CAMPAIGERS will be hitting the streets of Altrincham this weekend to rally support for a new Metro interchange and more trams, trains and buses throughout Trafford.

Members of GO! Greater Manchester will be at Altrincham interchange on Saturday urging shoppers to vote Yes! in the referendum on the planned £3billion investment in public transport.

The campaigners will gather at 11am at the Metrolink station to talk to local people about the benefits of a Yes! vote for local people.

These include a new look for the interchange, with new canopies over the platforms and improved facilities, including a cafe, passenger lounge, travel shop and newsagents. 

The Metrolink will be extended to Manchester airport, Trafford Park and the Trafford centre, East Didsbury, Ashton, Oldham and Rochdale, with longer trams - double the present size, with room for an extra 200 passengers per journey, at peak times.

There will also be improvements to the train stations at Hale and Flixton and a new interchange at White City, as well as more bus services and faster routes for cars.

The improvement package is one of the biggest ever investments in public transport ever known - but it all depends on a Yes! vote from local people in December.

One local Trafford campaigner said:”This is a once in a lifetime chance to dramatically improve public transport for local people.

“These improvements will be partly paid for by a congestion charge. But 9 out of 10 local people will not pay the congestion charge, which will only be introduced at peak times.”