# The Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Eccles Extension) Order 1996, Article 22: Mode of construction and operation of transit system


(1) The authorised transit system shall be operated by electricity or, in an emergency or for the purposes of maintenance, by diesel power or other means.
(2) The authorised transit system shall be constructed on a gauge of 1,435 millimetres.
(3) The authorised street tramways (other than any reserved track tramways) shall be so constructed and maintained as to ensure that the uppermost surface of the rails is level with the surrounding surfaces of the street in which they are laid.
(4) In constructing stations and stopping places for the purposes of the authorised transit system the undertaker shall make provision, in so far as it is in the circumstances both practicable and reasonable and without prejudice to any requirement having effect under or by virtue of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970, for the needs of those members of the public using the authorised transit system whose mobility is impaired.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2714/article/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/greater-manchester-light-rapid-transit-system-eccles-extension-order-1996/article-22
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