Lots of shiny new trams, but where are all the passengers?

Patronage on three recently-opened extensions to the Metrolink light rail system in Greater Manchester is less than half the business case forecasts, according to Transport for Greater Manchester.

POST-OPENING evaluations are a requirement for many major transport schemes nowadays and a new report published by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM)  presents a ‘one year after opening’ evaluation of three extensions to the conurbation’s Metrolink light rail network. The extensions – to Oldham and Rochdale town centres; East Didsbury; and Ashton-under-Lyne – are part of the wider Metrolink Phase 3 expansion programme. They were part-funded by the DfT and...

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