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Tram Derails in Manchester City Centre, England, 29 June 2008

by terry6082 Books | June 30, 2008 at 03:02 pm

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Metrolink Tram services have returned to normal in Manchester, England, after a tram derailed in the city centre.

A city-bound late-night shuttle service tram came off the tracks at the junction of Moseley Street and Princess Street on Sunday. One person was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch is staging an inquiry and has carried out investigations at the scene. Philip Purdy, from Metrolink, said: "Besides the damage to the vehicle and trying to get the vehicle back on the tracks, you can obviously see there's been some damage to the overhead cable. "The biggest issue is trying to get the overhead wire back in place so we can run future services."

Moseley Street was closed to traffic and part of Princess Street was shut earlier while a crane was brought in to remove the tram. It took some 16 hours to repair the tracks and move the tram so that trams could resume running and roads could reopen.

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rpshen

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at 16:16 on June 30th, 2008

terry6082 Books, I like this story. It's good stuff. Thank you for the original story and great photos too!

Jarrett Martineau

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at 16:24 on June 30th, 2008

terry6082 Books, thanks for sharing this.

Barry ORegan

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at 16:18 on July 2nd, 2008

terry6082 Books, I like this story. It's good stuff.

gerrypopplestone

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at 22:39 on July 2nd, 2008

terry6082 Books, I like this story. It's great stuff. I find trams really fascinating and often use the trams in south London. Maybe I should check the state of the rails first!