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14/01/2026 - Metrolink Speedrun 2 (success) Manchester Metrolink M5000 - 3023, 3030, 3042, 3045, 3059, 3071, 3084, 3088, 3106, 3116, 3121, 3136 Now at 73/147 ridden (36/60 with ATS/VRS, 37/87 without).

And some don't want to be home either

It absolutely can. The best time I managed to route was a 5:56. On this run I lost time to - Starting 3 minutes early due to the planned starting tram running late - Doing 1CC and Bury before Rochdale (loses time due to buses) - Missing a tight (potentially impossible?) connection from Exchange...

And the record is mine! 6 hours, 23 minutes and 40 seconds.

By the time I was in the City Centre there was no Rochdale tram any time soon, so I'm headed up to Bury first.

At Eccles now, barely made the connection at East Didsbury and at the Trafford Centre. There was a broken down tram on the Rochdale line but it looks to be fixed now with some delays.

Started ~3 minutes early due to delays (the intended 10:06 is running at least 4 mins late)

Does anyone know if 3113 is out today (or if not, is it visible on either depot)? It and 3005 (long term out of use) are the only ones I haven't seen. Edit: Found it! It's on Airports (should be the 11:19 from the Airport)

Just got off 150134+150135 and gotten onto 331017+331018.

Trying again today! Cost me a bit more because I've had to get an anytime ticket into Manchester (and depending on the final time, will probably need one to get home too), but there shouldn't be any big events (the run itself is during off-peak) causing issues like football did last time.

The 573 and 574 were created in January 2022 to replace the 570 (the Southern part of the route), the old 574 (the Northern part of the route), and part of the 577 (the Ladybridge section, with the rest of the route un-replaced). The 583 replaced the 682 (Hag Fold) and 683 (Shakerley/Tyldsley)...

Sorry, definitely meant 90s!

Does anyone know what the 2 99s were on Saturday's 4M42 0227 London Gateway Frghtliner to Trafford Park F.L.T. as of Manchester? https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:H07431/2026-01-10/detailed

Unlike 5, 2 looks to be accessible from both lines (the ECS to/from Newton Heath for the once a week service uses it).

It looks like everything is terminating at Crewkerne on the 17th.

10/01/2026 - Metrolink speedrun attempt 1 Dane Road (Had spare time to get to Altrincham before starting so stepped back a tram at the least used station on the line) Firswood (didn't need to use it, but a laterunning Airport tram came before the East Didsbury I'd planned for)

10/01/2026 - Metrolink speedrun attempt 1 Manchester Metrolink M5000 - 3021, 3032, 3033, 3044, 3047, 3057, 3062, 3066, 3070, 3076, 3085, 3087, 3098, 3131. Now at 61/147 ridden (31/60 with ATS/VRS, 30/87 without)

What's the route avaliability of the Far North lines, could a 99 go up there. I'm guessing by the 68s going up there the answer is yes. The loco would just barely have enough time to go to Wick and back, depending on where it can pass other trains (if they're operational). If it has to operate...

Would that be ~32 carriages (therefore 32 lorries?) Most freight I see has somewhere in the low 30s of wagons.

Not too much. I used a 12 car from there in November. coaches 1-4 were the busiest, followed by 5 - 8 slowly trending emptier. And 9-12 were pretty much empty, I had the declassified first class to myself for quite a while, no one but me was in 11 or 12 leaving Crewe. By Nuneaton where I got off...