Timeline of Manchester Metrolink (English Wikipedia)

"Whistle-stop Princess takes home hat souvenir". Manchester Evening News. menmedia.co.uk. 9 January 2001. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
Satchell, Clarissa (6 April 2005). "Tram interchange gets £36m go-ahead". Manchester Evening News. menmedia.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
Kirby, Dean (1 October 2009). "Signalman reaches end of line". Manchester Evening News. menmedia.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
"End of era as loop line is replaced". Manchester Evening News. menmedia.co.uk. 26 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
Jones, Chris (27 July 2011). "Kingsway developers to foot the bill for Metrolink tram stop". Manchester Evening News. menmedia.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.

bbc.co.uk

news.bbc.co.uk

"Stagecoach take over tram service". BBC News. 15 July 2007. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
"Trams resume following derailment". BBC News. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
"Date set for C-charge referendum". BBC News. 29 September 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2010.

bbc.co.uk

"Manchester's oldest Metrolink trams to be replaced". BBC. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
"Metrolink stations 'to boost two Greater Manchester areas'". BBC. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.

bbc.com

"Manchester Metrolink trams disrupted in city centre revamp". BBC News. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
"Ashton-under-Lyne teen seriously hurt after being hit by tram". BBC News. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2024.

globalrailnews.com

"How HS2 could transform Manchester Piccadilly station". globalrailnews.com. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.

iea.org.uk

Wellings, Richard (August 2013). "The high-Speed gravy Train: IEA Current Controversies Paper No. 46" (PDF). Institute of Economic Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2013.

keolis.co.uk

KeolisAmey Awarded Contract to run Greater Manchester's Metrolink Archived 23 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine Keolis

lrta.info

"News 2019 — Manchester Metrolink — LRTA". lrta.info. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
"News 2015 — Manchester Metrolink — LRTA". www.lrta.info. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
"News 2018 — Manchester Metrolink — LRTA". lrta.info. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
"News 2018 — Manchester Metrolink — LRTA". lrta.info. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
"News 2018 — Manchester Metrolink — LRTA". lrta.info. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
"News 2018 — Manchester Metrolink — LRTA". lrta.info. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
"News 2019 — Manchester Metrolink — LRTA". lrta.info. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
"News 2019 — Manchester Metrolink — LRTA". lrta.info. Retrieved 29 April 2024.

manchester.gov.uk

Bennetts Associates (August 2013). "HS2 Manchester Piccadilly: Strategic Regeneration Framework Draft". Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2013.

manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Kirby, Dean (23 May 2013). "First passengers travel on tram extension to East Didsbury". Manchester Evening News. manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
Metrolink trams pull in to MediaCityUK station for first time Manchester Evening News 20 September 2010
"All change: Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive becomes Transport for Greater Manchester – with a new logo of course". Manchester Evening News. manchestereveningnews.co.uk. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
Britton, Paul (25 November 2012). "Giant construction project to position 580-tonne bridge over M56 completed eight hours early". Manchester Evening News. manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
"Truck collides with Eccles bound tram in Weaste and closes Eccles New Road". Manchester Evening News. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
Kirby, Dean (11 February 2013). "Trams begin test-running on new Metrolink line to Rochdale". Manchester Evening News. manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
Kirby, Dean (12 May 2013). "Manchester city centre tram stop reaches the end of the line". Manchester Evening News. manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
Kirby, Dean (22 May 2013). "Destination Didsbury – Metrolink trams to start tomorrow, three months early". Manchester Evening News. manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
Kirby, Dean (8 July 2013). "Metrolink trams set to start rolling into Ashton-under-Lyne". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
Qureshi, Yakub (31 July 2013). "Pensioner Found Dead on Metrolink Line". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
"Metrolink Tram Collides with Car in City Centre". Manchester Evening News. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
"Metrolink Tram Derails Blocking the Line to Bury". Manchester Evening News. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
Williams, Jennifer (4 September 2013). "Revealed: Plans for massive Piccadilly station revamp – if HS2 goes ahead". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
Cox, Charlotte (27 June 2016). "Commuters face first full day of disruption as Eccles Metrolink line is closed for two months". Retrieved 20 July 2016.
Southern Rail operator to take over running of Metrolink Manchester Evening News 18 January 2017
Abbit, Beth (23 July 2017). "Metrolink network suspended for SECOND time after 'communications fault'". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
Robson, Steve (8 December 2020). "Major response to 'serious' crash involving Metrolink tram and van". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
Davies, Ethan (27 July 2021). "Metrolink hit by delays - just ONE HOUR after saying service back to normal". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
Clyde-Smith, Imogen (9 December 2023). "LIVE: Manchester city centre tram stops SHUT with major Metrolink disruption". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
Blakey, Ashlie; Updated (7 March 2024). "Tram line blocked after police respond to crash". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

