Category Archives: Manchester Metrolink

Lockdown Walks: Manchester Metrolink 3091+3073

Posted on Sunday 9 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

We head back to Manchester for this latest “Lockdown Walk” with another view of trams in action on Metrolink.

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Sunday 9 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

This week we have another collection of photos from the archives:

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More funding confirmed for light rail in England

Posted on Saturday 8 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

Five tram and light rail systems in England outside of London (both the Docklands Light Railway and London Tramlink are covered by the Transport for London funding package) are to receive funding of up to £37.4 million over the next … Continue reading →

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Manchester Metrolink Engineering Works: Saturday 8th to Sunday 16th August

Posted on Tuesday 4 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

There will be changes to Manchester Metrolink services through Manchester City Centre for a nine day period in August as 1CC will be closed to allow for essential track repair works. No trams will be able to serve either Shudehill … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: New Metrolink Park and Ride site on Trafford Park line

Posted on Monday 3 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this age of integrated transport and the move towards encouraging people to use public transport as much as possible (except when there’s a massive global pandemic of course!), a number of tramways have Park and Ride sites built close … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Sunday 26 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

It is another two gallery for you this week as we head back to the USA and Manchester:

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Lockdown Walks: Manchester Metrolink 3062

Posted on Wednesday 22 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

It is time for some more exercise as we go out for another “Lockdown Walk” in Manchester.

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In Pictures: Metrolink T68s stored at Long Marston

Posted on Sunday 19 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

Many readers of this website will probably remember that at the time that Manchester Metrolink’s original T68 trams were moved en masse away from Trafford Depot not all of them ended up heading to Rotherham and a date with the … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Friday 17 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

Just to keep you all on your toes its an early main site update this week with a couple of Photo Galleries added:

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In Pictures: Ashton-under-Lyne Interchange construction work

Posted on Wednesday 15 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

As part of the continued move towards fully integrated transport in Greater Manchester a new transport interchange is being constructed next to the Metrolink Ashton-under-Lyne terminus to allow seamless change between bus and tram. Although the project has been delayed … Continue reading →

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Bolton MP proposes extension of Metrolink

Posted on Monday 6 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

Mark Logan, Conservative MP for Bolton North East, has reignited plans for extending the Manchester Metrolink network to Bolton by submitting proposals to the Department for Transport as part of the £500m Restoring Your Railways fund. The line would link … Continue reading →

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Lockdown Walks: Manchester Metrolink 3036

Posted on Monday 6 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

Today we continue our “Lockdown Walks” with another image taken in the vicinity of Chorlton.

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Is free wi-fi on the way out for Metrolink?

Posted on Saturday 4 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

If you remember when you used to be able to go out and about as and when you felt like it, one of the things on public transport, in shops, cinemas and practically anywhere else you care to think of … Continue reading →

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Metrolink services to divert to 1CC

Posted on Tuesday 30 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

Ongoing development works at Manchester Town Hall will require all Manchester Metrolink services through the city centre to be diverted via the original city crossing over the weekend of 4th and 5th July.

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Lockdown Walks: Manchester Metrolink 3061

Posted on Sunday 28 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

We “change it up” again for this latest “Lockdown Walk” as we head to Manchester for the first time with the first of a series of photos from Metrolink around Chorlton.

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Manchester Metrolink bucks the trend as light rail journeys fall

Posted on Friday 26 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its that time of year again when the Department for Transport release details of journeys taken on light rail across England – and its not good news with a significant fall in the total number of journeys on all systems … Continue reading →

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Covid-19 service update – operating systems

Posted on Friday 26 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its been a while since we had a round-up of the service being operated on operating tramways and light rail systems in the British Isles (by which we mean those which operate primarily as public transport and not heritage systems … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1011

Posted on Wednesday 24 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

Today is our final look at an archive image from Manchester Metrolink for this latest batch of “Picture in Time” and its 1011 seen on the first day of services to Piccadilly.

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Transport Focus release results for the ever-decreasing Tram Passenger Survey

Posted on Tuesday 23 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

Over the years the Transport Focus Tram Passenger Survey (TPS) has discovered the opinions of passengers on the Blackpool Tramway, Edinburgh Trams, Manchester Metrolink, Nottingham Express Transit, Stagecoach Supertram and West Midlands Metro to see just how they perceive the … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1006

Posted on Thursday 18 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Picture in Time” we are again travelling to Manchester Metrolink for an early image, taken before public services had even begun.

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