Category Archives: Manchester Metrolink

The last of the Bombardier built M5000s ordered for the Manchester Metrolink Phase 3b extensions has now arrived at Queen’s Road Depot with 3062 being delivered on Saturday 15th December. Although there are still another 32 trams to be constructed … Continue reading →

On Sunday 6th January 2013 no trams will run to Piccadilly Gardens and Piccadilly Station because of engineering works. Trams will run between Altrincham and Bury direct and Eccles-Victoria (via MediaCityUK) with a normal service running from St Werburgh’s Road … Continue reading →

All tram services into Piccadilly Station were suspended for a time on Friday 14th  December after a tram was involved in a collision with a taxi at Piccadilly Gardens. The incident happened at approximately 1740 when T68A 2006 became involved … Continue reading →

The latest service performance statistics on the Manchester Metrolink system have been released on the TfGM Committee website – http://www.transportforgreatermanchestercommittee.gov.uk/downloads/file/4496/item_05_metrolink_service_performance. This latest report looks at periods 5 and 6 which are between Monday 20th August and Sunday 14th October 2012.

There has been more movement on the M5000 front on Manchester Metrolink recently with 3061 becoming the latest vehicle to arrive on Saturday 1st December. Meanwhile 40 of the fleet are now available for service with 3036 the latest to … Continue reading →

Long suffering passengers on Manchester Metrolink have had to endure another morning of delays after a communications cable fault on Thursday 6th December 2012 saw major disruption to services in the Altrincham area. The fault was first discovered shortly before … Continue reading →

The opening of the East Manchester Line extension of Manchester Metrolink to Droylsden has been delayed until February next year. The news was first announced at a Tameside Council meeting and was then subsequently confirmed by Transport for Greater Manchester. It … Continue reading →

Passengers on the Manchester Metrolink Eccles line woke up on Monday (3rd December) morning to discover that the engineering works which had necessitated the closure of the line over the weekend had not been completed and that replacement bus services … Continue reading →

From 4th December more tracklaying will take place on the Oldham Town Centre diversion of Manchester Metrolink when Brunswick Street will be closed at its junction with Union Street. This will enable track to be laid across this section of … Continue reading →

Testing and driver training on the East Manchester line extension of Manchester Metrolink has recommenced this week with 3050, 3056 and 3058 all spotted undertaking runs. This is the first time for several weeks that trams have been seen on … Continue reading →

The Manchester Metrolink line through to Rochdale Railway Station may not yet have been opened but already significant progress is being made on the extension of the line into Rochdale Town Centre. This photo update shows the latest progress on … Continue reading →

More work on constructing the extension of Manchester Metrolink into Oldham Town Centre is due to take place over this weekend which will lead to some temporary road closures and diversions. On Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th November Middleton Road … Continue reading →

Adults can travel two for the price of one whilst children can travel for free on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th November on Manchester Metrolink with a special voucher downloaded off the Metrolink website (http://www.metrolink.co.uk/christmas/default.aspx). The publicity suggests that it … Continue reading →

Further testing has been taking place this week on the Rochdale extension of the Oldham and Rochdale lines with M5000s being seen stabled at Milnrow stop between their overnight sessions. 3057 has been a regular performer on these tests and … Continue reading →

The name on Metrolink T68 1024 has turned out to be a short lived one as it has already had it removed and is now running nameless. As you may remember the vehicle was named JEFF JARDINE on Friday 9th … Continue reading →

The 60th Bombardier M5000 for Manchester Metrolink was delivered to Queen’s Road Depot on the morning of Saturday 17th November.  3060 arrived on the back of a low loader with number vinyls already in place although the livery embellishments have … Continue reading →

There will be no trams operating on the Eccles or MediaCityUK branches of Manchester Metrolink over the weekend of Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd December due to engineering works. A replacement bus will be in operation between Eccles and Trafford … Continue reading →

As previously reported on British Trams Online testing took place on the East Manchester Line extension of Metrolink at the end of October with two trams being out stationed during the day at New Islington stop to allow the testing … Continue reading →

Manchester Metrolink T68 1024 has been named Jeff Jardine, to mark the retirement of  one of Metrolink’s long serving controllers. Jeff had been with Metrolink since January 1992 – before the line had opened to the public – and has … Continue reading →