{"id":16461,"date":"2017-01-23T20:23:25","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T20:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=16461"},"modified":"2017-01-23T20:23:25","modified_gmt":"2017-01-23T20:23:25","slug":"testing-continues-on-second-city-crossing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=16461","title":{"rendered":"Testing continues on Second City Crossing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Opening of Manchester Metrolink\u2019s Second City Crossing (2CC) continues to move closer with another round of successful testing taking place over the weekend. Nine trams were out on the line on Sunday 22nd January with Cllrs Andrew Fender and Pat Karney joining the engineers to witness the rigorous testing and commissioning process.<\/p>\n

Although no date has yet been announced \u2013 this will follow in the \u201ccoming weeks\u201d \u2013 the increase in testing is a good sign that everything is on track for services to travel on 2CC in the early part of this year. 2CC will leave the current line at St Peter\u2019s Square \u2013 where an enlarged stop has been built \u2013 travelling along Princess Street and Cross Street before calling at the Exchange Square stop and then rejoining the original line just before Victoria. The short section from Victoria to Exchange Square opened in December 2015.<\/p>\n

2CC is the final piece in the jigsaw of Manchester Metrolink\u2019s \u00a31.5bn \u201cbig bang\u201d expansion programme and will allow for more trams to run through the city centre whilst also allowing for more operational flexibility.<\/p>\n

Cllr Andrew Fender, Chair of the TfGM Committee, said: \u201cWe\u2019re on the home stretch now as engineers carry out the final phase of testing to check all the infrastructure and test out the tram management system on this important new route through the city. While the Second City Crossing is a relatively short stretch of line, it is a crucial piece in the Metrolink jigsaw \u2013 allowing us to run more trams on a more flexible and reliable tram network. That\u2019s great news not just for the city centre, but for customers right across Greater Manchester.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is planned that initially services will run from East Didsbury to Shaw & Crompton via 2CC whilst in the future the Airport service may extend to Victoria. The following services will run once 2CC is open:<\/p>\n

Altrincham to Bury<\/p>\n

Altrincham to Etihad Campus<\/p>\n

Bury to Piccadilly<\/p>\n

Ashton-under-Lyne to Eccles<\/p>\n

MediaCityUK to Piccadilly<\/p>\n

Manchester Airport to Deansgate-Castlefield<\/p>\n

East Didsbury to Rochdale Town Centre<\/p>\n

East Didsbury to Shaw & Crompton<\/p>\n

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The latest day of testing was on Sunday 22nd January with nine trams in use. One of the aims of these tests was to check the interfaces with the traffic signals under various scenarios. Here the effect of presenting simultaneous signal demands from four trams was to be tested. 3083 and a double unit headed by 3005 wait alongside the Midland Hotel to cross Oxford Street whilst 2 more trams were waiting at the southbound platforms. (Photograph by Steve Hyde)<\/p><\/div>\n

* More photos will of the testing will be included in a future update of British Trams Online<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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