Tram on Test at Old Trafford Depot
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Tram on Test at Old Trafford Depot by David Dixon as part of the Geograph project.
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Tram on Test at Old Trafford Depot
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 11 Feb 2015
The second Metrolink depot was built in 2011 on Ayres Road, adjacent to the Old Trafford tram station, to cope with the network’s expansion. Initially, it was the depot for Metrolink's South Manchester operations, but in 2013 the control room, known as the Network Management Centre, was moved from the Queen’s Road depot and is now located at the Trafford facility with the Customer Services team. Here, Bombardier M5000 tram number 3026 returns to the depot after an "on test" run.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.456996
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-2.283238