Category Archives: Manchester Metrolink

The Completely Random A-Z of Trams in the British Isles! J is for Just Eat adverts

We did say that some letters were easier to come up with a theme then others and the letter J is the first of those where we struggled a little bit!

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TfGM launch new campaign against poor parking

Transport for Greater Manchester have launched another new campaign – this time its against poor parking which they say impacts other motorists, pedestrians and public transport users. This includes cars being parked too close to tram lines causing delays to … Continue reading →

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Manchester Metrolink Then & Now: Cambrian Street

Back to Manchester for another edition of “Then & Now” as we take another look at how things were and are now at Cambrian Street.

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1002

We continue our latest series of “Picture in Time” with another image from the 1990s of Manchester Metrolink.

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Manchester Metrolink Then & Now: Cambrian Street

It is time for another edition of “Manchester Metrolink Then & Now” and this time the during construction and once trams were running images come from Cambrian Street on the East Manchester Line.

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Man taken to hospital in Oldham

A 19 year old man was taken to hospital on Tuesday 28th November after being hit by a tram in Oldham. In a statement Greater Manchester Police said the main had been hit by the tram on King Street in … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1010

“Picture in Time” moves to Manchester as we start a series of photos taken in the early days of the Metrolink network.

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Manchester Metrolink Then & Now: Ashton New Road

We are back here with another installment of “Manchester Metrolink Then & Now” taking a look at photos of the same location both during construction and after trams started to run.

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In Pictures: A look at some of 2023’s Metrolink advertising liveries

2023 has been another year of a varied selection of all over adverts being carried on trams in the Manchester Metrolink fleet. Whilst we have featured most of these at some point during the year there have been a small … Continue reading →

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Manchester Metrolink Then & Now: Alan Turing Way

It is time for another edition of “Manchester Metrolink Then & Now” as we continue to view a couple of photos of Metrolink lines during initial construction and after services began.

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Manchester Metrolink Then & Now: Withington

In this edition of “Manchester Metrolink Then & Now” we take another look at how things were during construction and once trams were running at a location on the Metrolink network.

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Metrolink launch Christmas safety campaign

As Christmas approaches (yes we know its only November but its coming round the corner!), Transport for Greater Manchester and Manchester Metrolink have launched a new safety campaign urging people to stay safe around trams at what is a busier … Continue reading →

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Free travel for the armed forces on Metrolink and West Midlands Metro this Remembrance Weekend

Serving and former members of the military will be able to enjoy free travel on both Manchester Metrolink and West Midlands Metro services this weekend as they attend Remembrance services to honour the fallen from the two world wars and … Continue reading →

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Manchester Metrolink Then & Now: Withington

Your Sunday evening photo series return to “Manchester Metrolink Then & Now” for the next few weeks. This series takes a look at a couple of photos showing parts of the Manchester Metrolink network before or during construction works and … Continue reading →

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Metrolink Engineering Works: 4th & 5th November 2023

The last planned engineering works on Manchester Metrolink before the busy festive period will be taking place over the weekend of Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th November affecting services on both the Bury and Rochdale lines.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 29th October 2023

One set of photos is included this week which comes from Manchester Metrolink in July 2023:

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In Pictures: Metrolink 3075 gets some beauty treatment

Manchester Metrolink’s M5000 3075 has received another new advert following the removal of vinyls advertising Chester Zoo. Its now carrying vinyls for Caudalie skincare and beauty products.

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Forthcoming Metrolink engineering works

After a summer of major works on the Metrolink line to Eccles, improvement works on the network have reduced in recent weeks and over the next couple of months there will only be a couple of occasions when services will … Continue reading →

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Liam Gallagher to make Metrolink announcements

Liam Gallagher is to carry on the Manchester Metrolink tradition of using celebrities to make tramstop announcements over the next few days. He will be making announcements in celebration of the Bee Network and the new Beyond the Music Festival … Continue reading →

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Could HS2 northern leg cancellation provide a boost for trams?

As had been widely predicted, Wednesday 4th October saw UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirm that the northern leg of HS2 between Birmingham and Manchester would be cancelled after the continued increase in costs. The rights and wrongs of this … Continue reading →

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