Category Archives: Manchester Metrolink

Stops on Manchester Metrolin’s Bury line are set to get upgraded cycle storage facilities following the awarding of a grant through the Mayor’s Challenge Fund (MCF). £1.2 million will be invested which will see high quality cycle parking installed at … Continue reading →

Transport for Greater Manchester are urging motorists to “be tram aware” when they are driving close to Manchester Metrolink tracks as a part of a new safety campaign. Footage of recent road traffic collisions has been released to back up … Continue reading →

During February 2023 there will be a number of line closure to facilitate engineering works on the Manchester Metrolink network. None of these will be major long-term closures with work either taking place late evening or across a weekend.

With a number of knife-related incidents on public transport – with Metrolink particularly affected – across Greater Manchester the region’s TravelSafe Partnership have sought to reassure the travelling public that they are stepping up enforcement. Although knife crime is not … Continue reading →

90% of pre-pandemic passenger numbers were carried on Manchester Metrolink in the lead up to Christmas 2022 according to the latest TfGM Committee report released ahead of their next meeting on Friday 13th January 2023. This has continued a trend … Continue reading →

Bury Interchange – home to the Metrolink terminus of the Bury line as well as the town’s bus station – could be set for a major upgrade after £2.6 million of funding was released to progress plans for its redevelopment.

A joint operation between Greater Manchester Police and TravelSafe took place on Friday 16th December to keep people safe in the lead up to Christmas. It was all part of the continued TravelSafe Partnership operation to target crime and antisocial … Continue reading →

The Greater Manchester Transport Committee (GMTC) has appointed Cllr Mark Aldred as its new Chair. The GMTC is a joint committee made up of decision-makers from the ten Greater Manchester councils, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the Mayor of … Continue reading →

December has seen a number of trams on Manchester Metrolink return to full fleet livery as their previous adverts have been removed. This has included the trio of trams which were carrying adverts for the #GetOnBoard campaign as well as … Continue reading →

In this pictorial article we are on the Manchester Metrolink network in early December to see the full service in operation again after the completion of the trackworks in Piccadilly Gardens allowed trams to fully use the delta junction. With … Continue reading →

Metrolink services through Manchester City Centre were disrupted on Friday 9th December after a collision between a taxi and a car close to Shudehill tramstop. The collision happened shortly after 1800 and saw no trams able to run via 1CC … Continue reading →

The delayed rail replacement works in Piccadilly Gardens have been taking place over the past week which upon completion should see the return of a normal service on Manchester Metrolink – the first time since mid-July that we’ll have been … Continue reading →

Manchester Metrolink services have been disrupted from the early afternoon of Wednesday 23rd November after 3023 derailed on Lower Mosley Street. The tram was running from Altrincham to Bury when it derailed causing major service changes whilst engineers set about … Continue reading →