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Photos
This week's photos come from Manchester Metrolink. These were taken mainly around Manchester City Centre over a few days at the end of February 2026. Trams in fleet livery and carrying adverts are both seen in mixed weather!

* All new photo collections added to the site in 2026 can be found on the Photo Gallery Index.

Fleet Lists
This week there are updates this week to the Docklands Light Railway (update on new trains status and deliveries), East Anglia Transport Museum (photo links), Edinburgh Trams (photo links), Luas, Dublin (general update), Manchester Metrolink (adverts removed and photo links), National Tramway Museum (2026 planned operating fleet), Nottingham Express Transit (partial removal of advert on 204), Tyne and Wear Metro (new train into service and Metrocars for scrap) and West Midlands Metro (new advert, new name and photo links) Fleet Lists. There are also updates to the Manchester Metrolink (adverts removed and photo links), Nottingham Express Transit (partial removal of advert) and West Midlands Metro (new advert and photo links) Advert Lists.

* All our Fleet Lists can be found through the Fleet Lists Index.

In the News
There's been a new livery for West Midlands Metro 58 this week as it celebrates the Peaky Blinders and is named after the series' creator Steven Knight. Whilst its a new livery there in Manchester we see three trams go back to fleet livery. There's a brief update from the East Anglia Transport Museum as Blackpool 143 is seen being unloaded and we have also reported on more scrappings and service entries on the Tyne and Wear Metro. Back in the West Midlands and work is finally underway on removing the old Snow Hill tram terminus in preparation for trains to head through the area of the station again. The new DLR trains will hopefully start to return service in the summer after alterations to fix the issue with overrunning experienced once last year. Crich Tramway Village becomes the National Tramway Museum again and there is more hope for the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway to return to the Sea Terminal.

* For all the latest News and our regular photo series head to the News & Features page.

As always we hope you enjoy the update!

Gareth - 7th March 2026



Picture of the Week: Manchester Metrolink 3102

The latest example of the same advertiser using multiple tramways to promote their businesses is L'Oreal who have current ads on both the West Midlands Metro and Manchester Metrolink. Its the Manchester version we see here on 3102 as it passes Manchester Central on 27th February 2026 on its way from Manchester Airport to Victoria. Both adverts are very similar and promote L'Oreal's lengthening mascara.
Photograph by Gareth Prior