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Birmingham in the Electric Tramway Era, D.F. Potter, Birmingham Transport Historical Group 1988 ISBN 0-905103-10-6; Memories of Birmingham Transport, D.R. Harvey Birmingham Transport Historical Group 1988 ISBN 0-905103-09-2; Birmingham Trams on Old Picture Postcards, John Marks, Reflections of a Bygone Age 1992 ISBN 0-946245-53-3
Some bus services serve The Trafford Centre tram stop directly, on routes 150 (Gorton–The Trafford Centre bus station) and 250 (Piccadilly Gardens–The Trafford Centre bus station). The Trafford Centre has its own bus station, serving a variety of routes. It is a 5-minute walk away from the tram stop, though there are direct connections ...
Manchester Metrolink tram stops on the Red Route (The Trafford Centre – Deansgate-Castlefield). Pages in category "Tram stops on the Trafford Centre – Deansgate route" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
It got a route similar to the tram route that was taken over, connecting suburbs like Higher Openshaw, Trafford Park industrial estate, and Old Trafford that were vital to the city's economy, [3] which helped residents avoid having to travel into the city centre when moving between areas. In the 1970s, Manchester's public transport system ...
The BCTC operated trams in Birmingham from 1884 to 1896. The company was formed in 1882, initially as the Birmingham Suburban Tramways Company but by the time of the opening of its first line, had been renamed the Birmingham Central Tramways Company Ltd. BCTC's Car No. 104 outside the tram shed in Dawlish Road, Bournbrook, in 1891.
Birmingham has the highest proportion of rail commuters in England outside London. [13] In the past few decades the proportion of journeys into central Birmingham by rail has grown sharply: 27% of journeys into Birmingham city centre in the peak hours were made by rail in 2012, compared to 17% in 2001, and 12% in 1991. [14] [15]
Imperial War Museum tram stop is served closest by bus route X50 (Worsley–Piccadilly Gardens) and 250 on Wharfside Way (The Trafford Centre–Piccadilly Gardens). Further away over the Manchester Ship Canal footbridge, bus routes 29, 53, and 79 serve The Lowry.
The West Midlands Metro is a light-rail/tram line in the West Midlands of England operating between Birmingham and Wolverhampton via West Bromwich and Wednesbury. It is owned and operated by Transport for West Midlands. It opened on 30 May 1999, mostly using the former disused Birmingham Snow Hill to Wolverhampton Low Level Line.