Category Archives: Manchester Metrolink

Following on from yesterday’s West Midlands Metro update, Manchester Metrolink has also already seen some advert changes in early 2026 with two adverts having been removed whilst one of the trams which has seen an ad go has now received … Continue reading →

Manchester Metrolink 3003 is the latest tram to see its advertising vinyls removed and return to fleet livery after its short-lived advert was stripped at the end of December 2025.

As we’ve already seen, Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has bold plans to improve and enhance transport around the region, and now officials are seeking the views of the pubic with the launch of a major consultation. This consultation … Continue reading →

Transport for Greater Manchester have confirmed £4.6 million worth of funding to install new sensors on Manchester Metrolink trams to try and help stop tram surfers. Tram surfing – where individuals grab hold of the back of trams, or on … Continue reading →

There was a bit of an early Christmas present for Manchester Metrolink as 3138 returned to service on Saturday 20th December 2025, following almost five months out of use. Whilst not as severe as some other tram returnees (we’re talking … Continue reading →

There were delays to Manchester Metrolink services on a couple of occasions in mid-December after two unrelated incidents took place. The first of these saw a car blocking the tracks with the second seeing two pedestrians hit by a tram.

The threat of strikes on Manchester Metrolink which would have seen major disruption to services over the final weekend before Christmas and on New Year’s Eve is over after members of Unite the Union agreed to a new deal aimed … Continue reading →

There has been another new advert applied to a tram in Manchester with 3003 receiving its first ever full wrap at the end of the first full week of December 2025. This is another dark based advert and sees the … Continue reading →

New data released under a Freedom of Information (FOI) request has shown the most used stops on the Manchester Metrolink network – and its probably no surprise which stops are at the top of the charts!

One of the headline Metrolink extensions mentioned in Greater Manchester’s big transport plan is the much mooted line to Stockport, and it has now been confirmed that Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and Stockport Council are working closely together to … Continue reading →

Manchester Metrolink’s Trafford Park line (which opened to the public in March 2020) is said to have been a major catalyst in boosting regeneration and economic growth across the area, whilst also helping to take cars off the road.

The planned strikes on Manchester Metrolink, due to start on Friday 5th December, has been suspended following negotiations between Unite the Union and KeolisAmey Metrolink. The strikes had been called because of concerns over fatigue caused by the driver rotas … Continue reading →

Emergency engineering works on Manchester Metrolink will see no trams running between Piccadilly Gardens and Ashton-under-Lyne on Sunday 30th November 2025.

Passengers could be getting off at a new Metrolink stop by 2031 if plans by Manchester City Council go-ahead as planned. A stop at Sandhills is one of three new stops which was given the go-ahead earlier this year as … Continue reading →

Unite the Union have confirmed that their members have voted in favour of strike action on Manchester Metrolink with the first strike set to take place between Friday 5th and Sunday 7th December 2025. The strike comes over concerns about … Continue reading →