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Bury Line
The Bury Line is a light rail/tram line on the Manchester Metrolink in Greater Manchester. It runs from Manchester Victoria station to Bury Interchange in the north. The entire line runs along a converted heavy rail line, and was reopened with the Altrincham Line, another Metrolink line converted from heavy rail, as part of Phase 1 of the Metrolink's expansion. The line connects Manchester city centre to the suburbs of Cheetham Hill, Crumpsall, Blackley, Prestwich, Whitefield and Radcliffe. The entire route is roughly long. History Pre-Metrolink The line was originally heavy rail. The first part of what is now the Bury Line (between Radcliffe and Bury) was opened by the East Lancashire Railway (ELR) in 1846, From to via Salford, Clifton Junction and Radcliffe, continuing north from Bury to Rawtenstall. The ELR was absorbed into the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) in 1859. The rest of the present Bury Line was opened in 1879. In order to connect the growing suburb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bombardier M5000
The Bombardier M5000 is a model of high-floor passenger light rail vehicles. It is part of the Flexity Swift range of vehicles, built specifically as a high-floor, articulated bi-directional tram to operate solely on the Manchester Metrolink system in England. The Metrolink system is the only tram network in the United Kingdom capable of running services made up of numerous tram sets, and consequently, the M5000s can operate as either a single vehicle or coupled together to form a "double" unit. A total of 147 trams were ordered between 2007 and 2018, with the first M5000 entering service on 16 December 2009. Following the withdrawal of the last T-68 and T-68A trams in May 2014, the M5000s have operated all Metrolink services. History In April 2007, eight Bombardier Flexity Swift trams were ordered by the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive for Metrolink; these were intended to supplement the existing T-68/T-68A fleet and increase capacity on the Bury-Altrincha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Prestwich
Prestwich ( ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England, north of Manchester, north of Salford and south of Bury. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, Prestwich was the seat of the ancient parish of Prestwich-cum-Oldham, centred around the Grade I listed Church of St Mary the Virgin. In recent times, it has grown in popularity as a commuter town of Manchester, being consistently named one of the best places to live in the UK by ''The Sunday Times'', and has been nicknamed the 'new Didsbury' in comparison with the affluent suburb in the south of the city. The oldest part of Prestwich, around Bury New Road, is known as Prestwich Village. There is a large Jewish community in Prestwich which, together with neighbouring Whitefield, Broughton and Crumpsall, makes up the second largest Jewish community in the UK outside London. Toponymy Prestwich is possibly of Old English origin, derived from ''preost'' and ''wic' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Whitefield Tram Stop
Whitefield tram stop is in Whitefield, Greater Manchester, England, on the Bury Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system. History Formerly Whitefield railway station on the Manchester Victoria to Bury heavy rail line, the station was converted and opened for Metrolink use on 6 April 1992. It lies in ticketing zones 3 and 4. Extensive park and ride facilities were built in 2015 along with a new terminal for the old bus interchange. The area around the station was redeveloped, and is centred on a new Morrisons supermarket. Services Services mostly run every 12 minutes on 2 routes, forming a 6-minute service between Bury and Manchester at peak times. Connecting bus routes Whitefield is well served by buses, with some services stopping outside the station. The Bee Network's 98 and 135 services both stop on nearby Bury New Road and run between Bury and Manchester with the 98 running via Radcliffe and Prestwich and the 135 service, which runs frequently via Heato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Prestwich Tram Stop
Prestwich ( ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England, north of Manchester, north of Salford and south of Bury. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, Prestwich was the seat of the ancient parish of Prestwich-cum-Oldham, centred around the Grade I listed Church of St Mary the Virgin. In recent times, it has grown in popularity as a commuter town of Manchester, being consistently named one of the best places to live in the UK by ''The Sunday Times'', and has been nicknamed the 'new Didsbury' in comparison with the affluent suburb in the south of the city. The oldest part of Prestwich, around Bury New Road, is known as Prestwich Village. There is a large Jewish community in Prestwich which, together with neighbouring Whitefield, Broughton and Crumpsall, makes up the second largest Jewish community in the UK outside London. Toponymy Prestwich is possibly of Old English origin, derived from ''preost'' and ''wic'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Heaton Park Tram Stop
Heaton Park is a tram stop at Heaton Park in the town of Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Bury Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system. It is part of Ticketing Zone 3, and is at the corner of Whittaker Lane and Bury Old Road, with an entrance to Heaton Park. This Metrolink stop is some from the Lakeside terminus of the Heaton Park Tramway, the heritage tramway within Heaton Park. Services Services run every 12 minutes on two routes, forming a 6-minute service between Bury and Manchester at peak times. Connecting bus routes Go North West's 135 service calls outside the station towards Bury and Manchester. Tyrers Coaches run the 94 service between Bury and North Manchester General Hospital via Pilsworth Asda and Polefield. Arriva service 484 ran from Prestwich village to Kersal, Pendlebury, Swinton, Monton and Eccles, Until late 2020. Diamond also runs the 66 service that runs to Eccles from Prestwich Hospital. Gallery Image:Heaton Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Crumpsall Tram Stop
