December 2011.
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Image Location
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53.436913
Longitude
-2.260676