What’s New on British Trams Online? 11th October 2025

Posted on Saturday 11 October 2025 by Gareth Prior

This week we return with another main site update and have photos from both Manchester and the East Anglia Transport Museum included:

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Changing seasons at Seaton – but same trams dominate the mileage!

Posted on Saturday 11 October 2025 by Gareth Prior

We may be seeing a change in the season (and with it more unsettled weather conditions) but despite that the three newest trams (9, 10 and 11) were still the trams which travelled the most miles, although the enclosed saloons have started to see more use again.

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Last chance for student discounted tram travel as NET reveal number of young people being fined for fare evasion

Posted on Saturday 11 October 2025 by Gareth Prior

Students only have until 19th October to secure discounted tram travel for the new academic year on Nottingham Express Transit as the tram operator has revealed that over 4,5000 young people aged 16-21 were fined for travelling without a ticket in the last academic year.

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Three more old Metro trains head for scrapping

Posted on Friday 10 October 2025 by Gareth Prior

Scrapping of the redundant 40+ year old original Metrocars is continuing at a pace with another threehaving been transported to J Denham Metals for their final journey since our last update. And as they have gone that way two Metro drivers have been for a visit to see the trains being scrapped.

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Early market engagement launched for new Supertram trams

Posted on Friday 10 October 2025 by Gareth Prior

The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) have started the process of procuring a new fleet of trams with the publication of an “Early Market Engagement”.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool OMO 8

Posted on Friday 10 October 2025 by Gareth Prior

Back to Blackpool once more for another edition of “Picture in Time”.

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In Pictures: LRTA visit to Crich as part of AGM Weekend

Posted on Thursday 9 October 2025 by Gareth Prior

The Light Rail Transit Association held their Annual General Meeting in Sheffield on Saturday 4th October 2025 and made a weekend of it in the city and further afield. This included a trip to the Crich Tramway Village on Sunday 5th October 2025 where London County Council 1 was used for the benefit of LRTA members. Stuart Cooke with the below images.

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Tickets go on sale for Blackpool Illumination Tours

Posted on Thursday 9 October 2025 by Gareth Prior

Tickets are now available for the return of heritage trams to Blackpool Promenade with 14 nights of Illumination Tours taking place during the Lightpool Festival. Both Balloon 717 and the Illuminated Frigate have been cleared for use during this period, and there will be three tours each evening (although its not every day during Lightpool).

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Boy taken to hospital after being hit by tram in Manchester

Posted on Thursday 9 October 2025 by Gareth Prior

An 11-year-old boy was taken to hospital with life-changing injuries after he was hit by a tram on the Metrolink Manchester Airport. The incident happened at approximately 1540 on Wednesday 7th October at Crossacres tramstop.

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In Pictures: One new advert as one advert removed in Manchester

Posted on Wednesday 8 October 2025 by Gareth Prior

It is a case of one in and out advert wise for Manchester Metrolink as 3092 is the latest tram to receive a new wrap whilst 3095 loses its long-standing advert for the Coronation Street Experience.

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Storm Amy causes problems for Blackpool

Posted on Wednesday 8 October 2025 by Gareth Prior

Storm Amy – the first named storm of the 2025/6 season – caused havoc for the Blackpool Tramway with its strong winds leading to service disruption over a couple of days, including the complete suspension of the tramway for a time.

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Another successful Light Rail Summit takes place in Birmingham

Posted on Wednesday 8 October 2025 by Gareth Prior

Over 120 industry professionals attended this years UKTram & LRSSB Light Rail Summit in Birmingham where they heard sector insights and discussions were held looking to the future of tram and light rail in the UK.

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In Pictures: TfL celebrate 25 years on the DLR

Posted on Tuesday 7 October 2025 by Gareth Prior

We saw a few weeks ago that as part of Transport for London’s 25th anniversary celebrations a half warp had been added to London Trams CR4000 2537. London Trams aren’t the only transport network in the city which has joined in the celebrations either with the DLR also outshopping one of their trains in the special livery.

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Trams after dark at Crich again this November!

Posted on Tuesday 7 October 2025 by Gareth Prior

After the success of last year’s “just out of season” event at the Crich Tramway Village, the museum will once again be seeing trams running after dark on the first weekend after the normal end of the operating season. “Tramlight” will be taking place on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th November 2025 as the museum turns magical as darkness falls.

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Work continues on the trams at Beamish

Posted on Tuesday 7 October 2025 by Gareth Prior

Whilst 2025 may not have been a classic year for the trams at Beamish when you consider what is out and about in service that doesn’t mean its been a quiet year in the workshops with work continuing on preparing more trams for service. Currently there are just three trams available for service (Sunderland 16, Oporto 196 and Sheffield 264) with Blackpool 31 and Newcastle 114 out of service whilst the long-term work continues on Gateshead 10 and investigations continue to get Lisbon 730 into use for the first time since it became a permanent part of the Beamish tram fleet.

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In Pictures: East Anglia Transport Museum celebrates the transport of London

Posted on Monday 6 October 2025 by Gareth Prior

Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th September saw the East Anglia Transport Museum hold their latest special event. That weekend had traditionally been their Trolleybus Weekend but for 2025 they changed things a bit with it instead having a London theme, although the popular after dark running was still in place on the Saturday evening until 2100.

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Another Metro closure for more improvement works

Posted on Monday 6 October 2025 by Gareth Prior

There will be a six day closure on the Tyne and Wear Metro in North Tyneside between Sunday 26th October and Friday 31st October as part of the continued investment in improving the infrastructure of the network. The closure will see no trains running between Benton and Wallsend.

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Stop by Stop Edinburgh Trams: The One That Got Away! York Place

Posted on Monday 6 October 2025 by Gareth Prior

Although we have reached the end of the line on Edinburgh Trams we go back to the city centre today for “Stop by Stop” as we take a look at the “one that got away”!

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Trams &: Edinburgh Trams 273 & cruise ship

Posted on Sunday 5 October 2025 by Gareth Prior

“Trams &” goes to Edinburgh as we see one of the trams running on the Newhaven extension along with a visiting cruise ship.

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KeolisAmey Metrolink win Operator of the Year at Global Light Rail Awards

Posted on Sunday 5 October 2025 by Gareth Prior

The annual Global Light Rail Awards took place in London on 1st October 2025 and once again a wide-range of organisations and individuals were recognised for their achievements over the past year. Although the awards remain global once again it was the UK who were celebrating in many of the categories, including KeolisAmey Metrolink who were named Operator of the Year.

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