Category Archives: Manchester Metrolink

Another increase in service on Metrolink from the New Year

Posted on Tuesday 26 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

There will be another new timetable introduced on Manchester Metrolink from Tuesday 2nd January 2024 which will see more trams running to Etihad Campus as well as further double units operating on the Bury and Altrincham lines.

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Manchester Metrolink Then & Now: Jocelyn Street

Posted on Sunday 24 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Another edition of “Manchester Metrolink Then & Now” as we continue to take a look at two photos of the Oldham and Rochdale line.

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Greater Manchester’s Travelsafe partnership gets involved in new pre Christmas operation

Posted on Saturday 23 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Greater Manchester Police, Transport for Greater Manchester and other Travelsafe partners have recently conducted an operation in the pre-Christmas rush to help keep passengers safe on the public transport network. Operation AVRO took place on 14th December saw high visibility … Continue reading →

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Christmas and New Year services 2023/24

Posted on Saturday 23 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

This is your one stop guide to see what services are due to operate on tramway and light rail systems over the festive period this year. There may be no services running on Christmas Day but if you miss your … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1010

Posted on Friday 22 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Its “Picture in Time” time again as we stay on Manchester Metrolink in 1994.

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In Pictures: Adverts come, adverts go and adverts come back in Manchester!

Posted on Monday 18 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

There has been more change with adverts on Manchester Metrolink as we’ve seen more adverts removed, new adverts applied and also the unusual situation of an advert being ripped off and then identical vinyls reapplied not longer after!

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Manchester Metrolink Then & Now: Smedley Viaduct

Posted on Sunday 17 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

In this latest edition of “Manchester Metrolink Then & Now” we head off to the Oldham and Rochdale line for another couple of images.

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The Completely Random A-Z of Trams in the British Isles! M is for Manchester Metrolink

Posted on Sunday 17 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

We reach the halfway stage of the alphabet in this series today with the letter M in focus.

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1009

Posted on Friday 15 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Another edition of “Picture in Time” coming from Manchester Metrolink.

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Metrolink disruption on 1CC after panto damage

Posted on Wednesday 13 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Manchester Metrolink services running on the First City Crossing via Market Street and Shudehill were suspended during the evening of Saturday 9th December after a piece of tarpaulin got caught in the pantograph of a tram at Market Street.

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The Completely Random A-Z of Trams in the British Isles! J is for Just Eat adverts

Posted on Wednesday 13 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

We did say that some letters were easier to come up with a theme then others and the letter J is the first of those where we struggled a little bit!

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TfGM launch new campaign against poor parking

Posted on Tuesday 12 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Transport for Greater Manchester have launched another new campaign – this time its against poor parking which they say impacts other motorists, pedestrians and public transport users. This includes cars being parked too close to tram lines causing delays to … Continue reading →

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Manchester Metrolink Then & Now: Cambrian Street

Posted on Sunday 10 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Back to Manchester for another edition of “Then & Now” as we take another look at how things were and are now at Cambrian Street.

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1002

Posted on Friday 8 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

We continue our latest series of “Picture in Time” with another image from the 1990s of Manchester Metrolink.

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Manchester Metrolink Then & Now: Cambrian Street

Posted on Sunday 3 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

It is time for another edition of “Manchester Metrolink Then & Now” and this time the during construction and once trams were running images come from Cambrian Street on the East Manchester Line.

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Man taken to hospital in Oldham

Posted on Saturday 2 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

A 19 year old man was taken to hospital on Tuesday 28th November after being hit by a tram in Oldham. In a statement Greater Manchester Police said the main had been hit by the tram on King Street in … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1010

Posted on Friday 1 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

“Picture in Time” moves to Manchester as we start a series of photos taken in the early days of the Metrolink network.

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Manchester Metrolink Then & Now: Ashton New Road

Posted on Sunday 26 November 2023 by Gareth Prior

We are back here with another installment of “Manchester Metrolink Then & Now” taking a look at photos of the same location both during construction and after trams started to run.

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In Pictures: A look at some of 2023’s Metrolink advertising liveries

Posted on Saturday 25 November 2023 by Gareth Prior

2023 has been another year of a varied selection of all over adverts being carried on trams in the Manchester Metrolink fleet. Whilst we have featured most of these at some point during the year there have been a small … Continue reading →

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Manchester Metrolink Then & Now: Alan Turing Way

Posted on Sunday 19 November 2023 by Gareth Prior

It is time for another edition of “Manchester Metrolink Then & Now” as we continue to view a couple of photos of Metrolink lines during initial construction and after services began.

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