Rochdale, Drake Street
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Rochdale, Drake Street
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 31 Mar 2014
Metrolink Bombardier tram 3058 climbs the hill at Drake Street on the day that a tram service ran into the town centre for the first time in 80 years (http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/rochdales-first-passenger-tram-80-6897266 Manchester Evening News). The Oldham and Rochdale Metrolink line was completed when the extension to Rochdale Town Centre opened on 31st March, 2014. The Rochdale town centre extension continues from Image] along Maclure Road before running downhill along Drake Street. The route terminates at Rochdale Town Centre stop on the north side of Smith Street.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.616235
Longitude
-2.155662