Surf and ride with free wi-fi on trams
Date published: 31 March 2015
FREE wi-fi is now available on all Metrolink trams
The £1.7 million scheme covers all 96 trams, which join the 20 buses running the free city centre Metroshuttle service. The move is part of a £7.25m scheme run by Manchester City Council, Salford City Council and Transport for Greater Manchester with government money
Councillor Andrew Fender, chairman of the TfGM committee, said: “Metrolink is now the first light railway in England to become fully wi-fi capable.”
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