As a thank you for putting up with major disruption caused by replacing city centre tracks, upgrading of two of the busiest city centre stops and installation of the first sets of new ticket machines Metrolink passengers are to get two days free travel. 

The free days planned are this coming Saturday and Thursday 19th November.The city centre section was closed in April and services returned on 2 November. 

Vic D’Albert commented, “This is an excellent way of repaying commuters loyalty and recognising the disruption they have faced since April. I hope residents will now flock back to the service and make the most of the free travel by leaving the car at home and taking the tram and perhaps kick starting their festive shopping!”

Major overhauls of the St Peter’s Square and Piccadilly Gardens stops – two of the most heavily used on the network – have been completed.The St Peter’s Square stop has been widened and the platform heights modified to allow level boarding for all passengers.The Piccadilly Gardens stop has also been widened and new canopies have been installed to provide better shelter for even more people. 

New state-of-the-art ticket machines that take bank notes and credit and debit card payments, have also been installed on the two revamped stops. They will be rolled out across the Metrolink network by spring next year.

Passengers who have a season ticket which covers the days valid for free travel can claim a refund by writing to Customer Service Secretary, GMPTE, Freepost MR7 116,Manchester, M1 9QL, by 7 January 2010 with their name, address and telephone number. They will also need to provide a photocopy of their Metrolink Travel Club membership card as well as a photocopy of their season ticket if it is still valid, or the original ticket if it has expired.