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Category Archives: Manchester Metrolink
In Pictures: More straight rail goes in at Victoria
On Sunday 25th February engineering work took place around Victoria which saw Metrolink services altered. This was relatively short-notice work and many of us expected that it would be in connection with the broken rail at the Corporation Street end … Continue reading
In Pictures: More new adverts in Manchester
Its time for yet another round-up of new adverts on Manchester Metrolink with several more trams having received new wraps over the past week or so. In this article we see the results of the application of vinyls on 3023, … Continue reading
Metrolink suffers with three collisions in a week
Well, they do say that bad things come in threes and that has certainly been the case for Manchester Metrolink over the past few days. There have been collisions at Piccadilly Gardens, Ashton Moss and Wythenshawe causing both damage to … Continue reading
In Pictures: Metrolink advert liveries
We’ve been reporting over the past few weeks of various new advert liveries which have been applied to trams in Manchester and in this article we have a round-up of photo of some of them – whilst also bringing news … Continue reading
Metrolink bike trial gets underway
A supervised trial to test whether bikes and non-standatd cycles can be taken safely on Manchester Metrolink has launched. This comes after agreement by the Bee Network Committee in January and is being described as a “guided pilot” with only … Continue reading
In Pictures: Metrolink 3028 gets its first advert
The recent influx of new adverts on trams in the UK shows no signs of abating with another tram in Manchester now carrying vinyls instead of standard fleet livery. 3028 is the tram and it’s a first for it as … Continue reading
Adverts keep coming on across England
The variety provided in tram fleets by the application of advertising vinyls has continued over the past few days with another couple of trams on different tramways also being seen in new adverts. This affects both Manchester Metrolink and Nottingham … Continue reading
3023 gets the beauty treatment in Manchester
The latest advertising livery on Manchester Metrolink has recently been applied to 3023 – a tram which had only lost its previous advert a few weeks ago and did run in service back in fleet livery for a small period. … Continue reading
Fare evasion down by a third on Metrolink
TfGM have claimed that fare evasion across the Manchester Metrolink has fallen by a third since the start of a new crackdown by KeolisAmeyMetrolink in partnership with the TravelSafe Partnership.
What’s New on British Trams Online? 25th February 2024
This week we have photos from both the Volk’s Electric Railway and Manchester Metrolink:
Over £20 million to be invested in Metrolink improvements
The Bee Network Committee has approved £21.4 million worth of funding to be invested into improving the Manchester Metrolink network. The cash – which comes from the government’s City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) – will help to ensure that … Continue reading
Picture in Time: San Francisco 1326
Another instalment of “Picture in Time” and its another image taken in the UK but of a tram from overseas.
Manchester Metrolink Engineering Works: Sunday 25th February 2024
There will be no trams running through Victoria on Sunday 25th February to allow for further engineering works to take place in connection with the broken rail discovered last month.
In Pictures: Broken rail and the revised Metrolink services
There have been service revisions on Manchester Metrolink ever since Tuesday 16th January after the discovery of a broken rail at Victoria with the latest change being introduced from Monday 12th February to try and solve reliability issues through the … Continue reading
In Pictures: Metrolink 3081 back to full fleet livery
Another livery change from Manchester to report on as 3081 returns to standard fleet livery. The tram had been carrying a partial advert livery for Brief Encounter at the Royal Exchange Theatre but with this production now having closed those … Continue reading
Another Metrolink service change
The impact of the broken rail at Victoria is continuing to be felt by Manchester Metrolink and to try and improve reliability there will be a further change to services operating through the city centre. Whilst trams will still be … Continue reading
What’s New on British Trams Online? 28th January 2024
This week’s photo gallery includes our first new photos from 2024 – and its snowy pictures!
In Pictures: Metrolink 3047 loses its Christmas decorations
It may have kept them up a bit longer than convention suggests but Manchester Metrolink 3047 has lost its special Christmas livery and seen it replaced by another advert. This time around the tram is advertising Lululemon in a design … Continue reading
Plans revealed to allow bikes on Metrolink
As part of his last mayoral manifesto, Andy Burnham (Mayor of Greater Manchester) committed to a pilot scheme to allow bikes to be carried on Manchester Metrolink. And now it has been confirmed that transport leaders are to consider proposals … Continue reading
More Metrolink changes
The problem with the cracked rail at Victoria has led to more changes for Manchester Metrolink services with now no trams able to run between Victoria and Exchange Square on 2CC to allow full repairs to take place.