Category Archives: London Trams

Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink Depot

Posted on Tuesday 13 April 2021 by Gareth Prior

Over the next few weeks our modern tram edition of “Picture in Time” will be heading back to the early days of Croydon Tramlink concentrating mainly on the construction period with a series of images courtesy of Amey Transport Infrastructure.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 3rd April 2021

Posted on Saturday 3 April 2021 by Gareth Prior

Its back into the archives once again for this week’s selection of photos as we feature Croydon Tramlink in 2006:

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TfL funding package from the DfT extended

Posted on Friday 26 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

It has been confirmed that the current funding package between Transport for London and the Department for Transport has been extended until 18th May 2021. The package had originally been due to end on 31st March 2021 but with the … Continue reading →

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Trams in Video: London Tramlink in the Snow 2013

Posted on Sunday 14 February 2021 by Gareth Prior

It has to be said that when snow falls on any UK tramway it seems to change the scene allowing for some different photos and video to be shot of the trams running and so it was on 21st January … Continue reading →

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15 Years Apart: London Tramlink 2544

Posted on Saturday 26 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

For the only time in “15 Years Apart” for 2020 we take a trip to London Tramlink to see the changes in one of the original CR4000 trams.

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Christmas and New Year services 2020/21

Posted on Sunday 20 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its been a year like no other and with restrictions and social distancing still in place the Christmas and New Year period will also be different but despite that there will still be services in operation across the various operating … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Sunday 15 November 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its another look into the recent past for this week’s photo collection as we go to Croydon in 2005:

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Tramlink inquest delay confirmed until Spring 2021

Posted on Friday 13 November 2020 by Gareth Prior

It has been confirmed that the inquest into the London Tramlink derailment at Sandilands in November 2016 will now not take place until spring 2021. The inquest had originally been due to start on 10th October but was delayed as … Continue reading →

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Tram Operations Limited named Operator of the Year at Global Light Rail Awards

Posted on Thursday 12 November 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its the Global Award ceremony where most of the winners seem to come from the UK but the winners have again been announced for the annual Global Light Rail Awards with the “big” Operator of the Year prize going to … Continue reading →

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TfL agree £1.8 billion funding package with DfT

Posted on Thursday 5 November 2020 by Gareth Prior

The threat to services across the Transport for London network has been averted following the announcement of an £1.8 billion funding agreement. It was widely reported that without this new funding package services may have to be cut on the … Continue reading →

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More Tramlink Engineering Works

Posted on Friday 23 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

Another closure on London Tramlink through the central Croydon area started on Friday 23rd October and will be continuing until Sunday 1st November. Throughout this period no trams will be running between Wandle Park and East Croydon in both directions.

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Tramlink derailment inquest postponed due to Coronavirus restrictions

Posted on Sunday 18 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

The inquest into the London Tramlink derailment at Sandilands in November 2016 which tragically saw seven people lose their lives has been delayed after extra Coronavirus restrictions were introduced in London. It had been due to get underway on Monday … Continue reading →

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Covid-19 service update – operating systems

Posted on Wednesday 26 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

It’s been around two months since we last brought you a summary of the service being run on the tram and light rail systems of the British Isles – so its about time we gave a handy update all in … Continue reading →

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London Tramlink works to see August and September closures

Posted on Wednesday 12 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

The 2020 programme of engineering works on London Tramlink have been announced with closures of sections of line during August and September as part of the renewal of the infrastructure. Most work will affect trams in the vicinity of the … Continue reading →

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RAIB release report into incident at Gravel Hill which saw pedestrian hit by tram

Posted on Friday 7 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

The latest RAIB safety digest into an incident on a UK tramway has just been released and it relates to an incident which saw a pedestrian being hit by a tram at Gravel Hill tramstop on London Tramlink on 10th … Continue reading →

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Tramlink Sutton extension “paused”

Posted on Saturday 1 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

It’s a project which has been on then off on a pretty regular basis over the years but the London Tramlink extension to Sutton is once again on the “no” pile after Transport for London confirmed in their revised budget … Continue reading →

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Trams &: London Tramlink 2558 & bus

Posted on Monday 13 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

We feature another modern tram in this series today as London Tramlink Variobahn 2558 is seen in operation with a single-deck London bus for company.

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Manchester Metrolink bucks the trend as light rail journeys fall

Posted on Friday 26 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its that time of year again when the Department for Transport release details of journeys taken on light rail across England – and its not good news with a significant fall in the total number of journeys on all systems … Continue reading →

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Covid-19 service update – operating systems

Posted on Friday 26 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its been a while since we had a round-up of the service being operated on operating tramways and light rail systems in the British Isles (by which we mean those which operate primarily as public transport and not heritage systems … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Sunday 31 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Photos old and new are included in this week’s latest main site update:

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