Although there have been adverts carried on Metrolink trams over the years these have, in the main, been confined to just a few windows or in the case of 1003<\/strong> the centre section only so the application of these vinyls to 3058<\/strong> marks a major change in policy. There was also of course the Get our Metrolink Back on Track livery carried on 1015<\/strong> but this was not for a commercial sponsor a la 3058<\/strong>. The tram made its debut in this livery during early January.<\/p>\n The application of this livery is bound to attract attention with opinions on advertising liveries on public transport always evident \u2013 especially when including the covering of windows. From a pure photographic point of view when there is a uniform fleet of trams with very little to differentiate between them different liveries do add some welcome variety it has to be said.<\/p>\n Meanwhile down in Croydon there are now no trams carrying advertising vinyls for McMillan Williams following the removal of the advert on 2534<\/strong> during December. This was the more pleasing red and white based version of the advert \u2013 the black based advert for the same sponsor on 2531 has been removed a few weeks earlier. There is now just one tram carrying an advert for a commercial sponsor on Tramlink \u2013 2542<\/strong> \u2013 although a further three carry non-standard fleet livery with 2550<\/strong> publicising Tramlink safety, 2554<\/strong> extolling the virtues of Croydon whilst 2560<\/strong> contains vinyls at one end celebrating new trams for Croydon.<\/p>\n 3058 departs Victoria with a service for Piccadilly on 7th January showing off its new all over advert for Kayak.co.uk. (Photograph by Nigel Gresley)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 2016 has started with a change in livery for two trams at different ends of the country with the removal of advertising vinyls in Croydon but in Manchester it is the application of a full vinyl wrap livery which is … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/3058-ng-550x309.jpg\" "\\"3058-ng\\"")
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