Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) Act 1992

Part II Further extension of light rapid transit system

4 Power to make works

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Executive may make and maintain the works referred to in this section (together with all necessary works and conveniences connected therewith) in the lines or situations and according to the levels following (that is to say):—

(a) as regards the substituted portions of Work No.3, the lines or situations delineated on the substituted plans and the levels shown on the substituted sections; and

(b) as regards the remainder of the works hereafter in this section described (except the portions of Work No. 3 for which the substituted portions of that work respectively are substituted), the lines or situations delineated on the deposited plans and the levels shown on the deposited sections.

(2) The works referred to in subsection (1) above are as follows:—

• In the borough of Trafford:

  • Work No. 1 A tramroad 2,511 yards (2,296 metres) in length (double line) commencing at a junction with Work No. 4 at reference point SJ81595 96510 passing thence in a south-westerly direction along the north side of the Bridgewater Canal, along the south side of the Manchester Ship Canal, along the north side of Trafford Park Road, along the north side of Ashburton Road East, along the west side of Third Avenue and terminating on the north side of Eleventh Street at reference point SJ79509 96675;

  • Work No. 2 A tramway 295 yards (270 metres) in length (double line) commencing at the termination of Work No. 1 passing thence in a southerly direction along Third Avenue and terminating on the west side of Third Avenue at reference point SJ79500 96406;

  • Work No. 3 A tramroad 4,117 yards (3,765 metres) in length (double line), incorporating a bridge over the Bridgewater Canal with a fixed span, commencing at the termination of Work No. 2 passing thence in a north-westerly direction along Westinghouse Road, along the north side of the Bridgewater Canal, thence along the south side of the Bridgewater Canal, along the west side of West Road, along the south side of Barton Dock Road and terminating on the south-east side of Redclyffe Road at reference point SJ76545 96750;

  • The substituted portions of Work No. 3;

  • Work No. 3A A tramroad 1,247 yards (1,140 metres) in length (double line) commencing at the termination of Work No. 3 passing thence in a south-easterly direction, and then in a north-easterly direction and terminating on the south-western side of Barton Dock Road at reference point SJ77333 96594;

  • Work No. 4 A tramroad 935 yards (855 metres) in length (double line), incorporating a bridge over the Bridgewater Canal with a fixed span, commencing by a junction with Work No. 1 authorised by the [1988 c.ii.] Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (No. 2) Act 1988 at reference point SJ82278 96985 passing thence in a south-westerly direction along the north-west side of the Bridgewater Canal and terminating at reference point SJ81594 96510;

• In the city of Manchester:

  • Work No. 5 A tramroad 104 yards (95 metres) in length (double line) commencing by a junction with Work No. 8 authorised by the [1988 c.i.] Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) Act 1988 at reference point SJ84630 97971 and passing in a southerly direction on the west side of London Road and terminating in a junction with Work No. 9 authorised by the Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) Act 1988 at reference point SJ84685 97896.

5 Further works and powers

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Executive may make and maintain the further works described in this section, with all necessary works and conveniences connected therewith, and may exercise the powers hereinafter mentioned:—

(a) they may stop up and discontinue the whole or any part of so much of the street in the borough of Trafford known as Third Avenue as lies between the points marked “P” and “Q” on the deposited plans;

(b) they may stop up and discontinue the whole or any part of so much of the street in the city of Manchester known as Shepley Street as lies between the points marked “R” and “S” on the deposited plans;

(c) they may stop up and discontinue the whole or any part of so much of the street in the city of Manchester known as Blaydon Street as lies between the points marked “T” and “U” on the deposited plans.

(2) After the stopping up of any part of a street under subsection (1) above, all rights of way over or along the part of the street so stopped up shall be extinguished.

(3) In the exercise of the powers of subsection (1) above, the Executive may place such bollards or other obstructions for preventing the passage of pedestrians or vehicles as they consider appropriate and as may be agreed by the highway authority.

6 Gauge of tramroads and tramway

The tramroads and tramway shall be constructed on a gauge of 4 feet 8 1/2 inches (1·435 metres).

