A Coronation Street tram has been launched across Manchester's Metrolink

Coronation Street fans have been told to 'keep your eyes out' amid a 'cool' move by the ITV soap in its home city of Manchester.

While there is a CGI tram in the programme’s titles and a tram stop on the show's set, after the tram crash in 2010's 50th anniversary episode, (Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) had almost 300 queries asking if the trams were still running in Manchester, such is the zeitgeist of the world’s longest running soap.

In the real world, to head towards the Corrie site for a visit, the nearest stop is the IWM North, a short wander away from the Coronation Street Experience. But from Wednesday (June 19), fans of the show were given the opportunity to arrive in true 'Corrie style' with the launch of the Coronation Street Experience tram, a unique homage to the show which will meander across the Metrolink network for the next 12 months.

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Created with visuals from Manchester-based agency Meanwhile, the rolling stock is dressed with a mock-up of illustrations from the cobbles giving passengers the chance to head to Rochdale through the legendary Rovers doors, arrive at Kingsway through the Kabin door, make their way to the Velopark via Vera and Jack’s infamous clad No. 9 door or rock up at Radcliffe through the entrance to Roys Rolls.

The tram was launched with stars Julia Goulding (Shona Platt), Peter Gunn (Brian Packham) and Elle Mulvaney (Amy Barlow). And while Tony Maudsley, who plays Weatherfield's George Shuttleworth, wasn't part of the official launch, he did catch a glimpse while out and about near the