menmedia.co.uk

"Whistle-stop Princess takes home hat souvenir". Manchester Evening News. menmedia.co.uk. 9 January 2001. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
Satchell, Clarissa (6 April 2005). "Tram interchange gets £36m go-ahead". Manchester Evening News. menmedia.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
Kirby, Dean (1 October 2009). "Signalman reaches end of line". Manchester Evening News. menmedia.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
"End of era as loop line is replaced". Manchester Evening News. menmedia.co.uk. 26 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
Jones, Chris (27 July 2011). "Kingsway developers to foot the bill for Metrolink tram stop". Manchester Evening News. menmedia.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
Kirby, Dean (12 December 2012). "Shaw and Crompton Metrolink trams start this Sunday". Manchester Evening News. menmedia.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
Glendinning, Amy (21 December 2012). "Delays after Metrolink tram derails in Piccadilly Gardens". Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

metrolink.co.uk

"Past, Present and Future" (PDF). Metrolink. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
"Next stop Exchange Square! Metrolink trams now running to new city centre stop". TfGM. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

modernrailways.com

"Record Sunday ridership on Metrolink". www.modernrailways.com. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

oldham-chronicle.co.uk

"The first tram now arriving at the new Oldham Mumps". Oldham Evening Chronicle. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.

placenorthwest.co.uk

"Work begins on latest Metrolink stop". placenorthwest.co.uk. 17 September 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2013.

raib.gov.uk

Rail Accident Report: Derailment at Long Millgate, Manchester 22 March 2006 (PDF) (Report). Rail Accident Investigation Branch. April 2017.
Rail Accident Report: Derailment of a tram at Pomona, Manchester 17 January 2007 (PDF) (Report). Rail Accident Investigation Branch. April 2008.
Rail Accident Report: Derailment at St Peter's Square, Manchester 29 June 2008 (PDF) (Report). Rail Accident Investigation Branch. February 2011.
Rail Accident Report: Fatal accident at Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, 5 June 2011 (PDF) (Report). Rail Accident Investigation Branch. May 2012.

railway-technology.com

"Manchester Metrolink, United Kingdom". railway-technology.com. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

railwaygazette.com

"Metrolink trams reach Oldham Mumps". Railway Gazette International. railwaygazette.com. 13 June 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
"Manchester Metrolink Phase 3b confirmed". Railway Gazette International. railwaygazette.com. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
"Ashton and Didsbury Metrolink extensions funded". Railway Gazette International. railwaygazette.com. 8 March 2010. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
"Manchester Metrolink Phase 3b confirmed - Railway Gazette". 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
"Manchester Metrolink starts Phase 3b". Railway Gazette International. railwaygazette.com. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
"RATP buys Manchester Metrolink operator". Railway Gazette International. 2 August 2011.

rochdaleonline.co.uk

"Next stop: Rochdale!". Rochdale Online. rochdaleonline.co.uk. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
"Overnight Metrolink works in July". Rochdale Online. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.

stagecoachgroup.com

"Stagecoach signs Manchester Metrolink contract". Press release. Stagecoach Group. 29 May 2007. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008.

