Car on track halts trams
Date published: 27 December 2012
Photo: Tracey Hurst
WRONG way: Reader Tracy Hurst snapped the tram-stopping car.
TRAM passengers were stranded for up to an hour after a motorist drove on to the track near Mumps.
The car was left stuck with damaged tyres after the driver turned on to the Oldham-Shaw line at around 5pm on Sunday, close to the A62 Bottom o’th Moor and Brook Street junction.
Transport for Greater Manchester suspended services and trams were left queuing behind the car, which triggered the track’s safety device. Services resumed after the vehicle was towed away.
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