Category Archives: Manchester Metrolink

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 →

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.