Category Archives: Manchester Metrolink

Manchester Metrolink – and Bee Network bus services – will continue to operate as normal during a planned strike by staff employed by Transport for Greater Manchester and represented by the Unison and Unite unions. The strikes are due to … Continue reading →

TfGM have confirmed that fares on Manchester Metrolink will remain frozen in 2025 – for a fifth consecutive year. This news comes alongside a host of other fare announcements across the Bee Network as they seek to make public transport … Continue reading →

A driver was arrested on suspicion of drink driving after driving their car on the Metrolink tracks at Wythenshawe in the early hours of Tuesday 3rd December.

Manchester Metrolink and the Bee Network are getting into the Christmas spirit with Santa taking over a tramstop in Manchester City Centre and giving it a festive makeover. Throughout November and December, Shudehill will be known as Sleighill as part … Continue reading →

Steve Warrener has been confirmed as the new permanent Managing Director of Transport for Greater Manchester. He had been in the role on an interim basis since January 2024 and will be responsible for the day-to-day running of an organisation … Continue reading →

Manchester Metrolink is the second UK tramway to currently carry advertising for JD Sports after an identical advert to that already seen in Sheffield was applied to 3118. The one big difference in the Manchester version is that it includes … Continue reading →

Manchester Metrolink M5000 3033 has returned to service after almost a year on the sidelines. The tram was first seen back in service on Friday 22nd November with it allocated to the East Didsbury to Shaw and Crompton and Rochdale … Continue reading →

More photos in this article, this time coming from Manchester Metrolink during a visit on Saturday 2nd November 2024. We see several trams in advertising liveries as well as others in the usual fleet livery. A demonstration in the city … Continue reading →

Manchester Metrolink services on the line out to Ashton-under-Lyne were disrupted twice within a week after collisions between trams and cars.

Visitors to Manchester Metrolink may recently have noticed new safety notices around the tramway as the network becomes the third in the UK to adopt the LRSSB led nationwide safety campaign already seen in Blackpool and Edinburgh.

Manchester Metrolink 3061 is on to its fourth different advert of the year following the application of new vinyls for asos. This new ad was first seen out on the track during the week commencing 11th November 2024.

Another short-term advert livery in Manchester has been removed with 3099 now back into standard fleet livery. The tram had previously been advertising limited edition Fanta Beetlejuice.

The recent spate of collisions involving trams and other road vehicles has continued with the latest tram victim being Manchester Metrolink 3052 which was struck in Oldham Town Centre.