In Pictures: More straight rail goes in at Victoria

Posted on Friday 15 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

On Sunday 25th February engineering work took place around Victoria which saw Metrolink services altered. This was relatively short-notice work and many of us expected that it would be in connection with the broken rail at the Corporation Street end of the station which is preventing trams from accessing 2CC. However, it appears that may not have been directly the case.

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Picture in Time: Stagecoach Supertram 102

Posted on Friday 15 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

It will the end of an era this month in Sheffield as after 27 years, Stagecoach will no longer be the operators of the Supertram network with a new company being set up the South Yorkshire Combined Authority to take control of operations. To mark this occasion the next subject of “Picture in Time” will be Supertram as we look at some photos of the network during its Stagecoach years.

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Preparation for rail replacement on West Midlands Metro continues

Posted on Thursday 14 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

As we mentioned earlier this year there are plans for rail replacement works on the West Midlands Metro network at several stops on the original line between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. There has been no additional closures announced for this work to take place with the expectation it is only relatively minor work and can be done during other closures.

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Another delay to start of trams running at Crich for 2024

Posted on Thursday 14 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

It has been announced that trams will not start running at the Crich Tramway Village until Saturday 23rd March. The museum site will be opening to the public again from Saturday 16th March but it will another week before you are able to get on board a tram for a ride along the line once more.

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New board member confirmed at LRSSB

Posted on Thursday 14 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

The Light Rail Safety and Standards Board have confirmed another permanent appointment to its board of directors. Danny Vaughan (Head of Metrolink at Transport for Greater Manchester) is now on the board permanently having served as an interim board member for the past six months.

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In Pictures: More new adverts in Manchester

Posted on Wednesday 13 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

Its time for yet another round-up of new adverts on Manchester Metrolink with several more trams having received new wraps over the past week or so. In this article we see the results of the application of vinyls on 3023, 3081, 3091 and 3102.

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Midland Metro Alliance launches second design and construction competition for SEND and AP students

Posted on Wednesday 13 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

For the second year, Midland Metro have invited students attending Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) schools across the Black Country to participate in a design and construction competition.

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In Pictures: Nottingham Express Transit 214 in its advert

Posted on Tuesday 12 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

We reported last month that Nottingham Express Transit 214 had received its very first advert following the application of a full vinyl wrap but at that time it was just a description – but now we have the photo to show it. Thanks to Daniel Mullins for the image.

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More rail replacement to come on Tyne and Wear Metro

Posted on Tuesday 12 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

The next stage of rail replacement works on the Tyne and Wear Metro will get underway later this month as the track in the tunnels beneath Newcastle City Centre is treated as part of a £3.4 million project. The rail replacement will ensure that the busiest part of the network is resilient for many years to come.

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More details revealed for proposed West Yorkshire tram system

Posted on Monday 11 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

In late 2023 when it was announced that the northern leg of the HS2 project would be cancelled due to escalating costs there was also a promise that all of the funds previously promised to that would be made available to other transport projects. One of the projects which could benefit was the long mooted tram system for Leeds (and the surrounding area) but as with most things there was very little detail apart from that headline. But that has now changed with the plan sets out by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.

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Out and About: Iron:Man and tram in Birmingham City Centre – January 2024

Posted on Monday 11 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

We’re off to Birmingham City Centre for this edition of “Out and About”.

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Stop by Stop London Trams: Beckenham Junction & Elmers End lines – Arena

Posted on Sunday 10 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

We are back to “Stop by Stop” as our journey on London Trams continues.

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Public transport in English cities in “precarious position” according to new report

Posted on Sunday 10 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

Whilst not only concerned with trams and light rail, a new report commissioned by the Urban Transport Group lays bare the current position of public transport in major English cities with the group calling on more clarity and certainty over funding to ensure the position improves.

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Work to get underway this spring to pave way for earlier Eastside extension opening

Posted on Sunday 10 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

The Midland Metro Alliance have confirmed that work is to get underway in Moor Street Queensway this April, work which will pave the way for part of the Birmingham Eastside extension to open earlier than it may have done otherwise.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 10th March 2024

Posted on Sunday 10 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

Another trip to the past for this week’s photos as the Crich Tramathon in 2008:

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In Pictures: More from the Blackpool North tramway extension

Posted on Saturday 9 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

We’ve been writing articles on the construction (or lack of construction at times) of the short extension of the Blackpool Tramway up Talbot Road and to a new terminus outside Blackpool North Railway Station for what seems like an age. In many of those articles we’ve had photos where the amount of progress has been minimal but over the past few days there have been significant changes and although its not a tram on the extension it does hopefully mean that more testing/commissioning won’t be far off.

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Around the World in Trams: Vienna 668

Posted on Saturday 9 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

We are back to Vienna for this edition of “Around the World in Trams”.

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Metrolink suffers with three collisions in a week

Posted on Saturday 9 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

Well, they do say that bad things come in threes and that has certainly been the case for Manchester Metrolink over the past few days. There have been collisions at Piccadilly Gardens, Ashton Moss and Wythenshawe causing both damage to trams as well as disruption to services.

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Pedestrian hit by tram in Nottingham

Posted on Saturday 9 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

A pedestrian was hit by a tram in Nottingham City Centre on Tuesday 5th March near to the Royal Centre tramstop. The incident happened at around 1800 and saw NET services suspended between Royal Centre and Old Market for just over an hour whilst Upper Parliament Street was also closed to traffic. There were no reports of the pedestrian’s condition.

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In Pictures: Metrolink advert liveries

Posted on Friday 8 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

We’ve been reporting over the past few weeks of various new advert liveries which have been applied to trams in Manchester and in this article we have a round-up of photo of some of them – whilst also bringing news of yet another one!

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