Category Archives: Manchester Metrolink

Manchester Metrolink T68 1002 was officially withdrawn from service on Monday 18th November, leaving the T68 passenger fleet at just nine examples. 1002 had proved to be unreliable in recent weeks and it last worked on the Eccles service on … Continue reading →

Improvement works on the Manchester Metrolink network before 0900 on Sunday 1st December will see services altered. Trams will only run Altrincham-Piccadilly, Bury-Crumpsall, East Didsbury-Victoria, Eccles-Piccadilly via MediaCityUK and Rochdale-Central Park until 0900 and then normal services will commence. Replacement … Continue reading →

An official Twitter feed for Manchester Metrolink has gone live to give passengers the  latest updates on the service being operated across the network between 0630 and 1900 on weekdays and 0800 to 1800 at weekends. It can be found … Continue reading →

Peter Cushing, Metrolink Director at Transport for Greater Manchester, has had to apologise to passengers again after more delays caused by ice on the overhead wires. As reported on these pages at the weekend Metrolink now have a dedicated ice-breaker … Continue reading →

The Oldham town centre extension of Manchester Metrolink is set to be the third  extension in a row to open ahead of schedule with an early 2014 commencement of public services now looking likely. It had originally been planned that … Continue reading →

The countdown towards the introduction of smart ticketing in Greater Manchester – to be known as get me there – has moved a step closer with over 350 smart readers now having been installed across the Manchester Metrolink network. And … Continue reading →

More Improvement Works (formerly known as engineering works!) will take place on Manchester Metrolink over the weekend of Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th November. Everything will run as normal until 2300 on Saturday 23rd after which time trams will only … Continue reading →

The T68 fleet of Manchester Metrolink has decreased further by one following the withdrawal of 1003. The unique liveried vehicle was withdrawn on 12th November having been stopped exactly a week earlier after suffering a traction motor flashover. This now … Continue reading →

Manchester Metrolink services were delayed on Wednesday 13th November after a pedestrian was hit by a tram opposite the Crown Court between Piccadilly Gardens and Piccadilly Station. Reports suggested that the man slipped next to the tracks and was hit … Continue reading →

If you are a regular traveller on Manchester Metrolink or have been reading our news pages in recent weeks and months you can’t help but have noticed that there have been major problems at Cornbrook with points failures causing severe … Continue reading →

Councillors in Greater Manchester have backed plans to develop a tram-train strategy in  the region which could see six current heavy rail lines converted to tram-train operation. The Transport for Greater Manchester Committee Capital Projects and Policy Sub-committee approved a … Continue reading →

Limited improvement works will take place again on Manchester Metrolink before 0900 on Sunday 17th November causing some services to be altered. Services from Bury will terminate at Crumpsall, from Rochdale trams will run as far as Central Park, trams … Continue reading →

1021 has become the nineteenth T68/T68A to be withdrawn from service after suffering a traction fault whilst operating solo on the Altrincham-Bury direct service on Tuesday 5th November. The tram was returned to Queens Road Depot where the decision was … Continue reading →

The Oldham Rochdale line – now operated as part of the Manchester Metrolink network – reached its 150th anniversary on Saturday 2nd November having been originally opened to the public in 1863 with a commemorative plaque unveiled to mark the … Continue reading →

As the nation pauses to remember on Remembrance Sunday – 10th November – Manchester Metrolink services will be unable to travel through St Peter’s Square between 1000 and 1200 with replacement buses in operation instead. Buses will operate between Exchange … Continue reading →

It is becoming rather tiresome to report but Monday 4th November was another day to forget for Manchester Metrolink after delays were experienced on all lines because of ice on the overhead and then after that problem had been solved … Continue reading →

After the successful first tests on the Oldham town centre Manchester Metrolink extension attention has now been turned to the extension in Rochdale town centre with the first overnight tests on this section of track due to have taken place … Continue reading →

The next set of improvement works on Manchester Metrolink will take place on Saturday 9th November, which will see alterations to the service again. The work is again centred around Victoria and will mean no trams are able to run … Continue reading →

It is time again to take a look at the recent performance of Manchester Metrolink following the release on the TfGM Committee website of the latest statistics. The report gives details on the performance of the service, any major incidents, … Continue reading →

Improvement works on Manchester Metrolink over the weekend of Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th October will see further changes to the service operated. On Saturday 26th there will be no trams running to Eccles or MediaCityUK with a replacement bus … Continue reading →