Category Archives: Manchester Metrolink

You can’t get away from the C word – Christmas is coming and with more people expected to be travelling on Manchester Metrolink approaching and over the festive period a new safety campaign has been launched by Transport for Greater … Continue reading →

The continued recovery of passenger numbers travelling on Manchester Metrolink has been seen in recent months with the third week of October said to have featured the highest number of passengers on the trams since before the pandemic hit in … Continue reading →

Tram services between Piccadilly and Ashton-under-Lyne were suspended for around two hours on Saturday 29th October after a car took a wrong turn and drove into an underpass on the line before getting stuck and requiring rescue.

Starting from Monday 24th October a temporary timetable has been in operation on Manchester Metrolink with a change in service pattern through Piccadilly Gardens because of a delay in engineering works due to take place on the delta junction. This … Continue reading →

The evening of Wednesday 2nd November saw two incidents on the Manchester Metrolink system leading to major disruption on both the Eccles and Ashton lines. Whilst this would usually be one service impacted with trams running between Ashton and Eccles, … Continue reading →

Another new advert to report on from Manchester Metrolink – 3030 has gone from an ad for Pension Bee to one for Jordan (the country). This is the third different advert that 3030 has carried in its operating career in … Continue reading →

A man had to be taken to hospital with minor injuries after he fell from the platform at Didsbury Village stop on Saturday 22nd October. The Manchester Evening News reported that the man was leaning against the side of the … Continue reading →

As many of you will have seen a few days ago, Manchester Metrolink have introduced a temporary timetable for the next few weeks because of the delay in engineering works in Piccadilly Gardens. Originally due to take place this week … Continue reading →

You wait ages for one to enter service and then two do it around the same time! Both of the last two M5000s to be delivered to Manchester Metrolink have now carried their first passengers with 3146 and 3147 seeing … Continue reading →

As from Monday 24th October there will be a temporary service change for Manchester Metrolink services through Piccadilly Gardens. No trams will be running between St Peter’s Square and Piccadilly Gardens as a result of a delay in the planned … Continue reading →

A survey into the pilot scheme which has seen dogs allowed on board Manchester Metrolink since the start of August will close at the end of October – and tram passengers are being urged to give their views before it … Continue reading →

A woman was taken to hospital with serious head injuries after she was hit by a tram close to St Werburgh’s Road tramstop on Thursday 6th October. The incident happened at approximately 1235. Whilst the emergency services dealt with the … Continue reading →

Double trams are set to run every 6 minutes on Manchester Metrolink’s Altrincham line to help get people to and from the Manchester Half Marathon which takes place on Sunday 9th October. The race is being run over a new … Continue reading →

There was a minor derailment at Piccadilly Gardens on Monday 26th September involving M5000 3012 which led to disruption to services through Manchester City for a little over three hours. The tram was the lead tram in a double unit … Continue reading →