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Category Archives: Out and About
Out and About: West Midlands Metro – last tram into service
Off to the West Midlands Metro for this edition of “Out and About”.
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Out and About: Edinburgh Trams – Ocean Terminal
Edinburgh is once again the location for “Out and About”.
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Out and About: More West Midlands Metro – January 2024
In this edition of “Out and About” we are off to the West Midlands Metro in January 2024. This was a milestone trip out for regular British Trams Online contributor, Ken Jones, as it marked the first time he was … Continue reading
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Out and About: Edinburgh Trams – tram stabled at Newhaven
This time “Out and About” goes to the very end of the Edinburgh Trams line at Newhaven.
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Out and About: West Midlands Metro – Wednesbury Depot
For this “Out and About” we take a look at the West Midlands Metro depot at Wednesbury.
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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.
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Out and About: Iron:Man and tram in Birmingham City Centre – January 2024
We’re off to Birmingham City Centre for this edition of “Out and About”.
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Out and About: Beamish – January 2024
An early 2024 visit to Beamish for this edition of “Out and About”.
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Out and About: Tyne and Wear Metro – January 2024
2024 should see the introduction of the first of the new trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro but before then the service will continue to be maintained by the remaining Metrocars and we see a few of those in … Continue reading
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Out and About: Edinburgh Trams on the Newhaven extension – December 2023
Today “Out and About” takes a look at a tram in action on the Edinburgh Trams Newhaven extension.
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Out and About: More from Blackpool Tramway – December 2023
Another trip to Blackpool for this latest set of “Out and About” photos.
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Out and About: West Midlands Metro – December 2023
In this instalment of our photographic series “Out and About” we are off to the West Midlands Metro in early December 2023.
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Out and About: Edinburgh Trams at Picardy Place – December 2023
Time to go “Out and About” again as we head out onto the Edinburgh Trams extension.
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Out and About: Changing the points on the West Midlands Metro – December 2023
We are going to the West Midlands Metro for this edition of “Out and About”.
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Out and About: On the crossover at Ocean Terminal – November 2023
For a month between the end of November and late December 2023, Edinburgh Trams services couldn’t serve Newhaven and during that time there was the sight of trams using the Ocean Terminal crossover which is where this edition of “Out … Continue reading
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Out and About: West Midlands Metro – November 2023
“Out and About” today is heading off to the West Midlands Metro for another photo.
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Out and About: Driver training on Stagecoach Supertram – October 2023
We take a look at some driver training on the Stagecoach Supertram system in this “Out and About”.
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Out and About: Blackpool Tramway – December 2023
In this instalment of “Out and About” we head to the Fylde Coast for some images of the Blackpool Tramway during December 2023.
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Out and About: Edinburgh Trams Picardy Place stop – October 2023
Today’s “Out and About” comes from Edinburgh as we take a quick look at a tram calling at Picardy Place on the Newhaven extension.
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Out and About: Edinburgh Trams – late July 2023
“Out and About” takes a quick walk along part of the Edinburgh Trams route.
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