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Gallery 492: Metrolink Airport extension opens - 3rd November 2014

On Monday 3rd November 2014 the latest extension on Manchester Metrolink welcomed its first passengers with the line between St Werburgh's Road and Manchester Airport fully opened over a year early. On the first day a special double unit departed Cornbrook at 0500 for the Airport (all services to and from the Airport will initially only run as far as Cornbrook due to capacity constraints) with a hardy bunch of Metrolink first day regulars joining the tram along the route (after the first day this service was to be formed of a single LRV and would run out of service to the Airport). This collection of photos actually starts in late October when the shadow running was in full swing and also includes images from Saturday 1st November when a trial service for local residents was offered along part of the line. And of course we also feature extensively on that first day including images of the very first service to the Airport.

Photographs in this collection were taken by Keith Chadbourne, Steve Hyde and Steve Kemp.

3065 & 3082

3080

3070 & 3038

3071

3075	Passenger Information Display	3080+3070	Manchester Airport
3080+3070	3063	3063 & 3085	3067
3079	3067	3078	3079
3078	3079 & 3063	3078	3086 & 3085
3067	3085	3079	3079
3063	3079	3051	3051
3067	3067	3086	3069

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