Author Archives: Gareth Prior

Latest LRSSB podcast out now!

Posted on Saturday 27 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

The latest podcast from the Light Rail Safety and Standards Board (LRSSB) is highlighting how professionals from across the light rail sector are working together to share best practice and strengthen a sector-wide approach to tramway safety.

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In Pictures: More Tram-Train testing in South Wales

Posted on Friday 26 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

To say that the testing of the class 398 tram-train vehicles in South Wales has been rather sporadic would be a bit of a understatement! As we previously reported daylight testing on the Treherbert line had kicked off on the … Continue reading →

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3102 receives new advert in Manchester

Posted on Friday 26 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

One moment a tram is in an advert, then its in fleet livery and then it gets another advert, and you wonder why its difficult to keep up! 3102 is the tram this time that doesn’t seem to be able … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Jubilee 761 leads a queue

Posted on Friday 26 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

We return to Blackpool for the next set of archive images in “Picture in Time” as we start off with a selection of images taken during 1979 from the camera of Donald Brooks.

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In Pictures: Double Blackpool Railcoaches at Carlton Colville

Posted on Thursday 25 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

Blackpool Brush Railcoach 634 and Blackpool Marton VAMBAC 11 were the two trams paired together to operate services at the East Anglia Transport Museum, Carlton Colville on Sunday 21st September 2025. 634 has spent periods out of service during 2025 … Continue reading →

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Investigation launched after tram is sent onto wrong track at Nottingham Station

Posted on Thursday 25 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

Nottingham Express Transit have announced that they have launched an investigation into a minor incident which saw a tram on the approach to Nottingham Station sent across points onto the opposite track. There was no collision as a result of … Continue reading →

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October Metrolink Engineering Works

Posted on Thursday 25 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

October will see more engineering work taking place on the Manchester Metrolink network. This is mostly at weekends although there will also a be a week-long closure during the October half-term break.

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In Pictures: Work continues on stop construction in Dudley

Posted on Wednesday 24 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

Autumn 2025 remains the planned opening date for the first phase of the West Midlands Metro Black Country line extension as far as Flood Street in Dudley and whilst testing has yet to get underway in anticipation of this construction … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Metrolink 3117 goes back silver and yellow

Posted on Wednesday 24 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

There has been another tram in Manchester which has lost its latest set of advertising vinyls, with 3117 noted now running in the standard fleet livery again.

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Blackpool Tramway to run revised service during fireworks – part 2!

Posted on Wednesday 24 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

A few weeks ago we reported on how Blackpool Transport had plans to operate a revised service during the first night of the World Fireworks Championships on Saturday 13th September 2025. Only then for thunderstorms to cause it to be … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 24th September 2025

Posted on Wednesday 24 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

Please note for various reasons there will now be no main site update this weekend but we should return as normal on the weekend of 11th/12th October 2025. This extra break will allow us to work on some things in … Continue reading →

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Two CR4000s depart London Trams

Posted on Tuesday 23 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

The weekend of 13th and 14th September saw the departure of not one but two of London Trams’ Bombardier built CR4000 trams for repairs. Both 2542 and 2548 have been out of service for some time and the work needed … Continue reading →

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Temporary timetable as trams set to return to Wolverhampton St George’s from 29th September

Posted on Tuesday 23 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

Trams are set to return to Wolverhampton St George’s for the first time in just over two years from Monday 29th September with West Midlands Metro announcing plans for a temporary timetable to run for three weeks.

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New artwork on the Tyne and Wear Metro

Posted on Tuesday 23 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

A children’s cancer charity are the latest to showcase their art to help mark Childhood Cancer Awareness month. The “Invisible Journeys” artwork is on display at Tynemouth Metro Station and is the collaborative work of two local Tyneside charities, Children’s … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Blackpool 013 gets a new partial advert

Posted on Monday 22 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

When Blackpool Transport said that they had now taken advertising in-house they also teased that they had bene talking to other local attractions to advertise on the trams, and the first of these has now been revealed with Flexity2 013 … Continue reading →

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Another Metrocar is saved

Posted on Monday 22 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

If you cast your mind back you may recall that it was reported that Nexus would be donating one of the redundant Metrocars to the Tyne and Wear Fire Service to help with training and it has now been confirmed … Continue reading →

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Stop by Stop Edinburgh Trams: Bankhead to Airport – Ingliston Park and Ride

Posted on Monday 22 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

We are approaching the end of our journey on the Edinburgh Trams system as “Stop by Stop” continues today.

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Trams &: London Trams 2539 & bus

Posted on Sunday 21 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

“Trams &” time again and as is so often the case in this series the & part of the image is a bus.

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New Metro trains star on television!

Posted on Sunday 21 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

One of the new trains currently entering service on the Tyne and Wear Metro has starred on national television with Michael Portillio taking a ride during the first episode of “Michael Portlillo’s 200 Years of the Railways”, which originally aired … Continue reading →

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Blackpool Tramway welcomes Baton of Hope

Posted on Sunday 21 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

The Blackpool Tramway has recently helped to carry a potent symbol of hope that’s saving lives by raising awareness of the biggest killer of men and women under the age of 35. The “Baton of Hope” is part of a … Continue reading →

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