Category Archives: Manchester Metrolink

Transport for Greater Manchester are inviting disabled people and those living with long-term health conditions to apply to join a leading, well-established advisory group helping to make public transport accessible to all.

Even more adverts on Manchester Metrolink to report on as the summer arrives with sunglasses and cocktails on the menu! 3075 and 3117 are the two trams which have received new vinyls as Aperol Spritz and Sunglass Hut both return … Continue reading →

Friday 19th to Sunday 21st June are expected to be one of the busiest weekends for travel around Greater Manchester with Heaton Park playing host to the Parklife festival whilst Take That are at the Etihad Stadium with other events … Continue reading →

JD Sports are a company who obviously think they know a good marketing strategy when they see one as they have come back for a fourth time to advertise on Manchester Metrolink. And this time its 3100 which is the … Continue reading →

Two more trams are sporting new wraps on Manchester Metrolink following the application of new vinyls as a new month begins. The colours used couldn’t be much more of a contrast though with 3076 this year’s Love Connects Everyone tram … Continue reading →

A full tram service has resumed on the Oldham and Rochdale line following the completion of essential track replacement work.

Sunday 31st May will see the Great Manchester Run take place in, perhaps unsurprisingly, Manchester with thousands of runners, spectators and visitors expected in the area to participate in and watch the race. With the usual “prepare in advance” warning … Continue reading →

Its been a quiet few weeks of new adverts on Manchester Metrolink but as May starts to come towards a close that has changed with not one but two new adverts seen. That includes an all new design for 3104 … Continue reading →

Having been out of service for around three months (which is nothing compared to how long some other M5000s have spent out of use in the past, as well as some ongoing absentees) 3079 has been noted back in action … Continue reading →

May 2026 will see two sets of major trackworks take place on Manchester Metrolink affecting services on the Oldham and Rochdale line as well as through Piccadilly Gardens. Bus replacement services will be in place during the works which is … Continue reading →

Manchester Metrolink 3094 has had a change of advert following the expiration of a contract to advertise Boots. And its new sponsor is a company its already had an association with as its now advertising Red Bull for the second … Continue reading →

Manchester Metrolink 3117 is the latest tram to have seen expired advertising vinyls removed with it now back in the standard silver and yellow (not forgetting the spots!) fleet livery.

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) have announced that they have started an investigation after a tram derailed at Piccadilly on the Manchester Metrolink network on 5th April 2026.

Sunday 26th April 2026 saw the return of Manchester Metrolink M5000 3053 to Queens Road Depot following completion of its accident repairs in Scotland.

Manchester Metrolink has a new personal best with a record-breaking number of passengers carried on the trams on Sunday 19th April 2026. This was Manchester Marathon day and more than 200,000 passenger journeys were recorded on the day.