tamesidereporter.co.uk

"Metro Arrives Early". Tameside Reporter. 11 September 2013. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.

tfgm.com

GMPTE 2003, p. 10. GMPTE (2003). Metrolink: A Network for the 21st Century (PDF). Manchester: GMPTE Promotions.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
"Bringing Metrolink to Oldham and Rochdale" (PDF). tfgm.com. 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
GMPTE 2003, p. 9. GMPTE (2003). Metrolink: A Network for the 21st Century (PDF). Manchester: GMPTE Promotions.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
GMPTE 2003, p. 13. GMPTE (2003). Metrolink: A Network for the 21st Century (PDF). Manchester: GMPTE Promotions.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
"The Link" (PDF). tfgm.com. 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2013.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
TfGM 2012, p. 14. TfGM (2012). Annual Report 2011/2012: Connecting Greater Manchester (PDF). Manchester: Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2014.
TfGM (1 February 2013). "It's the final countdown". tfgm.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
TfGM (20 February 2013). "Next stop: Rochdale!". tfgm.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.

ingress.tfgm.com

"New Metrolink fares from 26 January 2020". New Metrolink fares from 26 January 2020 | Bee Network | Powered by TfGM. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

theguardian.com

"Manchester's tube train that never was". The Guardian. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
Ward, David (2 August 2004). "Tram fury rattles ministers". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
Sturcke, James (12 December 2008). "Manchester says no to congestion charging". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 December 2008.

therailengineer.com

Kessell, Clive (30 November 2011). "Manchester Metrolink 20 Years of Evolution". therailengineer.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.

transportforgreatermanchestercommittee.gov.uk

Metrolink Service Performance (Report). Transport for Greater Manchester Committee. 11 August 2006. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012.

twitter.com

"Twitter / TamesideCouncil: CllrRobinson announces that ..." Tameside Council. Twitter. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.

volkerwessels.co.uk

"VolkerRail: Video shows removal of 13.5 tonne footbridge for new Trafford Centre tram line by MPT - VolkerWessels UK". www.volkerwessels.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2024.

web.archive.org

"Metrolink trams reach Oldham Mumps". Railway Gazette International. railwaygazette.com. 13 June 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
Kessell, Clive (30 November 2011). "Manchester Metrolink 20 Years of Evolution". therailengineer.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
"Past, Present and Future" (PDF). Metrolink. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
Metrolink Service Performance (Report). Transport for Greater Manchester Committee. 11 August 2006. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012.
"Stagecoach signs Manchester Metrolink contract". Press release. Stagecoach Group. 29 May 2007. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
TfGM 2012, p. 14. TfGM (2012). Annual Report 2011/2012: Connecting Greater Manchester (PDF). Manchester: Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2014.
"Ashton and Didsbury Metrolink extensions funded". Railway Gazette International. railwaygazette.com. 8 March 2010. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
"Manchester Metrolink Phase 3b confirmed - Railway Gazette". 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
Kirby, Dean (12 December 2012). "Shaw and Crompton Metrolink trams start this Sunday". Manchester Evening News. menmedia.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
Glendinning, Amy (21 December 2012). "Delays after Metrolink tram derails in Piccadilly Gardens". Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
TfGM (1 February 2013). "It's the final countdown". tfgm.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
TfGM (20 February 2013). "Next stop: Rochdale!". tfgm.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
Wellings, Richard (August 2013). "The high-Speed gravy Train: IEA Current Controversies Paper No. 46" (PDF). Institute of Economic Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2013.
Bennetts Associates (August 2013). "HS2 Manchester Piccadilly: Strategic Regeneration Framework Draft". Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
"Metro Arrives Early". Tameside Reporter. 11 September 2013. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
"Work begins on latest Metrolink stop". placenorthwest.co.uk. 17 September 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
KeolisAmey Awarded Contract to run Greater Manchester's Metrolink Archived 23 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine Keolis

webcitation.org

"Bringing Metrolink to Oldham and Rochdale" (PDF). tfgm.com. 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.