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METROLINK TO RUN ON WATER! Manchester Metrolink has become the first tram system in the UK to run on water after signing a deal with Scottish and Southern Energy to use hydroelectricity to run the service.
Philip Purdy, GMPTE’s Metrolink Director, said: “About a quarter of the UK’s carbon emissions come from transport, and we want to do our bit to reduce them. Anyone who travels on Metrolink instead of using their car is already helping to fight climate change as trams are nearly four times better for the environment. Using hydropower will make them even more environmentally friendly .I hope our decision will encourage people to leave their cars at home and travel by tram instead.”
Source: Manchester Metrolink
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