Author Archives: Gareth Prior

Residents claim Metro extension works cause damage to their gardens

Posted on Saturday 23 August 2025 by Gareth Prior

Residents living in Middle Meadow close to Horseley Road in Tipton have claimed that the ongoing West Midlands Metro construction works have caused damage to their gardens. Video footage shows large cracks in a number of gardens with the claim … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Supertram trackworks move to Middlewood

Posted on Friday 22 August 2025 by Gareth Prior

After a gap of one day, there are more trackworks taking place on the South Yorkshire Supertram network with a section of line along Middlewood Road being replaced. This is all part of the continued investment in the network by … Continue reading →

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Blackpool Tramway records busiest weekend of the year

Posted on Friday 22 August 2025 by Gareth Prior

The recent Blackpool Airshow may have resulted in a split service running on the Blackpool Tramway but that didn’t stop it being the busiest weekend of the year for the trams with over 50,000 trips recorded over both days.

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Picture in Time: Nottingham Express Transit 202

Posted on Friday 22 August 2025 by Gareth Prior

For the next five weeks “Picture in Time” will be featuring photos from Nottingham Express Transit as we take a look at a selection of the original Incentro trams in action across the original network.

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In Pictures: HMS Blackpool and Balloon 717 moved into Rigby Road workshop

Posted on Thursday 21 August 2025 by Gareth Prior

With Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours currently looking at a phased reintroduction, with Illumination Tours due to start in October 2025 in time for Lightpool, a start has been made on the first part of the work needed. This has necessitated … Continue reading →

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Work continues on Gateshead 10 at Beamish

Posted on Thursday 21 August 2025 by Gareth Prior

The long-running overhaul of Gateshead 10 at Beamish is continuing with further progress being made as the tram edges ever closer to returning to service – for the first since 2016.

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Wednesbury tram depot expansion costs increase

Posted on Thursday 21 August 2025 by Gareth Prior

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) have agreed to provide additional funding for the expansion of the West Midlands Metro depot at Wednesbury. Costs have gone up by more than £7.65 million to £76 million.

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In Pictures: Metrolink 3104 goes to the Airport

Posted on Wednesday 20 August 2025 by Gareth Prior

It seems at the moment that barely a week goes by without there being another new advertising livery on Manchester Metrolink and so it is again with 3104 receiving a new wrap for Manchester Airport. The tram was first seen … Continue reading →

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Oporto 273 makes it 14 passenger trams for 2025 at Crich

Posted on Wednesday 20 August 2025 by Gareth Prior

Oporto 273 has become the fourteenth passenger tram to have been used at the Crich Tramway Village in 2025 following the conclusion of a truck overhaul.

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Collisions on NET leads the latest operational report

Posted on Wednesday 20 August 2025 by Gareth Prior

Its been six months since the Greater Nottingham Light Rail Transit Authority last met and in that time there seem to have been plenty of collisions between trams and other road vehicles, majorly impacting the ability of the network to … Continue reading →

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Telford Town Tramway to be officially reopened on 24th August

Posted on Tuesday 19 August 2025 by Gareth Prior

Telford Town Tramway at the Telford Steam Railway will be officially reopened by Tim Dunn, historian and television presenter, on Sunday 24th August during the railway’s 1940s Weekend. The 2 foot gauge tramway – operated by a steam tram loco … Continue reading →

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NET to return to more regular frequencies

Posted on Tuesday 19 August 2025 by Gareth Prior

Nottingham Express Transit are planning to reintroduce their higher frequency timetable from the start of service on Wednesday 20th August 2025. NET had been running a temporary timetable since 25th June 2025 as a result of a shortage of trams … Continue reading →

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Major events to impact Metro services on 22nd August

Posted on Tuesday 19 August 2025 by Gareth Prior

Anyone planning to use the Tyne and Wear Metro on Friday 22nd August is being advised to allow extra time for their journeys and to plan ahead with a number of major events taking place in Newcastle and Sunderland. These … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Blackpool Balloon 708 gets company during Sandtoft Gathering

Posted on Monday 18 August 2025 by Gareth Prior

We take another trip to the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft to see the only fully intact tram on site – Blackpool Balloon 708. As we have featured fairly extensively the tram has been acquired by the Museum to become an … Continue reading →

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Three more new trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro delivered

Posted on Monday 18 August 2025 by Gareth Prior

What’s better than received two new trains? How about receiving three?! That is what happened in the early hours of Friday 8th and Saturday 9th August when for the first time, Stadler sent three of their new trains being built … Continue reading →

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Stop by Stop Edinburgh Trams: Bankhead to Airport – Edinburgh Park Station

Posted on Monday 18 August 2025 by Gareth Prior

Another trip to Edinburgh as “Stop by Stop Edinburgh Trams” continues, we now reach an interchange stop at Edinburgh Park Station.

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Out and About 2025: Nottingham Express Transit – July 2025

Posted on Sunday 17 August 2025 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Out and About” we take a trip to Nottingham Express Transit, now in its 22nd year of operation.

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Events keep coming to Crich!

Posted on Sunday 17 August 2025 by Gareth Prior

As we come towards the end of the school summer holidays, the family orientated events at the Crich Tramway Village are still happening regularly with two more to come before the end of month. The Bank Holiday weekend will be … Continue reading →

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Agenda announced for UKTram and LRSSB Light Rail Summit 2025

Posted on Sunday 17 August 2025 by Gareth Prior

The annual Light Rail Summit returns to Birmingham on 25th September 2025, and this major event for sector leaders has now announced its agenda for a packed day of discussion knowledge-sharing and networking.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 17th August 2025

Posted on Sunday 17 August 2025 by Gareth Prior

We take a trip to the Riverside Museum in Glasgow to take a look at some of the exhibits to be found there:

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