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Newest Review: ... can say with the number of people who use it, it does work. However, this is where my moan about the Metrolink starts. As the tram arrived the first thing I noticed was how dirty the tram was. I don't mean dirty as in cant see out of the windows dirty, but dirty as in grubby dirty. Let me elaborate. When the trams where new the whole thing shone when you looked at it. This tram was either rust coloured or had light moss growing on the rubber bits such as the suspension and the rubber curtain, which separates the two compartments. It just looked as if it hadn't been used for months. I just put this down as a one off and pushed the... more

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Transport in Greater Manchester: The Metrolink: Filthy but fast! (833 words)
by - written on 12/03/02 (Very useful, 59 readings)
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Today, (11th March) I have been into Manchester for the first time in over 2 years under severe duress. However my wife wanted to go shopping and also wanted to go and see some of her friends in Bury. So off we tootle into Manchester and park up on the G-Mex car park. Me, informing my wife its cheaper than the city centre car parks. As were going to Bury first, we proceed to the G-Mex metrolink station, proceed to buy our ticket, 2.60 each! And then wait for the tram. Okay before I get into a full blown rant about the Metrolink, here's the history lesson. The Metrolink opened was opened in 1992 at a cost of 152 million pounds. ... Read the complete review