Trams should return to the normal weekday timetable from Tuesday (27 July) after a chaotic day of disruption and reduced services. 

A 12-minute Sunday service and single trams have been operating on the Metrolink network on Monday (26 July) due to an 'infrastructure fault', which had led to 43 damaged trams being out of action. 

Following repairs throughout the day, the Metrolink operator, KeolisAmey Metrolink (KAM), says additional measures have been put in place to return more trams to the network and operate a normal service - subject to drivers being available. 

The operator says that it is continuing to "carry out a detailed examination of the network" and the cause of the damage to the trams "remains under investigation". 

There was also delays over the weekend as a result of driver shortages caused by Covid-19. 

Alex Cropper, Interim Head of Operations at Transport for Greater Manchester, said: “I’d like to apologise to everyone who has travelled and whose journey has been inconvenienced by the much-reduced service today (Monday).

“KAM’s engineering staff and other colleagues have been working throughout the day and are planning to launch a normal weekday service tomorrow (Tuesday).

“However, like many other transport operators, they are still managing high levels of absences due to coronavirus and all available staff are working very hard to keep people moving as best they can, and I’d encourage people to still plan ahead and check before making their journey tomorrow.”  

The latest information and updates can be found by visiting @MCRMetrolink on Twitter or on the TfGM website.

Passengers are also being reminded that they are still legally required, unless medically exempt, to wear a face covering when on board the tram.