Manchester
General Information
Very dense network of services criss crossing the city and surrounding region, bits of Central Manchester resemble a bus station rather than streets due to the number of busses that pour into the city centre |
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Metrolink | 
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| web | www.metrolink.co.uk | |
| description | Manchesters tram network opened in the late 1990's. Regular trams run from the city centre out into the suburbs, including links to MediaCityUK for The Lowry and providing a useful cross-city link between Piccadilly and Victoria stations. | |
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First Transpennine Express |  |
| web | www.tpexpress.co.uk | |
| description | Relativly reliable, clean and modern trains providing services radiating out from Manchester | |
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Trenau Arriva Cymru/Arriva Trains Wales |  |
| web | www.arrivatrainswales.co.uk | |
| description | Services running out from Manchester towards Chester and on into Wales. Relatively reliable | |
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| web | www.northernrail.org | |
| description | Providing most of the local services from Manchester. Some of the trains are a bit elderly and could do with a refurbishment. Generally reliable | |