Category Archives: Manchester Metrolink

A selection of photos taken from the 5th floor of a Manchester City Centre hotel which overlooked the Metrolink lines running into Piccadilly Station. These photos were taken over 23rd and 24th July and show a number of M5000s in … Continue reading →

Work on the Second City Crossing (2CC) of Manchester Metrolink is moving on to Albert Square from the start of August ahead of the planned opening of the line in 2017. Initially utility diversion work will take place in around … Continue reading →

Major improvement works at Deansgate-Castlefield over the weekend of Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th July will see changes to Metrolink services with replacement bus services in operation. The weekend will see a large 350 tonne crane lift sections of the … Continue reading →

Just eight weeks after losing its last T68 (and three weeks since the last T68As departed) Queen’s Road Depot has now welcomed back a T68 following the transfer of 1003 overnight on Friday 18th July. Despite some claiming that no … Continue reading →

1018 has become the ninth T68/T68A to leave Manchester Metrolink property for scrapping following its departure on Wednesday 16th July. This LRV has been waiting for the Allely’s low loader to arrive for several days following the completion of final … Continue reading →

The Park and Ride site at Manchester Metrolink’s Radcliffe stop has reopened ahead of schedule. The car park now has space for 369 cars and was reopened on Thursday 17th July. Before the works commenced at Radcliffe there was only … Continue reading →

It has been confirmed that St Peter’s Square Metrolink stop will be closed for 14 months to allow for major redevelopment works which will include two new island platforms. The closure will start in summer 2015 and for most of … Continue reading →

The largest single class fleet of LRVs in the UK is set to get even bigger with the announcement that Transport for Greater Manchester has been awarded £50 million for transport investment from the Local Growth Fund (LGF). As part … Continue reading →

There may have been a significant delay in the work being completed but Manchester Metrolink is now operating through Victoria on a new alignment, although single line working remains in place. Services are now running in both directions on what … Continue reading →

Over the weekend of 28th and 29th June Network Rail were undertaking engineering works at Victoria Station on behalf of Manchester Metrolink which should have seen the single line section swapped over. Unfortunately this work overran drastically which has meant … Continue reading →

Manchester Metrolink’s Queens Road Depot is now without either T68s or T68As following the movement of 2001 and 2003 late on 27th June for further storage at Trafford Depot. The LRVs worked as a pair, although not working in multiple, … Continue reading →

1005 has become the latest T68 to leave Manchester Metrolink property and head for scrapping in Rotherham. The LRV departed at 0500 on Wednesday 25th June on the back on the familiar Allely’s low loader having spent the previous few … Continue reading →

The first stage of the Second City Crossing (2CC) for Manchester Metrolink looks set to open in winter 2015/6 following confirmation of a £10.8 million European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) bid grant. This grant should allow completion of the line … Continue reading →

The early hours of Tuesday 24th June saw another evening of testing on the Airport line of Manchester Metrolink and Steve Kemp was there again to record the historic images with his camera.

The latest statistics from Manchester Metrolink have been released giving details on the performance of the service, any major incidents, trams out of service and the number of complaints received. The latest document concentrates on periods 13 (Monday 31st March-Saturday … Continue reading →

As expected trams have now started testing on the Metrolink Airport extension with the first movements taking place in the very early hours of Monday 23rd June. M5000s 3061 and 3052 were used for these first runs and arrived onto … Continue reading →

A line which was due to open to the public in summer 2016 is set to welcome its first passengers before this year is out it has been confirmed by Transport for Greater Manchester. The Manchester Metrolink extension to the … Continue reading →

1006 has become the seventh T68/T68A to depart Manchester for pastures new – in that we mean it has left to go for scrapping in Rotherham. The LRV was loaded onto the back of the low loader late on 12th … Continue reading →

Plans for a Metrolink extension to Trafford Park are set to go forward to a major public consultation, provided that the TfGM Committee give their approval at a meeting on Friday 20th June. The line would leave the current network … Continue reading →