West Midlands Metro drivers to get another 13.5% pay rise

Posted on Thursday 7 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

Tram drivers on West Midlands Metro are set to enjoy a pay increase of 13.5% from 1st April 2024 after the successful conclusion of negotiations between Unite the Union and the operator of the tramway.

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Metrolink bike trial gets underway

Posted on Thursday 7 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

A supervised trial to test whether bikes and non-standatd cycles can be taken safely on Manchester Metrolink has launched. This comes after agreement by the Bee Network Committee in January and is being described as a “guided pilot” with only invited participants able to bring their bikes onto the trams with supervision of a Keolis Amey Metrolink member of staff.

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In Pictures: New full wrap on Edinburgh Trams 273

Posted on Wednesday 6 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

Did you think it had gone a bit too quiet with new adverts in Edinburgh? Will don’t worry as we can now report on a new advert – and its another full wrap with 273 swapping OVO Energy for Uniqlo.

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UKTram back inclusion and diversity

Posted on Wednesday 6 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

UKTram’s Managing Director has urged male colleagues to think how they can contribute to making the sector an even more inclusive place to work. James Hammett recently attended a Women in Transport event which focused on ways men can support their female colleagues and now he says that more still needs to be done on the road to full equality.

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Crich delay opening for a week as 2024 trams revealed

Posted on Tuesday 5 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

If you’ve been waiting for your tram fix at the home of the National Tramway Museum at Crich you’ll have to be a bit more patient as its been announced that the first trams won’t be running for an additional week. But whilst we do wait to see the museum open once again after its winter shutdown it can also be revealed the trams that should be running at some point during the 2024 season.

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Seaton win more awards!

Posted on Tuesday 5 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

Its becoming a bit of a habit for the Seaton Tramway – and its not a bad habit to have! – winning awards at various different ceremonies around the southwest of England and beyond. The latest success has come at the Jurassic Business Awards where they came away with three more prestigious awards.

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In Pictures: Metrolink 3028 gets its first advert

Posted on Monday 4 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

The recent influx of new adverts on trams in the UK shows no signs of abating with another tram in Manchester now carrying vinyls instead of standard fleet livery. 3028 is the tram and it’s a first for it as it hasn’t previously had an vinyl wrap.

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Boy hit by tram in Nottingham

Posted on Monday 4 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

This article was updated 6/3/24 with further details and an update on the age of the person hit.

A 11 year old boy has been taken to hospital with serious injuries when he was hit by a tram after falling off his bike close to Wilkinson Street tramstop shortly after 0800 on Monday 4th March. Police, the Fire Service and Ambulance attended the scene to deal with the incident which led to tram services being suspended for a time.

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Out and About: Beamish – January 2024

Posted on Monday 4 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

An early 2024 visit to Beamish for this edition of “Out and About”.

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

Posted on Sunday 3 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

Today in “Stop by Stop” we turn away from the railway as we’re onto double track tramway having reached Harrington Road.

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West Midlands Metro customer satisfaction survey results revealed

Posted on Sunday 3 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

For the first time since the pandemic, at the end of 2023 West Midlands Metro ran a customer satisfaction survey where they sought feedback from over 1,500 customers on the network. It was conducted independently by Transport for West Midlands using a specialist team trained to carry out face to face interviews alongside a digital survey.

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Transport Minister visits Very Light Rail Innovation Centre

Posted on Sunday 3 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

Huw Merriman, Minister of State for Rail and HS2, recently visited the Very Light Rail Innovation Centre in Dudley as he got a taste of what the future of light rail transport looks like.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 3rd March 2024

Posted on Sunday 3 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

More archive photos for you this week – Midland Metro the subject this time:

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Bournemouth tram heads to auction

Posted on Saturday 2 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

A tram which once ran on Bournemouth Corporation Tramways is heading to auction. No. 113 has been in use as an office by Plankbridge (a firm who specialise in making and restoring shepherd’s huts) for around a decade but they have now decided it is surplus to their requirements and so are putting it up the sale which will be taking place on 3rd April.

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Around the World in Trams: Vienna 123+405

Posted on Saturday 2 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

The March location for “Around the World in Trams” will be the Austrian city of Vienna.

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NET raise over £11,500 for Nottingham community groups

Posted on Saturday 2 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

As with many companies, Nottingham Express Transit support charities throughout the year and they have recently revealed that in 2023 that raised £11,573 in funds for local community groups, charities and initiatives.

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Benefits of asset mapping and track condition monitoring highlighted at UKTram

Posted on Saturday 2 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

Light Rail engineers who are part of the UKTram Engineering Group (LREG) have recently been examining the merits of employing infrastructure mapping alongside condition monitoring to improve asset management.

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Adverts keep coming on across England

Posted on Friday 1 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

The variety provided in tram fleets by the application of advertising vinyls has continued over the past few days with another couple of trams on different tramways also being seen in new adverts. This affects both Manchester Metrolink and Nottingham Express Transit, including a tram receiving its first ever ad.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool 31

Posted on Friday 1 March 2024 by Gareth Prior

This week “Picture in Time” heads to Beamish as we feature one of the trams which has been a long standing member of the operational fleet.

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In Pictures: Another Six Nations day in Edinburgh

Posted on Thursday 29 February 2024 by Gareth Prior

Saturday 24th February saw Scotland’s second (and final) home match of the 2024 6 Nations Championship with the Calcutta Cup fixture against England taking place (a game which Scotland won 30-21 to claim their fourth successive victory). And with thousands of fans needing to be transported to and from the rugby at Murrayfield Stadium, once again extra trams were put as we see in this latest Edinburgh pictorial article. All photos by Roy Calderwood.

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