Category Archives: London Trams

TfL announce stepping up of services

Posted on Monday 18 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Further to the government bail-out announcement last week, Transport for London have now confirmed they are stepping up service frequencies across all modes of transport they are responsible for. With Tube, Bus, TfL Rail, London Overground and the Emirates Airline … Continue reading →

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TfL awarded government funding package

Posted on Friday 15 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Usually the perception is London gets funding first and then the rest of the country has to wait to follow at a later date but during this Coronavirus pandemic it has been rather different with the regions transport undertakings being … Continue reading →

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In Review: Croydon Tramlink A Definitive History by Gareth David

Posted on Monday 11 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

I guess its sign of getting old when a book entitled “A Definitive History” on one of the UK’s modern tramways comes out but when the main wave of new systems have now been around for approximately 20 years it … Continue reading →

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RAIB to publish safety digest after person hit by tram in Croydon

Posted on Wednesday 29 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

The RAIB have revealed that they will be releasing a safety digest following their initial investigation into an incident on London Tramlink which saw a person hit by a tram at Gravel Hill stop on the New Addington line. The … Continue reading →

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TfL warn of cash shortage as workers start to be furloughed

Posted on Sunday 26 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

Transport for London have confirmed that they are to place 7,000 staff – whose work has been reduced or paused as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic – on furlough from Monday 27th April. This news comes after Mayor of … Continue reading →

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Trams in Video: London Tramlink

Posted on Sunday 19 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

We are off to London – or more specifically Croydon – for this weeks video as we head to London Tramlink. The video below was filmed on several visits, mainly between 2005 and 2013 but we do also see some … Continue reading →

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More service reductions across the UK

Posted on Monday 23 March 2020 by Gareth Prior

As government advice for social distancing and to travel only if essential continues further service reductions have been introduced on light rail systems across the UK. The Tyne and Wear Metro have further reduced their timetables whilst a revised service … Continue reading →

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Peak time travel pass restrictions lifted as more Coronavirus measures in place across the UK

Posted on Thursday 19 March 2020 by Gareth Prior

Since their introduction concessionary passes for use on buses and some trams have seen a limit on their use during morning peak times but in light of the current Coronavirus pandemic it has now been announced that this will be … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2531

Posted on Sunday 15 March 2020 by Gareth Prior

One final image from Croydon before we move on and we continue in numerical order by featuring CR4000 2531.

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2530

Posted on Sunday 8 March 2020 by Gareth Prior

This week our archive image from Croydon comes from 2003 and shows the very first of the CR4000s to be built by Bombardier.

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Picture in Time: London Tramlink 2545, 2547 and 2546

Posted on Sunday 1 March 2020 by Gareth Prior

It’s a more modern image than we have featured recently from Tramlink for today’s edition of “Picture in Time” with the trams having already received the more recent fleet livery.

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink under construction

Posted on Sunday 23 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

As we continue our archive look at Croydon Tramlink we head back to before any trams had run into central Croydon – mainly because the tracks hadn’t been laid yet!

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2542

Posted on Sunday 16 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

For the next few weeks Sundays will all be about archive images from our “modern” tramway systems and we start off in Croydon for a pre-opening image of one of the trams.

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Sunday 16 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

Our main feature this week comes from Croydon with photos from London Tramlink:

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TfL back extending Tramlink to Sutton – but need the funding

Posted on Friday 14 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

It’s a proposal which seems to have been talked about for a long time but could we finally see London Tramlink extended to Sutton? The full results of the 2018/19 consultation into the plans have now been revealed by Transport … Continue reading →

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Storm Ciara causes disruption across UK

Posted on Tuesday 11 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

“Storm of the Century”, named Ciara in the alphabetical naming sequence used by the Met Office in recent years, has seen severe disruption for UK tramways with not only strong winds but heavy rain leading to service changes. Blackpool, Edinburgh, … Continue reading →

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Croydon tram derailment inquest date set

Posted on Sunday 2 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

An inquest into the death of seven people after the derailment of a tram on London Tramlink in November 2016 will start in September 2020 it has been announced. A 12 week inquest will commence in mid-September and is expected … Continue reading →

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 19 January 2020 by Gareth Prior

The first new photos this year have been added as part of a gallery:

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15 Years Apart: London Tramlink 2550

Posted on Monday 30 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

We take a break from looking at photos of Blackpool trams as they are back in the capital with a view of one of the original Bombardier built CR4000s for Tramlink, its 2550.

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Christmas and New Year services 2019/20

Posted on Sunday 22 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

Christmas is a time to spend with your family but what happens if you want to do something a bit different? Well, you could always go for a ride or take some photos of trams around the country couldn’t you?! … Continue reading →

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