In Pictures: New Sunderland Station southern entrance

Posted on Friday 5 January 2024 by Gareth Prior

December 2023 saw the new southern entrance to Sunderland Station opened. A £16.3 million project to transform the transport hub has been ongoing with the hope that it will prove to be a catalyst to create business and further investment opportunities to support the central business district and retail rejuvenation in the heart of the city.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 720

Posted on Friday 5 January 2024 by Gareth Prior

Its summer 1978 and we’re back on the Blackpool Tramway as we feature some more excellent photos from Donald Brooks as “Picture in Time” returns to the Fylde Coast once more.

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In Pictures: Flooding stops trams in Nottingham

Posted on Thursday 4 January 2024 by Gareth Prior

The new year is only a few days old but the weather has already caused numerous issues to UK tram networks. Whilst Blackpool was hit by a delay to the service on New Year’s Day after overhead line damage, in Nottingham it was a more serious and lengthy disruption with severe flooding at Wilford Lane leading to the suspension of through services on the Clifton South line.

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Winter timetable to start in Blackpool on 7th January

Posted on Thursday 4 January 2024 by Gareth Prior

The Blackpool Tramway will introduce a new timetable from Sunday 7th January which will see a reduction in service frequency during the evenings. The change comes with reduced passenger numbers expected following the switching off of the Illuminations and end of Christmas by the Sea.

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In Pictures: FTS Christmas Tour and Illumination Tours in Blackpool

Posted on Wednesday 3 January 2024 by Gareth Prior

Saturday 30th December 2023 saw the annual Fylde Tramway Society Christmas Tour which ended up using the Illuminated Frigate HMS Blackpool and Balloon 700 on a complete system tour. On the same day, Balloon 717 was in use on Illumination Tour duty and all three trams feature in this pictorial article courtesy of Scott Spencer.

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January savings for NET Annual Season Tickets

Posted on Wednesday 3 January 2024 by Gareth Prior

Anyone who purchases an Annual Season Ticket for travel on Nottingham Express Transit during the month of January will be able to get big savings with the cost reduced by £225 to £450. This will give those who take advantage of the deal tram travel for the next 12 months for less than the price of a cup of coffee each day!

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In Pictures: Split service for Hogmanay on Edinburgh Trams

Posted on Tuesday 2 January 2024 by Gareth Prior

Ever since Edinburgh Trams opened in 2014 big events on Princes Street has meant that services from the Airport have been forced to turn short at West End with no trams any further into the city centre. With the extension to Newhaven opening in June it now means that although trams are still unable to run along Princes Street it is possible for a split service to run, and this was in operation to allow the big Hogmanay events to take place in the Scottish capital.

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And still Tyne and Wear Metro punctuality comes down

Posted on Tuesday 2 January 2024 by Gareth Prior

There can be little doubt that the sooner the new Stadler Tyne and Wear Metro trains are ready for service the better when you take a look at the latest punctuality figures which show the percentages continuing to fall.

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15 Years Apart: Blackpool Railcoach 680

Posted on Monday 1 January 2024 by Gareth Prior

Time for another edition of “15 Years Apart” as we feature a tram which is still in the same place but now under different ownership.

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The Completely Random A-Z of Trams in the British Isles! Z is for Zoo

Posted on Monday 1 January 2024 by Gareth Prior

Happy New Year everyone! Welcome to 2024 on British Trams Online! And our first article of the year concludes our “A-Z” and of course that means it’s the letter Z.

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Manchester Metrolink Then & Now: The Snipe

Posted on Sunday 31 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

With our last article of 2023 we have a final (for now) edition of “Manchester Metrolink Then & Now” and its back to the East Manchester line out to Ashton-under-Lyne for this pair of photos.

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15 Years Apart: Croydon/London Tramlink 2553

Posted on Sunday 31 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Its time for another edition of “15 Years Apart” as we return to South London.

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The Completely Random A-Z of Trams in the British Isles! Y is for Youngest Tram

Posted on Sunday 31 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Nearly there on our A-Z as we reach the letter Y.

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Around the World in Trams: Port de Soller freight trailer

Posted on Saturday 30 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

And for the last time “Around the World in Trams” heads off to Port de Soller.

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15 Years Apart: Leeds 399

Posted on Saturday 30 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Today “15 Years Apart” is at Crich to take a look at another recent stalwart in service.

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In Pictures: 3117’s Marks Electrical advert

Posted on Saturday 30 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

We mentioned in our Manchester Metrolink advert round-up recently that 3117 has received a new advert but in that article we didn’t have a photo to include. But we do now thanks to Reece Hughes!

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The Completely Random A-Z of Trams in the British Isles! X is for eXtension

Posted on Saturday 30 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

On the homeward straight now as its three more letters to go, all of which were more of a struggle, in fact you could probably see this letter is a big cheat!

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1025

Posted on Friday 29 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

We have time for just one further “Picture in Time” image from Manchester Metrolink in 1994.

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15 Years Apart: Stagecoach Supertram 120

Posted on Friday 29 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “15 Years Apart” we return to the Stagecoach Supertram network for a view of another of the original trams.

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Blackpool Twin set 3’s new home announced

Posted on Friday 29 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

This is a story which got a bit missed at the time, but the new home of Blackpool Twin Car 673+683 was announced just a few days after the two halves of the tram left Wyre Dock. They were transported to Hambleton where they have been acquired by Brickhouse Farm Cottages.

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