No trams to run through EIGHT Metrolink stops until further notice after 'serious incident'

Metrolink trams between two major Greater Manchester stops will not run 'until further notice' because of 'land movement' affecting a stretch of track.

No trams will operate between Rochdale town centre and Oldham Mumps due to the landslip, Transport for Greater Manchester has revealed.

The landslip has caused a stretch of track to move around 20 centimetres in just a week. TfGM says it has reached the point where trams can no longer pass fixed infrastructure, like the overhead line pole pictured. Trams are now said to be unsafe to run.

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The issue is said to be 'land movement affecting the track between Derker and Shaw, and Crompton', with the exact area of track involved just past Stoneleigh Park out of Derker on the way to Shaw. As a result, engineers are on site assessing the issue.

"A closure will be in place to allow for engineers to carry out further investigations," said TfGM. "Track and other equipment has been affected by land movement, and detailed investigations are ongoing to identify the cause. Specialist teams are also being brought in to help fix it."

No timescale for when trams will continue to run has been revealed, but Metrolink bosses have spoken of a 'complex and serious incident that is unlikely to be quickly resolved'.

TfGM said: "No trams will operate between Rochdale Town Centre and Oldham Mumps until further notice. This is due to land movement affecting the track between Derker and Shaw and Crompton. As a result, a closure will be in place to allow for engineers to carry out further investigations."

Services will operate between East Didsbury and Oldham Mumps. Alongside Rochdale town centre, it means seven other