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Photos
Its one large set of photos this week as we feature images taken during Tram Weekend at Crich. Taken over both days of the two day event we see both the trams in service as well as the trams on display for unique photo opportunities.

* All new photo collections added to the site in 2025 can be found on the Photo Gallery Index.

Fleet Lists
This week there are updates this week to the Blackpool Tramway (new advert and photo links), Crich Tramway Village (tram back into service and photo links), Docklands Light Railway (special wrap added), Edinburgh Trams (new advert and photo links), Great Orme Tramway (photo links), London Trams (new anniversry wrap, trams departed and photo links), Manchester Metrolink (new adverts, adverts removed and photo links), South Wales Metro Tram-Train (train delivered), South Yorkshire Supertram (photo links), Tyne and Wear Metro (trains departed and trains into service) and West Midlands Metro (photo links) Fleet Lists. There are also updates to the Blackpool Tramway (new adverts and photo links), Edinburgh Trams (new adverts and photo links) and Manchester Metrolink (new adverts, adverts removed and photo links) Advert Lists.

* All our Fleet Lists can be found through the Fleet Lists Index.

In the News
In the 10 days since these notes were last updated there has plenty going on! In Croydon we have seen the application of a new wrap to celebrate 25 years of TfL on 2537 whilst 2542 and 2548 have left for repairs with it looking like they will come back as one good tram. In the West Midlands comes news that Metro services will return to Wolverhampton St George's from 29th September 2025, on a temporary basis, for the first time in just over two years. Adverts dominate in Blackpool (013 with a partial advert) and Manchester (plenty of change with adverts being applied and others being taken off) whilst on the Tyne and Wear Metro there have been more departures of old Metrocars, including 4001 into preservation and 4019 to the Fire Service. And plenty more has been going on as well!

* For all the latest News and our regular photo series head to the News & Features page.

As always we hope you enjoy this weeks update. The next main site update is currently scheduled for Sunday 5th October 2025.

Gareth - 25th September 2025



Picture of the Week: London tram line-up

During Tram Weekend at the Crich Tramway Village the chance was taken once again to create some themed line-ups on the depot fan giving some rare photo oppportunities. Saturday 13th September 2025 saw London trams take centre stage as seen in this image of London County Council 1, London County Council 106, London Transport 1622, Metropolitan Electric Tramways 331 and Croydon Tramlink 058+061.
Photograph by Gareth Prior