Category Archives: Manchester Metrolink

Engineering works in Manchester city centre and also in the Altrincham area on Sunday 15th September will see more major changes to Metrolink services. Trams will only be able to operate Rochdale-Central Park, Droylsden-Eccles, Timperley-Piccadilly and East Didsbury-Piccadilly throughout the … Continue reading →

Drop-in sessions are to be held later this month to let people find out more about the new Manchester Metrolink line currently under construction to Manchester Airport via Wythenshawe. These sessions allow local residents to ask any questions about the … Continue reading →

The next piece of the Manchester Metrolink jigsaw has moved a step further forward with the start of daytime testing on the East Manchester line to Ashton-under-Lyne, which is  still scheduled to open in winter 2013/4.

Manchester Metrolink M5000 3054 has become the first tram on the network to be fitted with Wi-Fi which will enable passengers to access the internet whilst on the move for free. The tram is now out on the system running … Continue reading →

Manchester Metrolink services were suspended for around half an hour on Wednesday 28th August after a points failure at Cornbrook. Trams on the Altrincham, East Didsbury and Eccles lines were bought to a standstill at 1835 when the points failed … Continue reading →

More engineering works on Manchester Metrolink on Sunday 1st September will see service alterations throughout the day. Trams will run Bury-Crumpsall, Droylsden-Eccles, East Didsbury-Piccadilly, Rochdale-Central Park and Timperley-Piccadilly with replacement bus services running Altrincham-Timperley, Central Park-Piccadilly and Crumpsall-Piccadilly.

A points failure at Queen’s Road depot caused delays for services on Manchester Metrolink during the afternoon o Thursday 15th August. This failure saw services running on the Bury and Rochdale lines being severely disrupted and as a knock on … Continue reading →

The car parks at Radcliffe and Whitefield Metrolink stops are to be enlarged following the approval of planning applications by Bury Council. Both car parks will have an extra deck added with work expected to start in 2014.

The fourteenth Manchester Metrolink T68 has been taken out of service following the withdrawal of 1024. The tram last operated on Friday 9 August when it was paired with 1021 on the Bury to Altrincham direct service.

The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) have confirmed that Woodlands Road stop on the Bury line of Manchester Metrolink can close following the publication of a Closure Ratification Notice. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) must now display the Notice for … Continue reading →

Peter Cushing, TfGM’s Metrolink Director, has publically apologised to passengers affected by a catalogue of unrelated delays and service suspensions which caused major delays at a time when large crowds were in the town attending the Ashes Test Match at … Continue reading →

Further engineering works will affect Manchester Metrolink services over the weekend of Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 August with no trams able to operate through the Victoria area. As a result there will be no services on the Bury line … Continue reading →

Manchester Metrolink T68A 2003 has become the latest tram on the system to receive a name following the application of “Dave Hansford” vinyls. Dave is one of the longest serving drivers on Metrolink and has recently retired. He first became … Continue reading →

Thursday 1 August saw further problems for Manchester Metrolink with a car colliding with a tram on Mosley Street in the morning and then during the evening an overhead line problem on the Bury line.

A pensioner has tragically died after being hit by a tram at Freehold stop on the Rochdale line of Manchester Metrolink. The incident happened at approximately 1700 on Wednesday 31 July and according to reports the man walked from the … Continue reading →

With a Test Match taking place at Old Trafford and a SkyRide cycling event in Manchester city centre this weekend sees a break from major route closures on Metrolink although there will be a temporary closure between Altrincham and Timperley. … Continue reading →

After a couple of weekends of commissioning work trams through the Cornbrook area of Manchester Metrolink are now operating under TMS (Tram Management System and not Tramway Museum Society or even Test Match Special!) which means services now run using … Continue reading →

3071 – the 71st M5000 to be delivered to Manchester – arrived at Queen’s Road depot on Saturday 20 July. As with all previous arrivals the tram is now undergoing commissioning and mileage accumulation trips on the Oldham line ahead … Continue reading →

Engineering works in Manchester city centre over the weekend of Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 July will see further changes to the service pattern on Manchester Metrolink.

Initial tests on the Rochdale town centre extension of Manchester Metrolink have started ahead of the line opening in early 2014. These tests are in connection with the recent installation of the overhead wires and are not a sign that … Continue reading →