Category Archives: Manchester Metrolink

KeolisAmey Metrolink have confirmed that the Special Purpose Vehicle, numbered 1027, which has been part of the Metrolink fleet since delivered new in 1991 is to be sold by way of a sealed bid auction. As first reported on these … Continue reading →

Manchester Metrolink services were disrupted between Ashton-under-Lyne and Velopark for a time on Sunday 18th August after a car and tram collided close to The Snipe. The tram involved was 3083 which was bound for Ashton.

The summer of Manchester Metrolink improvement works will continue for three weeks from Tuesday 27th August. The next location for works to take place will be at Piccadilly Gardens meaning no trams will be able to run from there to … Continue reading →

Earlier this month we saw Manchester Metrolink 3075 receive a new vinyl wrap advert for Cano Water and it has now been announced that this is just part of a new partnership between the brand and Transport for Greater Manchester … Continue reading →

A full Manchester Metrolink service between Oldham Mumps and Rochdale Town Centre will resume from Monday 19th August. Trams had been suspended on this section since 10th July after a landslip at Derker.

Manchester Metrolink’s 3089 is carrying a new advert following the application of vinyls for Hits Radio. It’s a case of threes in this case as it’s the third advert for 3089 and also the third different tram to advertise Hits … Continue reading →

As we approach the final stages of the major Manchester Metrolink city centre closure to allow for rail replacement to take place on the original city crossing its time in this article to take another look at recent progress. Work … Continue reading →

Manchester Metrolink 3075 has received its eighth advert following the application of new vinyls for Cano Water. The new advert was added to the tram in early August with it first being noted in use on 6th August 2024.

As we have reported on these pages in recent weeks, revised services have been operating across the Manchester Metrolink network recently. Firstly, came the land movement at Derker which meant trams couldn’t go beyond Oldham Mumps and then a couple … Continue reading →

Essential work is underway on Manchester Metrolink with rail replacement taking place in the city centre. The latest phase of work started on Wednesday 24th July and will see almost a month of service changes with the completion date set … Continue reading →

One of the big advantages of the vinyl wrap adverts we are used to seeing on tramways across the country now is that it takes very little effort to remove them once contracts are over which means in many places … Continue reading →

Transport for Greater Manchester have confirmed that works to repair the damage caused by the land movement near Derker, which has meant trams have been unable to run between Oldham Mumps and Rochdale Town Centre since 10th July, is now … Continue reading →

The planned three day strike due to take place on Manchester Metrolink later this week has been called off after Unite and KeolisAmey Metrolink reached an agreement over a new pay deal. Workers were due to take industrial action between … Continue reading →

The summer of major investment into the Manchester Metrolink infrastructure will continue later this month with no tram set to run between Market Street and Shudehill between Wednesday 24th July and Monday 19th August.