This summer seems to have been the summer of improvement works across UK tramways and whilst most others have now finished Manchester Metrolink is on another phase with a three week project on Mosley Street in Manchester City Centre.
The works got underway on Tuesday 27th August (the day after the bank holiday) and are due to be completed on Monday 16th September. During this period work is taking place on Mosley Street which means no trams can run between St Peter’s Square and Piccadilly Gardens and Market Street meaning more service changes.
The highlights of the changes are all trams from Bury running to Altrincham and travelling via 2CC, trams from Ashton-under-Lyne heading to Crumpsall, Eccles services running as far as Deansgate-Castlefield, a Victoria to Ethihad Campus service and trams from the Airport terminating at Deansgate-Castlefield and from The Trafford Centre at Cornbrook.
A general view of the Mosley Street worksite showing the extent of the renewals. These take in both the facing and trailing points along with the associated diamond crossing.
A closer view of the installation of the new points and crossing.
Looking across from the opposite side showing the new facing points with assembly of the individual components in progress.
Further down Mosley Street adjacent to Charlotte Street a short length of rail was being replaced. The welded joint nearest the camera had just been made and was cooling before being cleaned up and ground to profile. (All Photographs by Steve Hyde, 5th September 2024)