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Around the World in Trams: Stuttgart 276

Posted on Saturday 25 November 2023 by Gareth Prior

We have time for one more photo from Stuttgart before we move on to our next location in “Around the World in Trams”.

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Trams &: Manchester Metrolink 3010+3028 & bus

Posted on Sunday 16 October 2022 by Gareth Prior

Our “Trams &” series continues today as we again feature a tram alongside a bus – this time in Manchester.

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Around the World in Trams: Vienna 2597 & 4042+1442

Posted on Saturday 15 October 2022 by Gareth Prior

We move from Switzerland to Austria for this week’s edition of “Around the World in Trams” as we visit Vienna for the first of several views of the tramway in the Austrian capital.

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Apologies for the slight disruption in updates over the past few days. There’s no one main reason for it just a combination of various factors but hopefully news updates will start to resume in full over the next few days. … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Douglas Bay Horse Tramway 14

Posted on Tuesday 2 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

If you think of double-deck horse trams on the Isle of Man you are likely to immediately think of 18 as the operational tram on the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway. But it isn’t the only double-decker which remains on the … Continue reading →

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Driver to face trial over Sandilands accident

Posted on Saturday 9 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

Alfred Dorris, aged 48 from Beckenham, is to stand trial at either the Old Bailey or Southwark Crown Court after he pleaded not guilty to breaking health and safety laws during the London Tramlink accident on 9th November 2016. The … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Another tram enters service on West Midlands Metro

Posted on Saturday 11 June 2022 by Gareth Prior

The second day of the latest return of the West Midlands Metro saw another new tram enter service for the first time with 44 allocated to service having completed its mileage accumulation and being cleared for operation. With the entry … Continue reading →

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TfL and TOL to plead guilty on health and safety failings over Sandilands derailment

Posted on Friday 10 June 2022 by Gareth Prior

Both Transport for London and Tram Operations Limited (TOL – a subsidiary of First Group) have indicated that they are to plead guilty to the charges of health and safety failings in relation to the Sandilands derailment of November 2016 … Continue reading →

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They Ran in 2021: Seaton 11

Posted on Saturday 1 January 2022 by Gareth Prior

And we come to an end of our “They Ran in 2021” series with one final trip out, and the location is the Seaton Tramway.

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They Ran in 2021: Sunderland 16

Posted on Monday 6 December 2021 by Gareth Prior

Our third returning photo series for December is “They Ran in 2021” (granted this exact series hasn’t run before but its the same premise as “They Ran in 2020”, just that the year has changed!). Over the next month we … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: B fleet Rebuilt Balloon 707 in service again

Posted on Monday 9 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

We may have gone quiet over the past couple of months over the usage of Blackpool’s B-fleet Balloons and Rebuilt Balloons but that doesn’t mean they aren’t still being used for their main purpose. Although usage has become a little … Continue reading →

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Overhead problems in Sheffield and the West Midlands Metro

Posted on Tuesday 3 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Tuesday 3rd August has been another day with overhead issues on UK light rail systems – both Stagecoach Supertram and West Midlands Metro have been affected this time and for a change it is Sheffield which has the more serious … Continue reading →

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Two more trams commissioned for service at Crich

Posted on Wednesday 28 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

Throughout the operating season so far at the Crich Tramway Village extra trams have gradually been commissioned for service to take into account the changing weather conditions and increasing visitors to the museum. And with the school summer holidays now … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: A day at the East Anglia Transport Museum

Posted on Monday 12 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

One heritage tramway which often seems to go under the radar is the one at the East Anglia Transport Museum so we look to remedy that in this article as we take a look at the trams during a visit … Continue reading →

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Chance to ride on Seaton Tramway’s Boat Tram!

Posted on Thursday 27 May 2021 by Gareth Prior

Throughout the past year one thing which has proven itself time and time again is how popular Seaton Tramway’s Blackpool Boat type tram, no. 4, is and to cash in further on this popularity it will run some “Boat Tram … Continue reading →

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Christmas Shutdown for Trams to Newhaven project

Posted on Saturday 19 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

The Trams to Newhaven project has now shutdown for Christmas with no more work scheduled to take place again until Monday 4th January (when a site inspection will take place before work resumes in earnest the next day). Over the … Continue reading →

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Lockdown Walks: Manchester Metrolink 3061

Posted on Saturday 5 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Lockdown Walks” we are again in Manchester and show one of the M5000 trams in action.

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Sheffield Corporation Tramways 60 Years On – 50 Years Commemorated on Supertram

Posted on Thursday 8 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

Can it really be 10 years ago that Stagecoach Supertram repainted one of their trams in an approximation of Sheffield Corporation Tramways livery? It may not seem it but it is! It was in 2010 that Siemens-Duewag built tram no. … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: London Transport 1858

Posted on Friday 25 September 2020 by Gareth Prior

Last time out in this series we saw work underway at the East Anglia Transport Museum in preparation for the arrival of London Transport 1858, and this week we see the tram on its way!

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Picture in Time: Nottingham Express Transit 211

Posted on Wednesday 23 September 2020 by Gareth Prior

We head back to Nottingham for this edition of “Picture in Time” as we take a look at another of the Bombardier Incentro trams.

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