Category Archives: London Trams

The Number 20: Croydon Tramlink 058+061

Posted on Saturday 31 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

The only works vehicles to be included in this series are featured today – and there’s two of them to get us up to the number 20!

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Christmas and New Year services 2022/23

Posted on Friday 23 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

Once again we bring you a one-stop article to see what services are planned on tramway and light rail systems across the British Isles over the Christmas and New Year period. So, if you are fed up with staying at … Continue reading →

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15 Years Apart: Croydon/London Tramlink 2544

Posted on Saturday 17 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

Its back to Croydon for this edition of “15 Years Apart”.

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Tramlink pay deal accepted

Posted on Thursday 15 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

The pay dispute on London Tramlink has come to an end after members of ASLEF voted to accept the offer made last month. The ballot of members had a 76% turnout with 85% of those responding in favour of the … Continue reading →

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The Number 20: London Tramlink 2549

Posted on Tuesday 13 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “The Number 20” we go to south London for an image of one of Tramlink’s original trams.

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15 Years Apart: Croydon/London Tramlink 2537

Posted on Friday 2 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

Back for another December outing this year is “15 Years Apart” where we take a look at two pictures of trams – one in 2007 and the other in 2022. And this year’s series starts with images from the Croydon/London … Continue reading →

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Replacement trams for Tramlink on TfL’s Business Plan

Posted on Thursday 1 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

Transport for London have published their latest Business Plan and included in their long term aspirations are the procurement of replacement trams on London Tramlink. These would replace the original Bombardier built CR4000 trams which are now 23/24 years old … Continue reading →

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New pay offer for Tramlink drivers – further ballot to come

Posted on Wednesday 9 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

The ongoing pay dispute on London Tramlink has taken another turn with a new pay offer made by Tram Operations Limited (operator of the network) with the ASLEF Executive Committee now recommending its members accept the offer.

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Tramlink ASLEF members to be re-balloted over latest pay offer

Posted on Wednesday 2 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

ASLEF members who are drivers at London Tramlink are set to be re-balloted over further potential industrial action. The re-ballot has been done as part of legislation which requires new ballots every six months (or every nine with employers agreement) … Continue reading →

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Strikes to return on Tramlink

Posted on Wednesday 5 October 2022 by Gareth Prior

Drivers on London Tramlink are to go on another 48 hour strike next week as the pay dispute continues with the two parties seemingly no closer to reaching a resolution. The strike action had been temporarily suspended at the end … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 2nd October 2022

Posted on Sunday 2 October 2022 by Gareth Prior

We’re back with a main site update – its only a small one but we’re back! London Tramlink is the location for the photos this week.

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Tramlink strikes suspended

Posted on Thursday 8 September 2022 by Gareth Prior

Planned strikes due to affect London Tramlink services between 12th and 14th September have been suspended after a revised pay offer was made to drivers represented by ASLEF. Details of the pay offer have not been made public but officials … Continue reading →

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TfL and DfT finally come to an agreement over longer-term funding package

Posted on Thursday 1 September 2022 by Gareth Prior

The threat of a managed decline of all public transport in London has been averted after confirmation that Transport for London and the Department for Transport finally came to an agreement over a longer-term funding package. After months of a … Continue reading →

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New strike dates announced on London Tramlink

Posted on Tuesday 30 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

The industrial action on London Tramlink shows no signs of coming to an end with ASLEF announcing a new set of strike dates which will impact services in both September and October. The dispute centres on pay with members on … Continue reading →

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Passenger numbers on UK tramways bounce back – but still below pre-pandemic levels

Posted on Wednesday 24 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

Passenger numbers on all tram and light rail systems in the UK have bounced back to their highest levels since before the pandemic but are still a long way short of numbers which were carried in 2019/20 according to the … Continue reading →

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London Tramlink Engineering Works start

Posted on Wednesday 24 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

We’re a little late to the party with this one, but services on London Tramlink are currently suspended between Wimbledon and Therapia Lane whilst rail replacement works take place.

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Its yet another short-term funding settlement extension for TfL

Posted on Friday 29 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

Transport for London and the Department for Transport have come to yet another agreement to extend the current funding settlement for a short period of time – this time it will be extended until midday on 3rd August 2022. A … Continue reading →

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The heat! Services affected across the UK after record-breaking temperatures

Posted on Tuesday 19 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

If you’ve been in the UK over the past few days you may have noticed that its been a tad warm. With record-breaking temperatures experienced nationwide, tram systems have had to introduce revised services with both speed restrictions and infrastructure … Continue reading →

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Another 15 days extension of funding for TfL

Posted on Thursday 14 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

The game of political football that is government funding for Transport for London is continuing with the latest announcement adding an extra 15 days onto the current settlement – it is now due to expire on 28th July 2022.

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Tramlink strike timetable confirmed

Posted on Tuesday 12 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

The second – of two announced strikes so far – 48 hour strike on London Tramlink will be taking place on Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th July. As with the previous strike last month there will be a very limited … Continue reading →

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