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Manx Electric Railway starts its 131st season!
The Manx Electric Railway has become the latest tramway to start running for another year with the first public services taking place on Tuesday 12th March. This marks the 131st season of operation for the line between Derby Castle and … Continue reading
Out and About: Stagecoach Supertram – January 2024
Into South Yorkshire for today’s edition of “Out and About” as we feature a couple of images taken around Hillsborough.
Stop by Stop London Trams: Beckenham Junction & Elmers End lines – Elmers End
And on we go with our look at the tramstops on the London Trams network.
Countdown to change of Supertram operator continues
Friday 22nd March will see a change of operator for the Supertram network as the newly formed company South Yorkshire Future Tram Limited (SYFTL) takes control of the network across Sheffield and the surrounding area. The company has been set-up … Continue reading
London Trams revised service confirmed
As we reported a few weeks ago there is to be significant engineering works on the London Trams network which will necessitate a partial closure of the system for approximately four weeks from Friday 29th March 2024. The initial information … Continue reading
What’s New on British Trams Online? 17th March 2024
Up to Edinburgh for this week’s photos:
In Pictures: More trams receive ODAS equipment as testing underway
The project to fit the entire fleet of Blackpool Tramway Flexity2 trams with ODAS equipment is stepping up with 006 now having the cameras for this system fitted at both ends (previously it had only been treated at one end) … Continue reading
Around the World in Trams: Vienna 671
Time for “Around the World in Trams” and we stay in Vienna.
Nexus celebrates wins at the Rail Business Awards
Nexus have been rewarded for an excellent year of achievements by winning at the Rail Business Awards which took place last month in Manchester. This event is for the UK rail industry and highlights the achievements of railways across the … Continue reading
West Midlands Metro gets ready to connect the new to the old
There will be a much reduced service on the West Midlands Metro from Saturday 23rd March as work to connect the new line to Dudley to the current tracks at Wednesbury gets underway. There will be no service between Wednesbury … Continue reading
In Pictures: More straight rail goes in at Victoria
On Sunday 25th February engineering work took place around Victoria which saw Metrolink services altered. This was relatively short-notice work and many of us expected that it would be in connection with the broken rail at the Corporation Street end … Continue reading
Picture in Time: Stagecoach Supertram 102
It will the end of an era this month in Sheffield as after 27 years, Stagecoach will no longer be the operators of the Supertram network with a new company being set up the South Yorkshire Combined Authority to take … Continue reading
Preparation for rail replacement on West Midlands Metro continues
As we mentioned earlier this year there are plans for rail replacement works on the West Midlands Metro network at several stops on the original line between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. There has been no additional closures announced for this work … Continue reading
Another delay to start of trams running at Crich for 2024
It has been announced that trams will not start running at the Crich Tramway Village until Saturday 23rd March. The museum site will be opening to the public again from Saturday 16th March but it will another week before you … Continue reading
New board member confirmed at LRSSB
The Light Rail Safety and Standards Board have confirmed another permanent appointment to its board of directors. Danny Vaughan (Head of Metrolink at Transport for Greater Manchester) is now on the board permanently having served as an interim board member … Continue reading
In Pictures: More new adverts in Manchester
Its time for yet another round-up of new adverts on Manchester Metrolink with several more trams having received new wraps over the past week or so. In this article we see the results of the application of vinyls on 3023, … Continue reading
Midland Metro Alliance launches second design and construction competition for SEND and AP students
For the second year, Midland Metro have invited students attending Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) schools across the Black Country to participate in a design and construction competition.
In Pictures: Nottingham Express Transit 214 in its advert
We reported last month that Nottingham Express Transit 214 had received its very first advert following the application of a full vinyl wrap but at that time it was just a description – but now we have the photo to … Continue reading
More rail replacement to come on Tyne and Wear Metro
The next stage of rail replacement works on the Tyne and Wear Metro will get underway later this month as the track in the tunnels beneath Newcastle City Centre is treated as part of a £3.4 million project. The rail … Continue reading
More details revealed for proposed West Yorkshire tram system
In late 2023 when it was announced that the northern leg of the HS2 project would be cancelled due to escalating costs there was also a promise that all of the funds previously promised to that would be made available … Continue reading