Next stop Manchester: 100th Metrolink tram rolls into city after trek across Europe
The brand new vehicle arrived in the early hours of Saturday morning after leaving the Vienna depot of global manufacturer Bombardier last Tuesday.
Manchester at turning point in history, says Chamber of Commerce chief
With the looming general election and prospect of devolution the city is ‘at a very important point in our history’ according to the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce (GMCC) chief executive.
Metrolink fare freeze isn’t just for Christmas (though it is only until August)
Metrolink users can look forward to a fare freeze that is set to continue until the end of August 2015 due to ‘major transformation’ to the network.
Revealed: Free Wi-Fi on EVERY tram across Manchester Metrolink network
A project laid out by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) could see the entire Metrolink fleet of trams installed with Wi-Fi by March 31 2015.
Homophobic Piccadilly attack: Man and woman arrested in Clayton after vicious assault
A man and woman were arrested this morning following a vicious homophobic attack in Piccadilly Gardens that saw a gay man ‘scarred for life’.
Homophobic Piccadilly attack: CCTV appeal after Wicked fan beaten unconscious for singing on tram
New CCTV images have been released of a duo who police think may hold vital information regarding a vicious homophobic assault in Piccadilly Gardens.
‘Utterly disgraceful’: Man on crutches forced to sit on Metrolink floor as spare seat occupied by SUITCASE
A commuter who left a fellow passenger on crutches to sit on the floor of a Metrolink tram so that he didn’t have to move his luggage has been slammed as ‘utterly disgraceful’.
Metrolink city crossing gets surprise £11m grant with launch target winter 2015
Trams could be running sooner than expected on Metrolink’s infamous ‘Second City Crossing’ after TfGM secured a £10.8m grant from a European development fund.
Oyster cards on track for Manchester… but will they work? Here’s the city’s verdict
As Manchester gets used to the idea of being earmarked as the centre of a ‘Northern Powerhouse’, Chancellor George Osborne has been busy outlining his vision for a metropolitan reform.
Badly Drawn Boy gives Metrolink users something to talk about… with gig on TRAM
Manchester-based singer-songwriter Badly Drawn Boy is known for his unconventional methods of performing – and his latest showcase was no different as he treated Metrolink users to a mini-gig.
Metrolink trams suspended due to medical emergency at Deansgate
A ‘medical emergency’ outside Deansgate Castlefield has suspended trams on Manchester’s Metrolink.