Category Archives: Manchester Metrolink

It looks like the Manchester Metrolink network will have one day with a full service on the entire network before the next set of works get underway. There is currently a major line closure of the Eccles line which started … Continue reading →

After two short-term adverts in a row, Manchester Metrolink 3087 has returned to fleet livery again. With the advertising vinyls for the Co-op removed at the depot it is now once again running the Silver and Yellow livery although as … Continue reading →

Members of the Branch Line Society are set for a treat on Sunday 25th September when they get to tour parts of Manchester Metrolink not normally covered by service trams. “The Busy Bee” is a members only trip with only … Continue reading →

The RAIB have released a Safety Digest into a recent door trap incident on Manchester Metrolink at Shudehill tramstop which saw a passenger dragged for approximately 13 metres after their bag got trapped in the tram doors. Not requiring a … Continue reading →

Passenger numbers on the Manchester Metrolink network has continued to increase in recent months and although it has yet to reach anywhere near the levels seen before the pandemic hit in March 2020 there is a positive trend which has … Continue reading →

We hadn’t seen any performance figures from Manchester Metrolink since March but the TfGM website has now updated the data – covering the entire period from 12th December 2021 until 23rd July 2022 (eight of the four week periods, four … Continue reading →

The new vinyl wraps on Manchester Metrolink keep on coming – the latest to be noted out in service is on 3116 with a colourful advert for Sale Sharks (Rugby Union club) having been applied during August.

We’re very nearly there with deliveries of the M5000s for use on Manchester Metrolink! The penultimate delivery – 3146 – arrived at Queens Road Depot on Saturday 3rd September, coming over a month since the previous tram was delivered.

The latest report from the RAIB looks at an incident in September 2021 which saw an 11 year old cyclist suffer serious injuries after being hit by a tram on the East Manchester Line when attempting to cross the tramway. … Continue reading →

This article has been updated with photos since original publication. We now have an unusual situation in Manchester as there are no new trams waiting to be commissioned for service! 3145 has entered service with 3146 having not been delivered … Continue reading →

Manchester Metrolink M5000 3145 has arrived at Queens Road Depot – although it managed to sneak in almost unnoticed arriving later than usual. It made the usual journey across from mainland Europe via Hull Docks with it arriving either late … Continue reading →

The turnover of adverts on Manchester Metrolink continues with 3087 and 3102 the latest to see new designs – both of which are now on their second adverts since entering service but for the former it comes after a very … Continue reading →

Dogs will be able to travel on Manchester Metrolink – if accompanied by their responsible owner! – from Monday 1st August as part of a three month pilot. Long-called for by many locals in Greater Manchester, the idea of a … Continue reading →

Engineers from MPT have wasted no time in starting the major rail replacement works on Manchester Metrolink’s Eccles line. The line started a three month closure on Saturday 16th July with no trams due to run any further than MediaCityUK … Continue reading →

The latest M5000 to enter service on Manchester Metrolink is 3143 which was first noted in use on Wednesday 20th July. Unsurprisingly, this is the 143rd M5000 to run in service in Manchester and now means that 175 different trams … Continue reading →