Category Archives: Manchester Metrolink

We mentioned a few weeks back that Manchester Metrolink M5000 3087 had received a new advert for Paramount+ and now we bring you photos of it! The advert was applied back in June 2022 and is the first full advertising … Continue reading →

Saturday 16th July saw the latest new M5000 for Manchester Metrolink arrive in its new home city with 3144 being delivered to Queens Road Depot as normal. The 144th of the class to have been delivered its arrival now means … Continue reading →

There will be more engineering works on Manchester Metrolink during August with no trams running through to Bury between Saturday 13th and Friday 19th August. The work will take place in two phases and will see both new rails laid … Continue reading →

The RAIB have confirmed that they will be releasing a safety digest in the coming weeks after an incident on Manchester Metrolink which saw a passenger’s bag get trapped in the doors of a tram leading to them being dragged … Continue reading →

More new adverts to report on, this time on Manchester Metrolink where two trams have received identical adverts for the same sponsor. The trams involved are 3081 and 3092 which are now both carrying vinyls for Starling Bank.

There’s another couple of changes to the status of the Manchester Metrolink fleet to report on. First off we have seen another of the new batch of M5000s to enter service whilst there is also a new advert now applied … Continue reading →

Those who rely on Manchester Metrolink’s Eccles line are set to be hit by another three month closure later this year with Transport for Greater Manchester confirming the third phase of rail replacement works this year. Trams will not run … Continue reading →

Over the years of modern tramways it has been fairly rare for the same company to continually advertise on the same tram with different promotions but Manchester Metrolink’s 3075 is bucking that trend as it is now onto its third … Continue reading →

As entries into service go it was particularly spectacular for Manchester Metrolink 3141 as just a few hours into its operating career in Manchester it was involved in a collision with a bus on Princess Street in the city centre!

The weekend of Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th June was a record-breaking one for Manchester Metrolink with 211,900 journeys recorded on the network (and with the Heaton Park Tramway closed for Parklife none of the journeys can be equated to … Continue reading →

Transport for Greater Manchester have announced that one day travelcards will no longer be available for purchase through the get me there app from mid-June as part of a continued crackdown on fare evasion. Its said that a number of … Continue reading →

Now I know that sometimes we are a little slow to bring you some news stories but this one is probably a new record! Manchester Metrolink 1016 is believed to have been scrapped after suffering damage at its long-term storage … Continue reading →

Radcliffe on Manchester Metrolink’s Bury line is now home to a new enlarged Park and Ride site after work to increase the size was completed. The site – which now includes an extra 111 spaces – reopened from Monday 16th … Continue reading →