Category Archives: Manchester Metrolink

Manchester Metrolink services were delayed on two lines on Friday 28th September after  two separate incidents with one seeing a tram failure whilst the other was a result of a collision between a tram and a taxi.

Services on the Eccles line of Manchester Metrolink were suspended for several hours on Tuesday 25th September after an overhead line failure. The fault was reported at 0830 with repairs then undertaken before a full service was able to resume … Continue reading →

There will be further service suspensions on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd September on Manchester Metrolink because of engineering works affecting both the South Manchester line and the City Centre.

The latest service performance statistics on the Manchester Metrolink system have been  released on the TfGM Committee website – http://tiny.cc/6hffkw. This latest report gives details on periods 1, 2 and 3 between Monday 30th April and Sunday 22nd July 2012.

King Street in Oldham reopened to traffic on Monday 10th September following the completion of utility diversion and track laying work for the Manchester Metrolink extension to Oldham town centre, which is due to open in 2014.

Another historically significant T68 has been withdrawn from service with the “Royal  Tram” 1010 running its last journeys on 2nd September – becoming the eighth of the initial 12 to end its Metrolink career.

Unfortunately there were further delays to Manchester Metrolink services through Manchester City Centre on Tuesday 4th September because of overhead line damage. This damage was caused by scaffolders working on the Primark Building on Market Street.

The complete Manchester Metrolink network was suspended for a little over 30 minutes during the evening of Monday 3rd September after a server fault in the main control room. The fault was first reported at approximately 2030 leading to all … Continue reading →

There was more woe for anyone wanting to travel on Manchester Metrolink around  lunchtime on Wednesday 29th August as a signal failure at Queens Road caused disruption to the Bury and Oldham lines for around three hours. Initially no trams … Continue reading →

There will be further engineering works on Manchester Metrolink all day on Sunday 9th September affecting the South Manchester line between Trafford Bar and St Werburgh’s Road. No trams will run throughout the day with a replacement bus running instead.

Engineering works on Manchester Metrolink will see service alterations on Sunday 2nd September. No trams will run all day on the South Manchester line with the Altrincham and Eccles lines also suspended until 1600. All trams from Oldham and Bury … Continue reading →

A man has been seriously injured after being hit by a tram at Radcliffe on the Bury line of Manchester Metrolink. The incident happened at approximately 1030 on Wednesday 22nd August and reports in the local media suggest the man … Continue reading →

The first of the new generation of trams in the UK has been withdrawn from service with Manchester Metrolink T68 1001 taken out of service during early August becoming the fifth of the initial 12 to be withdrawn (although this … Continue reading →

The major expansion of Manchester Metrolink is dependent on the introduction of the new signalling and Tram Management System (TMS) which will enable extra trams to operate across the network more reliably but up until now this has proved to … Continue reading →

One of the lines currently under construction as part of the plans for a major expansion of the Manchester Metrolink system is that to Manchester Airport. Due to open in 2016 and leaving the South Manchester line shortly after the … Continue reading →

Since being introduced into service the M5000s on Manchester Metrolink had exclusively operated singly with any double workings being in the hands of the older T68s but this has now changed with double M5000s being used in service to help … Continue reading →

The past week has seen another couple of days where Manchester Metrolink services have been delayed due to both a tram failure and signalling problems. On Tuesday 24th July a tram failed on the ramp heading up to Deansgate-Castlefield which … Continue reading →

Transport for Greater Manchester have confirmed that they are to order an extra 20 of the Bombardier built M5000 light rail vehicles which will enable them to withdraw all of the original T68 trams by 2014. It is hoped that … Continue reading →

Work is due to start later this month on the construction of the new tram and bus interchange in Rochdale. The new £11.5 million interchange will become the first of its kind in Europe to have integrated hydropower generation and … Continue reading →

Engineering works on Manchester Metrolink on Sunday 15th July will see no trams running between St Werburgh’s Road and Trafford Bar. A replacement bus will operate between these two stops calling at all stops. As a result of these works … Continue reading →