Category Archives: Manchester Metrolink

In the recent Mayoral election for Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham was elected for another term and in the immediate aftermath has vowed to put transport at the centre of his plans. While the headline of this is to accelerate the … Continue reading →

Services across the Manchester Metrolink suffered major delays on Wednesday 9th June after a fire in an underground Metrolink chamber led to a loss of power in the city centre. Services first came to a stand at approximately 0920 following … Continue reading →

Manchester Metrolink M5000 3125 has followed quickly behind 3124 in entering service with in service by on Friday 28th May when it as allocated to the East Didsbury to Rochdale Town Centre route as part of a double unit with … Continue reading →

It doesn’t usually take long after new trams are spotted out on mileage accumulation for them to enter service and so it has proven to be the case on Manchester Metrolink again with 3124 becoming the 124th M5000 to carry … Continue reading →

There has been more progress with the new Manchester Metrolink M5000s in recent days with 3126 having arrived in Manchester as the previous two arrivals – 3124 and 3125 – have broken cover from Queens Road Depot for start to … Continue reading →

A leading independent study has found that an in-built ventilation system on Manchester Metrolink’s M5000 trams helps to limit the risk of aerosol transmission of viruses, such as Covid-19. The system constantly circulates fresh air around the tram.

This article has been updated since original publication and also now includes photos. Over running engineering work at Cornbrook caused major disruption for Manchester Metrolink on Monday 17th May with no trams able to run through the area for most … Continue reading →

With two periods worth of stats released as part of the latest Manchester Metrolink performance figures it would be fair to say there is a fluctuating picture for anyone who has been travelling on the network as it very much … Continue reading →

Manchester Metrolink’s Bombardier built M5000 trams have now clocked up more than one hundred million kilometres in service since the very first one entered service in 2009. The major milestone was reached at the end of April 2021.

There will be major engineering works taking place on the Manchester Metrolink network over the weekend of Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th May, timed to coincide with the next planned easing of relaxations the following day. Most of the works … Continue reading →

Manchester Metrolink services on the East Manchester line were temporarily delayed on Thursday 6th May after a car and tram collided close to the stop at Ashton West. M5000 3078 was the tram involved with the car being a dark … Continue reading →

At the start of April 2011, Transport for Greater Manchester came into being after the former Greater Manchester PTE was rebranded following the awarding of additional powers. Over the past ten years there have been many hugely successful projects implemented … Continue reading →