2009

SD8500 : Metro Link Depot (2)

taken 17 years ago, near to Cheetham Hill, Manchester, England

Metro Link Depot (2)
Metro Link Depot (2)
Metrolink (Manchester)

The Metrolink is a light rail system. The network consists of eight lines which radiate from Manchester city centre to termini at Altrincham, Ashton-under-Lyne, Bury, East Didsbury, Eccles, Manchester Airport, Rochdale and The Trafford Centre.
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Queens Road Metrolink Depot & Station

Metrolink House at Queens Road in Cheetham Hill was the headquarters of Metrolink. Constructed during Phase 1, it served jointly as a control centre, HQ, office space, and depot for the storage, maintenance and repair of vehicles. Although still a tram Depot the Metrolink HQ has moved to Old Trafford.
Queens Road Metrolink station originally opened as a staff halt stop only serving the Metrolink system's original Queens Road depot at Metrolink House. The station opened to the public on 16 December 2013.


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SD8500, 185 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 21 March, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 23 March, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 850 004 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:30.0210N 2:13.6197W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 851 004
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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