{"id":50604,"date":"2023-08-10T22:00:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T21:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=50604"},"modified":"2023-08-10T19:26:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T18:26:12","slug":"in-pictures-metrolink-3023s-pride-livery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=50604","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Metrolink 3023\u2019s Pride livery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we reported a few days ago, Manchester Metrolink <strong>3023<\/strong> has recently received a new vinyl wrap livery to celebrate the upcoming Manchester Pride event (taking place over the August Bank Holiday weekend). With the slogan \u201cLove Connects Everyone\u201d it also includes the rainbow colours of LGBTQIA+ whilst retaining the normal fleet livery ends.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time that Metrolink has used the rainbow on a tram but this is the first time its been a full livery as previously there has been a more subtle use of the colours on the standard fleet livery spots. The livery \u2013 the first time <strong>3023<\/strong> has lost fleet livery \u2013 was first seen at the start of August and is expected to remain in place until at least the August Bank Holiday weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3023<\/strong> may have received a new advertising livery but for <strong>3047<\/strong> and <strong>3066<\/strong> they have gone the other way they are now back in fleet livery following the removal of their previous adverts. <strong>3047<\/strong> \u2013 which has spent a short period out of use \u2013 has now lost its Soccer Aid advert whist <strong>3066<\/strong> is back in fleet livery after the Hits Radio vinyls were removed.<\/p>\n<p>Not quite on the same scale but the long standing window vinyls for MediaCityUK have now been removed from <strong>3006<\/strong> and <strong>3009<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere on Metrolink and it appears that both <strong>3012<\/strong> and <strong>3092<\/strong> are currently sidelined from use having been stabled alongside long-term absentees <strong>3015<\/strong>, <strong>3100<\/strong> and <strong>3027<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50605\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=50605\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-50605\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50605\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-50605\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1.3023-rb-550x393.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1.3023-rb-550x393.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1.3023-rb-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1.3023-rb-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1.3023-rb.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-50605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">3023 at Stretford on the way to Piccadilly with a service from Altrincham.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_50606\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=50606\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-50606\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50606\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-50606\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2.3023-rb-550x393.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2.3023-rb-550x393.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2.3023-rb-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2.3023-rb-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2.3023-rb.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-50606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another view at Stretford showing the other end of the tram. (Photographs x2 by Roland Bull, 1st August 2023)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_50610\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=50610\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-50610\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50610\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-50610\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3.3066-mm-550x310.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3.3066-mm-550x310.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3.3066-mm-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3.3066-mm-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/3.3066-mm.jpg 1286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-50610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">3066 back in fleet livery and seen at St Peter&#8217;s Square. (Photograph by Michael Morton, 9th August 2023)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we reported a few days ago, Manchester Metrolink 3023 has recently received a new vinyl wrap livery to celebrate the upcoming Manchester Pride event (taking place over the August Bank Holiday weekend). 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