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Long Marston

Over the past few years the ex-MOD site at Long Marston has become the home for a number of withdrawn trams from Manchester Metrolink and Midland Metro. All the Manchester Metrolink T68s and some of the Midland Metro T69s (unidentified) are to be used for testing purposes by UK Tram with the remainder being stored for possible future use.

All trams are Stored with no public access.

Manchester Metrolink T68s

Built: 1991-92 by Firema, Italy
Seats: 84
Motors: 4 x GEC 130Kw
Power Conductor: Single Arm Pantograph

No. Date Arrived Livery Link
1022 8th August 2014 Revised White, Dark Grey & Blue - blue doors Photo
1026 25th July 2014 Revised White, Dark Grey & Blue - blue doors Photo

Notes:
1024 is now believed to have been sent for scrapping in Ilkeston in August 2022 and has been removed from the above list.

Midland Metro T69s

Built: 1998-99 by Ansaldo, Italy
Seats: 58
Motors: 4
Power Conductor: Single Arm Pantograph

No. Date Arrived Livery Link
10 24th March 2016 White & Purple Photo

Notes:
With the exception of those listed above, the remainder of the T69s have now been moved to Rotherham for scrapping.
07 was donated to UK Tram. The tram was removed from Long Marston and sent for scrapping in 2024.
10 was repainted in 2022 as part of a British Transport Police demonstration at Rail Live that year. The tram is confirmed as remaining stored at Long Marston as at June 2026.

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This page was last updated on Saturday 27th June 2026


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