All Metrolink services suspended across Greater Manchester due to 'technical issue'

[CosherB]

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/metrolink-cancelled-suspended-tram-late-11237453

All trams across Greater Manchester are currently suspended.

There is no service on any of the eight Metrolink lines.

Transport bosses say this is due to a ‘technical issue’ at Old Trafford.

It is not yet known how long the disruption will last.

A spokesman for Metrolink said: “Due to a communications failure at Old Trafford, the Ashton-under-Lyne line is currently suspended. We are sorry for any delay to your journey.”

In a tweet, the company wrote: “Due to a technical issue in the Network Management Centre all lines are currently suspended. Engineers are on route, updates to follow.”

Chaos on the roads in Manchester later!

 

[pemma]

The Metrolink network has completly shut down due to a technical failure meaning no communications can go in or out of the Network Management Centre. The shutdown started before 11:30 today and is still ongoing.

 

[duffield]

Service resumed around 16:00:
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...rolink-cancelled-suspended-tram-late-11237453

 

[pemma]

Service resumed around 16:00:
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...rolink-cancelled-suspended-tram-late-11237453

Severe delays reported for most lines though, so don't be surprised if gaps between services on some lines get up to 30 minutes or more.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Is this https://twitter.com/LachlanMain/status/724540724381888512 related?

A car crashed into a tram, a coach stuck on the lines and point failures at Newton Heath casues major delays across Greater Manchester

 

[pemma]

Is this https://twitter.com/LachlanMain/status/724540724381888512 related?

According to Metrolink it related to their communications system based at Old Trafford going down so it sounds like the issue you found was an unrelated earlier incident.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Yes - so it looks like they've had a bad couple of days there.

 

[Crossover]

I find it almost unbelievable that this could happen - have they got no contingency at all to keep something running in such a situation?

 

[Bungle965]

I find it almost unbelievable that this could happen - have they got no contingency at all to keep something running in such a situation?

They have some sort of back up at Queens Road I think, but I'm not sure it is in very good nick... hence why they could not use it.
Sam
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Metrolink has been littered with problems over the last few weeks, only today there has been power issues in the City Centre and a failed tram in the Single Line Section going through St Peters Square.
Sam

 

[Crossover]

They have some sort of back up at Queens Road I think, but I'm not sure it is in very good nick... hence why they could not use it.
Sam
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
Metrolink has been littered with problems over the last few weeks, only today there has been power issues in the City Centre and a failed tram in the Single Line Section going through St Peters Square.
Sam

I think they need some new technical staff then - a failover plan is a bit of an essential!

Odd issues can be expected, but losing one thing and the entire network being brought to stand (and having to get people off away from platforms in many cases) is bordering unacceptable