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Egerton Road South, MANCHESTER, M21 0ZH

Passing St Werburgh's Road tram stop.

The start of the Fallowfield Loop at St Werbergh's Road.

The recently installed cycle lockers were apparently not yet in use - all were empty and padlocked. The Fallowfield Loop cycleway , which previously used the trackbed here has been diverted to run along one side of the tram line, before continuing along a disused railway line towards Fallowfield. The tram line to St Werburgh's Road had opened the previous month. Update: March 2013. The lockers have recently received 'BLUC' stickers. It turns out you have to pay to join Transport for Greater Manchester's Bicycle Locker User's Club before you can use them. The lockers are first come first served, but you need to get a key for the padlock (which you then remove and replace with your own), making sure you attach your membership card to the bike. I can only think this must actually be an attempt to reduce demand. http://cycling.tfgm.com/cycling-bluc.htm

The South Manchester Line opened as far as the new station near St Werburgh's Road in July 2011.

Metrolink Bombardier tram number 3015 at St Werburgh's Road Station. The station at St Werburgh's Road is currently the terminus for the South Manchester extension of the Metrolink line which opened in July 2011. Plans have been approved for a further extension to the South Manchester line to East Didsbury. From St Werburgh's Road, the line will continue to run along the disused railway cutting to East Didsbury serving the local residents and businesses along the route. Five additional stops will be located at Withington, Burton Road, West Didsbury, Didsbury Village and East Didsbury

Tram no. 3001 waits in the headshunt beyond St Werburgh's Road station. The South Manchester line opened in July 2011. Currently this is the end of the line, but work is underway on extensions to Manchester Airport and to East Didsbury, which diverge after St Werburgh's Road. The island platform is accessed via level crossings at both ends.

At the present this is the last station but one on this line, but eventually it will be on the long route which will extend from East Didsbury to Rochdale via Central Manchester and Oldham. This route will hopefully be fully operational in 2014.

Car 3034 waits departure time for the long run to Rochdale. Interestingly the destination display includes 'via Market Street', reminding us that a second route across the city is envisaged.

This was a temporary terminus, but the line now continues to East Didsbury. You have to cross the track on foot to get onto the platform.

The station at St Werburgh's Road is currently the terminus for the South Manchester extension of the Metrolink line which opened in July 2011. Plans have been approved for a further extension to the South Manchester line to East Didsbury. From St Werburgh's Road, the line will continue to run along the disused railway cutting to East Didsbury serving the local residents and businesses along the route. Five additional stops will be located at Withington, Burton Road, West Didsbury, Didsbury Village and East Didsbury.