Metrolink Insights (Main Series)
This third format for Metrolink Insights (which I'm now calling the Main Series) brought a fresh new look to the videos, with a strong, recognisable format and structure. The episodes range from 5-10 minutes long, and they focus more on overlooked features and operations of the Manchester Metrolink, or general videos about the entire network.
To view a video in the series, simply click on the thumbnail or the title.
See the Lost Metrolink episode list here.
“Remember Mosley Street? There isn’t much left of it today, but if you look closely, there are still some subtle indicators. Let’s talk about its ‘profiled platform’ and operational issues leading to closure.”
(Lost Metrolink: 2) - 15 August 2026
“A behind-the-scenes look at some track replacement work in action on the Manchester Metrolink, and getting a closer look at the maintenance and track upgrade work.”
(Season 1: 19) - 5 August 2026
“Remember Woodlands Road? It closed in 2013 on the Bury Line. Is there anything left of the tram stop today, and is there anything else left to uncover about its history?”
(Lost Metrolink: 1) - 18 April 2026
“Along with engineering works throughout 2026, there's other temporary service changes effective from 30 March, affecting the familiar 12-minute service frequency. Here's what you need to know.”
(Season 1: 18) - 28 March 2026
“An out-of-service tram pulls in to Velopark every 12 minutes. Display boards at Etihad Campus don’t know how long a minute is. Here’s how the two phenomena are directly related.”
(Season 1: 17) - 14 March 2026
“Last year I decided to start measuring every single platform on the Manchester Metrolink, all 203 of them. It took a while. Here’s what I found out.”
(Season 1: 16) - 28 February 2026
“Every single Manchester Metrolink network map (that I could find) from 1992-2026. See the branding changes, fare zone updates, route and line expansions over time.”
(Season 1: 15) - 4 April 2026
“See how the Metrolink tram network in Manchester has expanded and changed from its opening in 1992 up until 2025, condensed down to just 5 minutes.”
(Season 1: 14) - 17 January 2026
“Don't know what to expect on this channel? Have a short look at this...”
(Channel Trailer 2026) - 20 December 2025
“Platforms, bridges, railways, and underground walkways: Here's some things you might have not known about Bury tram stop on the Metrolink, sitting right at the top of the Bury Line.”
(Season 1: 13) - 10 January 2026
“How much is there to talk about at a single tram stop? Let’s go to South Chadderton, a tram stop that looks completely uninteresting, and see how much we can say about it.”
(Season 1: 12) - 27 December 2025
“Robinswood Road is now the least used Metrolink stop after Pomona became a popular interchange station. However, as it turns out, Robinswood Road should never have been built.”
(Season 1: 11) - 13 December 2025
“Exchange Square tram stop is the only tram stop on the Second City Crossing branch of the City Lines. Here’s how the short branch has helped to keep the Metrolink running smoothly for the last 10 years.”
(Season 1: 10) - 6 December 2025
“This tram stop has had many different conceptual names during its planning stages, and it was just renamed again. Here’s the history of all of its proposed and established names.”
(Season 1: 9) - 29 November 2025
“There’s a service at Ashton-under-Lyne which only runs once a week: the Saturday 09:51 to Trafford Bar, a tram heading back to Trafford Depot. Why does this happen, and why every Saturday?”
(Season 1: 8) - 15 November 2025
“One of the next extensions to the Manchester Metrolink will be from East Didsbury to Stockport town centre, but no official plans have been released yet. Here’s my idea, anyway.”
(Season 1: 7) - 8 November 2025
“Secrets of the Manchester Metrolink? What if we narrow it down to just a single tram stop? Here’s multiple ‘why’ questions to ask about secrets and features of Piccadilly tram stop in Manchester.”
(Season 1: 6) - 25 October 2025
The MediaCityUK Shortcut. “Imperial War Museum tram stop is a few minutes’ walk away from MediaCityUK on a different line. Is it sometimes quicker to walk over there to get a tram instead?”
(Season 1: 5) - 20 September 2025
“There’s no big venues or transport interchanges near Stretford tram stop, so why is just one of its platforms 11 metres wide? Well, there is a reason - it just wasn’t at all intentional.”
(Season 1: 4) - 30 August 2025
“When you think a Metrolink tram is departing MediaCityUK, it always stops again before actually leaving. Here's why it's necessary to the operation of this short one-station branch off the Eccles Line.”
(Season 1: 3) - 12 July 2025
“When trams cruise along the tracks at full speed here, a loud tone is heard which comes as a surprise. Where is it coming from, and why is it only heard between Failsworth and Hollinwood?”
(Season 1: 2) - 15 June 2025
“Crumpsall tram stop received a new third platform in August 2019, which was supposed to be used in regular service as a bay platform, but in six years, not one regular service has stopped at the platform.”
(Season 1: 1) - 1 June 2025