Crumpsall tram stop is a light rail station in the suburban area of Crumpsall, Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Bury Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system. Services Crumpsall, along with the other Bury Line stations, closed as a heavy rail station in 1991 and reopened as a light rail station in 1992. The station forms part of Ticketing Zone 2 and is the stop for North Manchester General Hospital, which can be reached by connecting bus services. The station installed cycle lockers in July 2011. Crumpsall serves as a Metrolink stop for both Altrincham to Bury services, and Bury to Piccadilly services. Services mostly run every 12 minutes on these two routes, resulting in a 6-minute service between Bury and Manchester at peak times. Refurbishment In May 2015, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority released a report into the potential building of Metrolink's proposed Trafford Park line advising on the outlined plans and their financial implications ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lancashire And Yorkshire Railway
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) was a major History of rail transport in Great Britain, British railway company before the Railways Act 1921, 1923 Grouping. It was Incorporation (business)#Incorporation in the United Kingdom, incorporated in 1847 from an amalgamation of several existing railways. It was the third-largest railway system based in northern England (after the Midland Railway, Midland and North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom), North Eastern Railways). The intensity of its service was reflected in the 1,650 steam locomotive, locomotives it owned – it was by far the most densely-trafficked system in the British Isles with more locomotives per mile than any other company – and that one third of its 738 signal boxes controlled junctions averaging one every . No two adjacent stations were more than apart and its 1,904 passenger services occupied 57 pages in ''George Bradshaw#Bradshaw.27s railway timetables, Bradshaw'', a number exceed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rawtenstall Railway Station
Rawtenstall railway station serves the town of Rawtenstall, in Lancashire, England; it is the northern terminus of the heritage East Lancashire Railway. It was formerly on the National Rail, national railway network on the line between Bacup, Bury, Greater Manchester, Bury and Manchester. The Association of Train Operating Companies have identified that the community of Rawtenstall on the East Lancashire Railway's heritage line could benefit from services connecting the station to the national network. History The current station opened in September 1846, as part of a line from Clifton, Greater Manchester, Clifton Junction, built by the East Lancashire Railway 1844-1859, East Lancashire Railway (later incorporated into the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway). The line reached Waterfoot, Lancashire, Waterfoot in 1848 and Bacup in 1852. For most of its life, the station was on a through route for passenger services between and , via . By 1966, there were services at least ever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Clifton (Manchester) Railway Station
Clifton railway station is a railway station in Clifton, Greater Manchester, England which was formerly called Clifton Junction. It lies on the Manchester–Preston line. History The railway line between Salford and , the Manchester and Bolton Railway (M&BR), opened in 1838, but had no stations between and . In 1844, the Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway (MB&RR) was authorised to build a line from a junction with the M&BR at Clifton, to . It opened to the public on 28 September 1846, by which time the MB&RR had amalgamated with other companies to become the East Lancashire Railway, and the M&BR had itself amalgamated with the Manchester and Leeds Railway; the M&LR became the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1847. The Bury line ran northward from the junction, crossing the Irwell Valley on the Clifton Viaduct (known locally as the "13 arches"), to run on the opposite side of the valley from the Bolton line. A station at the junction, with two platforms for each route ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Salford Central Railway Station
Salford Central railway station is in the city of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, close to Spinningfields and Deansgate. It is served by trains to and from , towards and . History The railway station opened on 29 May 1838 as a terminus on the Manchester and Bolton Railway and was originally named ''Salford railway station''. In 1843, a connection to was built, carried on iron columns. The roof suffered from corrosion caused by the sulphurous emissions of locomotives passing through the station and one was replaced after only four years. Between April 1858 and August 1865, to avoid confusion with Oldfield Road railway station, Salford (Oldfield Rd), the station was named ''Salford (New Bailey Street)'', after which it reverted to its original name of ''Salford''. To avoid confusion with the newly built Salford Crescent station, in 1988 it was renamed ''Salford Central''. and two platforms fell out of use. For many years the station was served at peak times only. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
East Lancashire Railway 1844–59
East is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fact that east is the direction where the Sun rises: ''east'' comes from Middle English ''est'', from Old English ''ēast'', which itself comes from the Proto-Germanic *''aus-to-'' or *''austra-'' "east, toward the sunrise", from Proto-Indo-European *aus- "to shine," or "dawn", cognate with Old High German ''*ōstar'' "to the east", Latin ''aurora'' 'dawn', and Greek ''ēōs'' 'dawn, east'. Examples of the same formation in other languages include Latin oriens 'east, sunrise' from orior 'to rise, to originate', Greek ανατολή anatolé 'east' from ἀνατέλλω 'to rise' and Hebrew מִזְרָח mizraḥ 'east' from זָרַח zaraḥ 'to rise, to shine'. ''Ēostre'', a Germanic goddess of dawn, might have been a personification of both da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
