Category Archives: Manchester Metrolink

Since the extension to East Didsbury opened last month during the morning peak there are two diagrams which see double M5000s operate through to Rochdale Railway Station. Harold Hull provides us some photos from the Rochdale line.

On a wet Bank Holiday Monday on Manchester Metrolink there were service alterations due to engineering works at Victoria. This saw the service from Droylsden running to Eccles via MediaCityUK instead of Bury. Ralph Oakes-Garnett was out and about and … Continue reading →

It looks like the weekend of 8 and 9 June could prove to be the busiest ever weekend on Manchester Metrolink with around 150,000 people expected to attend events in Manchester. On both days of the weekend the Parklife festival … Continue reading →

Manchester Metrolink has been expanding rapidly over the past few years but you probably didn’t realise that a Metrolink tram has recently been spotted in Hebden Bridge – in Yorkshire! Obviously a Metrolink line hasn’t suddenly been built across the … Continue reading →

It seems to have been a week of good PR news stories from Manchester Metrolink as a couple with the surnames of Shaw and Crompton have got married with a tram ride thrown in from Manchester Registry Office to the … Continue reading →

A few months ago we reported that Adham Fisher had successfully broken the record for the length of time it took to visit each stop on Nottingham Express Transit – and now he has been at it again with the … Continue reading →

There will be no trams running between Altrincham and Timperley before 0830 on Sunday 9 June due to engineering works. Trams from Piccadilly will terminate at Timperley at the start of service with a replacement bus in operation through to … Continue reading →

With the closure of Mosley Street stop in Manchester city centre at the end of service on Friday 17 May the past week has seen a major increase in the use of M5000s operating in multiple. The Bury-Altrincham service now … Continue reading →

Construction work is continuing in Rochdale town centre ahead of an expected opening of the Manchester Metrolink extension in 2014. Recent work has seen preparation work at the junction of Maclure Road and Drake Street which has revealed a small … Continue reading →

More engineering works at Victoria will see changes to Manchester Metrolink services on Sunday 2 June. Trams will not run between Crumpsall and Victoria or Central Park and Victoria with trams from Bury and Rochdale terminating at Crumpsall and Central … Continue reading →

Shortly after 0500 on Thursday 23 May 3055 departed Victoria with the first passenger service to run to East Didsbury as the latest section of Manchester Metrolink opened. The line to East Didsbury is part of the South Manchester line … Continue reading →

Transport for Greater Manchester and Manchester City FC have worked together to come up with a special offer for season ticket holders at the Barclays Premier League runners-up who travel by Metrolink to games. For just £70 (adults) and £30 … Continue reading →

Victoria station tramstop will again be closed on Monday 27 May with a change in services as a result. No trams will run between Crumpsall and Victoria or Central Park and Victoria with a replacement bus services operating from Central … Continue reading →

At 0055 in the early hours of Saturday 18 May, 3018 became the last tram to stop at Mosley Street in Manchester city centre as it permanently closed to “improve journey times, reliability and capacity” on the Manchester Metrolink network. … Continue reading →

As reported last week the Passenger Information Displays (PIDs) in Manchester city centre were switched on on Thursday 9 May, a major milestone in the installation and commissioning of the Tram Management System (TMS). The city centre and Piccadilly is … Continue reading →

The next part of the Manchester Metrolink jigsaw will be put into place on Thursday 23 May when the remainder of the South Manchester line to East Didsbury starts passenger services – and for a nice change it is several … Continue reading →

The T68A fleet on Manchester Metrolink has been reduced to two examples following the withdrawal of 2005 from service and it is expected that within the next couple of weeks 2003 will also be withdrawn leaving just 2001 carrying the … Continue reading →

Sunday 12 May saw the rare sight of double T68 units running on the South Manchester line through to St Werburgh’s Road. As a result of the engineering work taking place at Victoria on this day all six double T68s … Continue reading →

On Saturday 27 April a taxi stopped too close to the tram line on Mosley Street in Manchester city centre and ended up getting hit causing significant damage to the road vehicle with M5000 3028 also suffering some damage. According … Continue reading →

Transport for Greater Manchester have confirmed that the single platform at Mosley Street in Manchester city centre is to close to passengers following services on Friday 17 May. It is now possible to close Mosley Street because new real time … Continue reading →