Author Archives: Gareth Prior

In Pictures: Trams back running at Crich

Posted on Tuesday 16 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

As you’ll have already read after a delay to the operating season for trams at Crich they started to run along the line again from Easter Saturday, 30th March 2024. Our first photos of the season come from two weeks … Continue reading →

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Model tram exhibition returns to Blackpool this May

Posted on Tuesday 16 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

After the success of last year’s Model Tramway Exhibition at the Solaris Centre in Blackpool it will return again this year at the same location. Due to take place on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th May it will again see … Continue reading →

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Operation Coastwatch to return on the Metro

Posted on Tuesday 16 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

A major operation aimed at reducing antisocial behaviour on the Tyne and Wear Metro is to return this summer. Operation Coastwatch is a joint operation with North Tyneside Council working alongside Northumbria Police and Nexus and will run from April … Continue reading →

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More details released on future of Midland Metro 16

Posted on Monday 15 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

Last November we reported on an unexpected tram move which saw former Midland Metro T69 16 moved from its long-term storage home of Long Marston to the Very Light Rail Innovation Centre in Dudley. Although it was known that it … Continue reading →

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They’ve Run in 2024!

Posted on Monday 15 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

For the first time this year we take a look at which heritage trams have run in service during 2024 across the British Isles. To remind you this article aim to feature which heritage trams have run in passenger service … Continue reading →

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Out and About: Edinburgh Trams – Ocean Terminal

Posted on Monday 15 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

Edinburgh is once again the location for “Out and About”.

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Manchester Metrolink Then & Now: Collyhurst Road

Posted on Sunday 14 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

We now return to “Manchester Metrolink Then & Now” – our series where we take a look at a location on the Metrolink network either before or during construction and after trams started to run. The series resumes on the … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Supertram 125 fails at Hillsborough

Posted on Sunday 14 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

There were slight delays caused to services on the Stagecoach Supertram network (on what was the last day of Stagecoach operation!) on Thursday 21st March after Siemens-Duewag built tram 125 suffered a fault at Hillsborough tramstop.

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Review of light rail safety document completed

Posted on Sunday 14 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

A document which sets out the core principles of light rail safety has been reissued to the industry after a review was completed by sector experts. More than 200 amendments have been made to the Tramway Principles and Guidance (TPG1) … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 14th April 2024

Posted on Sunday 14 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

More photos from the recent archives this week and we’re off to a special Blackpool Day at the Heaton Park Tramway in 2010:

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RAIB report in Nottingham derailment released

Posted on Saturday 13 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch have released a report into the derailment of Citadis 232 at Bulwell on Nottingham Express Transit which occurred at 1706 on 12th June 2023. In the report they set out what caused the tram to … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Trams: Kolkata 71

Posted on Saturday 13 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

Another edition of “Around the World in Trams” coming from Kolkata in India.

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Metrolink 1024 – we missed a scrapping!

Posted on Saturday 13 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

Sometimes there are just news stories which pass us by and we’re never aware of them until a long time after it happened, and this is definitely one of those situations! Manchester Metrolink 1024 – which we last had as … Continue reading →

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Metro to play key role in West Midlands major investment for a green transport revolution

Posted on Saturday 13 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

Could we be seeing even more extensions to the West Midlands Metro network? With work underway on both the Birmingham Eastside and Wednesbury-Dudley-Brierley Hill lines, plans by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) could see even more built as part of … Continue reading →

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Coventry Very Light Rail scheme has bid for funding rejected

Posted on Friday 12 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

Hopes that passengers may be carried on Coventry’s Very Light Rail (VLR) scheme in 2025 seem to have been dashed after reports that the Department for Transport rejected a bid for funding. The news of the funding rejection comes following … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Track down in Digbeth

Posted on Friday 12 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

The press releases on the Birmingham Eastside West Midlands Metro extension keep telling us about the progress being made on the construction of the route in various locations whilst also reminding us that it will be some time before trams … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Stagecoach Supertram 124

Posted on Friday 12 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

Today is the final part of “Picture in Time” featuring the Stagecoach years of operation on the Supertram network in South Yorkshire.

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In Pictures: Round-up of Easter work on West Midlands Metro

Posted on Thursday 11 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

Services on the West Midlands Metro returned to normality (or the normality we’ve come to expect in recent months since the opening of the Wolverhampton Railway Station extension) on Wednesday 10th April as expected following the major works which were … Continue reading →

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Extra trams for Manchester Marathon

Posted on Thursday 11 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

The adidas Manchester Marathon will be taking place on Sunday 14th April and with around 32,000 runners set to take part as well as thousands more watching the race, residents are being advised to plan their journey in advance and … Continue reading →

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South Shields FC help Metro celebrate 40 years

Posted on Thursday 11 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

South Shields FC – who play at the 1st Cloud Arena stadium which is right next to the Tyne and Wear Metro station at Bede – have taken a break from their promotion push from the Vanarama National League North … Continue reading →

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