Transport for Greater Manchester has announced there will be no trams in Oldham town centre on the weekend of Guy Fawkes Night.
Metrolink services will be affected by essential engineering works taking place on weekends in late October and early November.
Track repair work will take place on the Bury and Rochdale lines over the weekend of Saturday, November 4, and Sunday. November 5.
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During this time, there will be no tram service between Freehold and Rochdale Town Centre, or Bury and Whitefield.
Those looking to enjoy Oldham’s Big Bang Bonfire will be unaffected, with the event taking place on Thursday, November 2.
Services from Freehold, South Chadderton, Hollinwood, and Failsworth will still travel as usual to Manchester and onward to East Didsbury – but those looking to travel from further north along the line will need to catch a replacement bus.
Points renewal and track and concrete replacement work will also be carried out at Cornbrook on Sunday, October 22, impacting services across the network.
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Danny Vaughan, head of Metrolink said: “We are very sorry for any inconvenience these essential works may cause people to people travelling on these dates.
“However, it’s important we maintain and improve the network so it continues to provide a reliable and safe service to all our customers.
“The work has been scheduled to minimise disruption during the week, when more use the network and we will be doing everything we can to keep the disruption to a minimum.
“We have a comprehensive replacement bus service across all affected dates, so people can still get to and from their intended destinations and I’d encourage passengers to monitor our website and social media channels for the latest information and advice.”
TfGM says no further works are planned for the rest of the year.
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