There’s another tram running in fleet livery on Manchester Metrolink with 3081 returning to yellow and grey (not forgetting its spots!) during mid-May. It had been carrying a bright red advert for JD Sports since March 2025.
3081 is one of the M5000s which has carried the most adverts with the vinyls for JD Sports being its ninth different advertiser:
IKEA – May-December 2019
Starling Bank – July-August 2022
Getonboard – October-December 2022
Hard Rock Café – July-October 2023
Delicia Drench Body Butter – March-May 2024
Autotrader – July-September 2024
Juneyao Airlines – September-December 2024
David Hockney at Aviva Studios – December 2024-January 2025
JD Sports – March-May 2025
But, for now at least, its returned to the normal ranks with the original M5000 fleet livery back in full view.