A TEMPORARY timetable, with trams running at 12-minute intervals, was introduced across the Metrolink network in Greater Manchester from August 6, with the aim of allowing the system to better cope with the number of staff off work with coronavirus or having to self-isolate after coming into contact with people who had tested positive for the virus.
Transport for Greater Manchester said the so-called ‘pingdemic’ had presented “challenging circumstances” for employees of the system’s operator KeolisAmey Metrolink (KAM) and they were continuing to work extremely hard to keep people moving.