New tram at Pomona Station on the recently-opened Metrolink line to Eccles. Capture date is 20th of July 2000.

In the background is the Manchester Ship Canal. In the background cityscape can be seen the towers of Salford Cathedral, Strangeways Prison and the former Threlfalls brewery.

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