Category Archives: Manchester Metrolink

Coming quickly after a very similar advert was added to West Midlands Metro 44, Manchester Metrolink 3116 is now running in new vinyls for the National Trust. In doing so it becomes the fourteenth tram on the network to be … Continue reading →

3069 has become the latest M5000 in Manchester to receive a new advert with the tram having received new vinyls for IKEA in mid-March. The new red based advert is the second time that the Swedish store – who have … Continue reading →

On Sunday 25th February engineering work took place around Victoria which saw Metrolink services altered. This was relatively short-notice work and many of us expected that it would be in connection with the broken rail at the Corporation Street end … Continue reading →

Its time for yet another round-up of new adverts on Manchester Metrolink with several more trams having received new wraps over the past week or so. In this article we see the results of the application of vinyls on 3023, … Continue reading →

Well, they do say that bad things come in threes and that has certainly been the case for Manchester Metrolink over the past few days. There have been collisions at Piccadilly Gardens, Ashton Moss and Wythenshawe causing both damage to … Continue reading →

We’ve been reporting over the past few weeks of various new advert liveries which have been applied to trams in Manchester and in this article we have a round-up of photo of some of them – whilst also bringing news … Continue reading →

A supervised trial to test whether bikes and non-standatd cycles can be taken safely on Manchester Metrolink has launched. This comes after agreement by the Bee Network Committee in January and is being described as a “guided pilot” with only … Continue reading →

The recent influx of new adverts on trams in the UK shows no signs of abating with another tram in Manchester now carrying vinyls instead of standard fleet livery. 3028 is the tram and it’s a first for it as … Continue reading →

The latest advertising livery on Manchester Metrolink has recently been applied to 3023 – a tram which had only lost its previous advert a few weeks ago and did run in service back in fleet livery for a small period. … Continue reading →

TfGM have claimed that fare evasion across the Manchester Metrolink has fallen by a third since the start of a new crackdown by KeolisAmeyMetrolink in partnership with the TravelSafe Partnership.

The Bee Network Committee has approved £21.4 million worth of funding to be invested into improving the Manchester Metrolink network. The cash – which comes from the government’s City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) – will help to ensure that … Continue reading →

There will be no trams running through Victoria on Sunday 25th February to allow for further engineering works to take place in connection with the broken rail discovered last month.

There have been service revisions on Manchester Metrolink ever since Tuesday 16th January after the discovery of a broken rail at Victoria with the latest change being introduced from Monday 12th February to try and solve reliability issues through the … Continue reading →

Another livery change from Manchester to report on as 3081 returns to standard fleet livery. The tram had been carrying a partial advert livery for Brief Encounter at the Royal Exchange Theatre but with this production now having closed those … Continue reading →

The impact of the broken rail at Victoria is continuing to be felt by Manchester Metrolink and to try and improve reliability there will be a further change to services operating through the city centre. Whilst trams will still be … Continue reading →