7 Power to deviate

Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Executive in constructing the authorised works may deviate from the lines thereof shown on the deposited plans or, as the case may be, the substituted plans to any extent within the limits of deviation shown on those plans and may deviate vertically from the levels shown on the deposited sections or, as the case may be, the substituted sections to any extent not exceeding 10 metres upwards in the case of Works Nos. 3 and 3A and 3 metres upwards in the case of the other authorised works and to such extent downwards as may be found necessary or convenient and in constructing the tramroads and the tramway they may alter the radius of any curve described on the deposited plans and increase or diminish any inclination or gradient shown thereon.

8 Plans to be approved by Secretary of State before works commenced

(1) Before constructing any of the tramroads or the tramway the Executive shall submit to the Secretary of State for his approval plans, sections and particulars of their proposals in respect of that work concerning—

(a) permanent way or track and stations;

(b) lifts, escalators and stairways;

(c) signalling; and

(d) lighting.

(2) Any such work shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with plans, sections and particulars approved by the Secretary of State.

9 Approval of Secretary of State

The tramroads and the tramway shall not be opened for public traffic until they have been inspected and certified to be fit for such traffic by the Secretary of State.

10 Certain works to be deemed tramways, etc

For the purposes of Parts II and III of the [1870 c. 78.] Tramways Act 1870, the [1871 c. 78.] Regulation of Railways Act 1871 and Schedule 2 to the [1984 c. 12.] Telecommunications Act 1984 the tramroads shall be deemed to be tramways.

11 Extension of powers, etc

(1) The provisions of Part II of the [1988 c.i.] Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) Act 1988 (except section 5 (1) and (2) and sections 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 21 and 22) and of section 4 (Application of Public Utilities Street Works Act 1950), section 43 (For protection of electricity, gas and water undertakers), section 44 (For protection of North West Water Authority) and section 46 (Carriages deemed to be public service vehicles) of that Act shall apply for the purposes of this Act.

(2) The provisions of the said Act of 1988 so applied shall have effect as if—

(a) any reference to the light rapid transit system included a reference to the authorised works;

(b) any reference to the tramroads or the tramways included a reference to the tramroads or, as the case may be, the tramway within the meaning of this Act;

(c) any reference to the said Act of 1988 (except a reference to a particular section of that Act) included a reference to this Act;

(d) section 10 (Power to cross streets on the level) included a reference to the footpath numbered 10 on the definitive map kept by Trafford Borough Council and to the following streets in the borough of Trafford:—

• Ashburton Road East;

• Barton Dock Road;

• Elevator Road;

• Longbridge Road;

• Mosley Road;

• Textilose Road;

• Third Avenue;

• Trafford Park Road;

• Trafford Wharf Road;

• West Road;

• Westinghouse Road in two places;

(e) the references to section 23 of the said Act of 1988 in paragraph (2) of the said section 43 and to sections 15, 16 and 44 of the said Act of 1988 in paragraph (5) of the said section 43 included references to those sections as applied by this Act;

(f) the reference to the deposited plans in paragraph (3) of the said section 43 included a reference to the plans deposited in connection with the Bill for this Act.

(3) Section 9 (Agreements with railways board, etc.) of the [1988 c. ii.] Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (No. 2) Act 1988 shall have effect as if the reference therein to the authorised works included a reference to the works authorised by this Act, the references therein to the light rapid transit system included references to those works and the references therein to the existing railways included references to the following railways of the railways board and all works and conveniences provided in connection with the said railways, as existing, altered or constructed (as the case may be) from time to time:—

The following parts of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway:—

• The Collyhurst Connecting Line No. 2;

• So much of the Manchester Loop Line as lies between Smedley Viaduct Junction and Thorpe Bridge Junction;

• The Hollinwood Branch Line;

• So much of the Middleton Junction to Rochdale via Shaw Line as lies between the termination of the Hollinwood Branch Line and Rochdale East Junction;

• So much of the Manchester to Normanton Line as lies between Rochdale East Junction and Rochdale Railway Station.