▁ 6 0 ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Cy cle ▁Network . ▁ ▁Met rol ink ▁The ▁Met rol ink ▁light ▁rail ▁tram ▁system , ▁first ▁demonstrated ▁on ▁the ▁F allow field ▁Line ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁eventually ▁came ▁into ▁operation ▁across ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁making ▁use ▁of ▁several ▁former ▁British ▁Rail ▁lines ▁converted ▁for ▁light ▁rail ▁operation . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁dis used ▁F allow field ▁Loop ▁was ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁these ▁plans , ▁except ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁stretch ▁of ▁line ▁between ▁Central ▁Station ▁and ▁St ▁Wer burgh ' s ▁Road . ▁This ▁line ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁developed ▁by ▁re - open ing ▁the ▁former ▁Ch esh ire ▁L ines ▁Committee ▁track ▁which ▁branches ▁off ▁the ▁F allow field ▁line ▁south ▁to ▁. ▁It ▁remained ▁dis used ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁fund ing ▁until ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁when ▁a ▁new ▁Met rol ink ▁extension ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁passengers ▁between ▁De ans gate - Cast le field ▁( adj acent ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁Central ▁Station ) ▁and ▁St ▁Wer burgh ' s ▁Road . ▁A ▁further ▁Met rol ink ▁extension ▁along ▁the ▁D ids bury ▁line ▁opened ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁British ▁Rail ways ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁The ▁F allow field ▁Loop ▁ ▁Category : Transport ▁in ▁Manchester ▁Category : Cl osed ▁railway ▁lines ▁in ▁North ▁West ▁England ▁Category : R ail way ▁lines