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Weekend closure of Droylsden Market Street
Market Street in Droylsden will be closed for a weekend later this month, as part of essential work to bring Metrolink to Tameside.
> Published on 18/05/09
New Metrolink depot starts to take shape
Work to create the foundations of the new Metrolink depot in Trafford will get underway this month.
> Published on 05/05/09
Pieces fall into place for MediaCityUK tram line
Transport bosses in Greater Manchester have secured the final piece of the legal jigsaw that will see trams running to a new multimillion pound development in Salford.
> Published on 05/05/09
Bridging the gap from heavy rail to Metrolink
Transport bosses in Greater Manchester today backed proposals for alternative travel options to cater for the conversion of the Oldham Loop Line to Metrolink later this year.
> Published on 01/05/09
Construction work starts on Droylsden's Metrolink line
The first stages of Metrolink construction work in Droylsden town centre will begin early next month, as transport bosses pave the way for tram tracks along Manchester Road.
> Published on 22/04/09
Transport chiefs hold Q&As on rail passengers' A to Bs
Transport bosses have been finding out what journeys passengers use the Oldham and Rochdale Loop Line for this week.
> Published on 06/03/09
Find out more about Metrolink in South Manchester
People in South Manchester can find out more about the project to build a new Metrolink line to Chorlton at two special information events this month.
> Published on 17/02/09
Metrolink looks East
People will be able to find out more about the project to build a new Metrolink line to Droylsden at series of special information events this month.
> Published on 03/02/09
New trams take shape
Greater Manchester's new state-of-the-art Metrolink trams are beginning to take shape at their production site in Vienna.
> Published on 30/01/09
Demolition clears way for new tram depot
Engineers have finished clearing the site for a new tram depot in Old Trafford, ahead of the first of a fleet of new trams arriving in the summer.
> Published on 20/01/09
Abseilers inspect historic railway viaduct
Specialist abseilers have begun inspecting the arches of an historic railway viaduct which will take a new Metrolink tram line to Oldham and Rochdale.
> Published on 23/12/08
Smedley viaduct clearance work to make way for Metrolink
Clearance work to make way for a new Metrolink line to Oldham and Rochdale is set to start at Manchester's disused Smedley viaduct later this month.
> Published on 11/11/08
New look for new trams
40 new Metrolink trams will bring a splash of yellow to Greater Manchester when they start to arrive next year.
> Published on 08/10/08
Metrolink breathes new life into disused train line
Work along the route of a new Metrolink extension to Chorlton in South Manchester began today - more than forty years after the last passenger train ran on the line.
> Published on 02/10/08
