{"id":63420,"date":"2026-06-12T22:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T21:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=63420"},"modified":"2026-06-12T19:44:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T18:44:52","slug":"in-pictures-jd-sports-are-back-once-more-to-advertise-on-metrolink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=63420","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: JD Sports are back once more to advertise on Metrolink"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JD Sports are a company who obviously think they know a good marketing strategy when they see one as they have come back for a fourth time to advertise on Manchester Metrolink. And this time its <strong>3100<\/strong> which is the chosen tram to carry their vinyls for next little while.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>3100<\/strong> had been back in fleet livery since its advert for xtb was removed in April but those couple of months in the silver and yellow are now over with it receiving its fourth advert of its working career.<\/p>\n<p>The JD Sports advert features photos of people enjoying life whilst wearing products they have presumably purchased from their local store \u2013 or online of course! It also include the familiar JD logo at various points on the tram.<\/p>\n<p>JD Sports have previously advertised on <strong>3118<\/strong> (November 2024-January 2025), <strong>3081<\/strong> (March-May 2025), and <strong>3102<\/strong> (November 2025-January 2026).<\/p>\n<p>Other Manchester advert news concerns <strong>3119<\/strong> which seems to have had a replacement panel recently which has not received Tap and Go vinyls to go with the rest of its advert which has been in place since March 2025.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_63421\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.3100-mm.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63421\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63421\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.3100-mm-550x310.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.3100-mm-550x310.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.3100-mm-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.3100-mm.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">3100 runs along Mosley Street with a service to Manchester Airport. It is carrying its new advert for JD Sports.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_63422\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2.3119-mm.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63422\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63422\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2.3119-mm-550x310.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2.3119-mm-550x310.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2.3119-mm-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2.3119-mm.jpg 1286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A close-up view of 3119 \u2013 which was running as a double with 3094 \u2013 as it too runs along Mosley Street. The replacement panel and no advert is seen here. (Both Photographs by Michael Morton, 12th June 2026)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JD Sports are a company who obviously think they know a good marketing strategy when they see one as they have come back for a fourth time to advertise on Manchester Metrolink. 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