Volk’s Electric Railway to run this weekend!

Posted on Friday 9 February 2024 by Gareth Prior

The Volk’s Electric Railway is usually closed to the public from October until Easter but this weekend (10th and 11th February) will see rare winter operation. It has been announced that services will run between 1000 and 1500 on Saturday 10th and from 1000 to 1600 on Sunday 11th February. The operation is planned to tie in with a Heritage Railway Association meeting taking place in Brighton and will be crewed by volunteers from the Volk’s Electric Railway Association.

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Picture in Time: Krefeld 412 & 41

Posted on Friday 9 February 2024 by Gareth Prior

“Picture in Time” moves away from Blackpool for the next few weeks and this time the theme is, well there is no theme as anything goes! We’ll be delving back in time to see a random selection of trams at various locations across the UK and we start off in Leicestershire.

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Connection between old and new on West Midlands Metro reaches the end

Posted on Thursday 8 February 2024 by Gareth Prior

Construction of the structure which will allow trams to run onto the new West Midlands Metro line to Dudley and Brierley Hill from the current line between Birmingham and Wolverhampton is reaching a conclusion, as seen in a recent site visit by Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street. With work on the main structure coming towards the end there is also a warning of disruption to tram services over he Easter period whilst the tracks are joined between the two lines.

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Another Metrolink service change

Posted on Thursday 8 February 2024 by Gareth Prior

The impact of the broken rail at Victoria is continuing to be felt by Manchester Metrolink and to try and improve reliability there will be a further change to services operating through the city centre. Whilst trams will still be unable to operate between Exchange Square and Victoria until further notice, some services will now return to operating on 2CC as from Monday 12th February.

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In Pictures: 31 goes to Worksop

Posted on Wednesday 7 February 2024 by Gareth Prior

And repeat! One thing you can say for the constant movement of West Midlands Metro trams is that at least it seems to be keeping heavy haulage companies in business! As alluded to in our article yesterday there has now been another tram move with 31 this time taking  trip on the back of a lorry to make more room at the depot during the redevelopment works.

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UKTram launch secondment scheme

Posted on Wednesday 7 February 2024 by Gareth Prior

UKTram have announced that members of their Executive Committee have agreed to support plans which will formalise secondments across the sector. Its hoped that the scheme will help the sector to retain top talent and also providing additional experience for ambitious young managers, engineers and other key personnel.

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In Pictures: 35 & 17 return to Wednesbury Depot

Posted on Tuesday 6 February 2024 by Gareth Prior

After a two month gap between West Midlands Metro trams being transported on the back of a lorry we haven’t had to wait nearly as long for the next moves. Firstly, late on Friday 2nd February 35 was transported back from Dudley to Wednesbury after the conclusion of its repairs at the Very Light Rail Innovation Centre and then Sunday 4th February saw 17 come back from Worksop.

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Minor NET delays after tram fault

Posted on Tuesday 6 February 2024 by Gareth Prior

Services on Nottingham Express Transit were disrupted for around an hour after a small external fire was spotted on a tram at Moor Bridge. The fire was discovered at around 0800 on Tuesday 6th February with services suspended between Bulwell Forest and Hucknall until approximately 0900.

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In Pictures: More advert changes in Edinburgh

Posted on Monday 5 February 2024 by Gareth Prior

It’s the kind of story we’ve become very accustomed to report on – advert changes in Edinburgh! The past few weeks have seen a few more changes, including a couple of ads which have stayed with the same sponsor but have had slight revisions whilst there has also been a complete new advert added to one tram.

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Out and About: West Midlands Metro – December 2023

Posted on Monday 5 February 2024 by Gareth Prior

In this instalment of our photographic series “Out and About” we are off to the West Midlands Metro in early December 2023.

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

Posted on Sunday 4 February 2024 by Gareth Prior

We return with another series of “Stop by Stop” and head to the London Trams network (originally Croydon Tramlink of course) featuring stops on the Beckenham Junction and Elmers End lines. In this series we aim to feature photos at each stop on UK tramways taking a look at the immediate surroundings.

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Edinburgh Trams nominated at Chamber of Commerce Awards

Posted on Sunday 4 February 2024 by Gareth Prior

With record breaking passenger numbers being recorded following the opening of the Newhaven extension, Edinburgh Trams is up for more awards having been nominated in a couple of categories at the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce Awards.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 4th February 2024

Posted on Sunday 4 February 2024 by Gareth Prior

Off to Edinburgh for this week’s photos:

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In Pictures: Tram-Train delivery to Wales

Posted on Saturday 3 February 2024 by Gareth Prior

As part of the major investment in improving railway services in Wales, Transport for Wales are receiving a fleet of 36 Citylink tram-trains. These are being built by Stadler in Valencia, Spain before being delivered to the UK and after the first few arrived in South Wales by road more recent deliveries have been by rail. One such delivery took place overnight on Friday 2nd/Saturday 3rd February 2024 with 398 001 arriving as shown in this pictorial article with images courtesy of David Mee.

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Around the World in Trams: Bendigo 7

Posted on Saturday 3 February 2024 by Gareth Prior

We spin the wheel again to see where the location for “Around the World in Trams” will be this time around and we are off to Australia as its Bendigo.

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year returns to Seaton

Posted on Saturday 3 February 2024 by Gareth Prior

The showing of photos from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year at the Seaton Tramway each year is becoming as much a tradition as the running of trams with the news that the Natural History Museum’s exhibition is to return this year between February and April 2024.

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In Pictures: Trams move around after Lisbon 730’s arrival at Beamish

Posted on Friday 2 February 2024 by Gareth Prior

As we’ve reported before, Lisbon 730 arrived at its new home of Beamish on Monday 22nd January 2024 which has seen a few changes of position for trams around the depot. This has seen another Portuguese tram moved outside for temporary storage whilst 730 itself has gone into the main depot ahead of being prepared for service.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 701

Posted on Friday 2 February 2024 by Gareth Prior

“Picture in Time” today is continuing Donald Brooks walk between Lord Street and Broadwater and he has now more or less arrived at his destination for this latest shot.

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Historic building by Newhaven tramline evacuated over safety concerns

Posted on Thursday 1 February 2024 by Gareth Prior

A building which contains both commercial properties and flats on Lindsay Road in Newhaven has been partially evacuated over safety concerns with questions raised as to whether the works to build the tram line caused damage. Evacuation to 12 flats and businesses below in a building dating from the 1890s happened earlier in January after structural engineers were called out to investigate.

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Free travel to Newcastle United matches this weekend

Posted on Thursday 1 February 2024 by Gareth Prior

As a commitment to enhancing sustainability over the first weekend of February, anyone attending Newcastle United football matches (both the mens and womens teams) will be able to travel on public transport for free it has been confirmed.

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