Category Archives: Manchester Metrolink

A woman aged in her 30s has sadly died after being hit by a tram close to the Droylsden tramstop on Manchester Metrolink’s East Manchester Line. The woman was struck by the tram at around 2000 on Friday 17th December … Continue reading →

The now quarterly release of performance statistics on Manchester Merolink has shown that from the high of period 6 (ending mid-September) the last three four week periods (taking us from 19th September to 11th December) have seen a fall in … Continue reading →

Trackworks at Victoria Station during January 2022 are set to see service changes of Manchester Metrolink with no trams able to run through the station. The works have been timed to coincide with other essential works on the Network Rail … Continue reading →

A male teenager has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a tram close to Ashton Moss tramstop on the Ashton-under-Lyne line on Thursday 9th December. The incident happened shortly after 1700 with a large emergency … Continue reading →

A man has died after he was hit by a tram at Deansgate-Castlefield on the Manchester Metrolink network. The incident happened at approximately 2310 on Sunday 5th December with the man tragically pronounced dead on the scene. Both Greater Manchester … Continue reading →

Manchester Metrolink 3134 has become the latest tram to be delivered to Queen’s Road Depot with it arriving late morning on Saturday 4th December 2021. As with all previous arrivals it made the trip across from Europe via the Rotterdam … Continue reading →

As we’re now in December everything is geared towards the countdown to Christmas and with Manchester open for Christmas this year Metrolink have launched a new “Open for Christmas” campaign encouraging people to travel using the tram to enjoy days … Continue reading →

And then there were none! No M5000s currently in Manchester which have yet to enter service that it is with 3133 carrying passengers for the first time on Wednesday 24th November. The tram was allocated to the Bury to Piccadilly … Continue reading →

The 132nd M5000 on Manchester Metrolink has now entered service on the network with 3132 now part of the operational fleet for the first time. The tram carries the standard fleet livery and was first spotted in service on Saturday … Continue reading →

Metrolink staff and Greater Manchester Police officers were joined by local councillors on Wednesday 3rd November for another TravelSafe Partnership operation on the Bury line to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour to give passengers the confidence to travel safely.

Metrolink services through Manchester City Centre on Sunday 14th November will be amended from the start of service until approximately 1230 to allow for the Remembrance Sunday events to take place with no interruption. No trams will run via Exchange … Continue reading →

The recovery of passenger numbers on Manchester Metrolink has continued over the past few months with the latest figures showing that it has now reached over 70% of pre-pandemic levels. With much of the recovery being seen in the leisure … Continue reading →