In Pictures: WMM 48 enters service

Posted on Wednesday 4 January 2023 by Gareth Prior

The new year may only be a few days old but we already have our first new tram in service for 2023 – and it’s the West Midlands Metro who have that honour with 48 being used for the first time on Wednesday 4th January. 48 was the last of the trams delivered to Wednesbury and its entry into service now means there are no new trams in the UK waiting for commissioning at the present time.

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Increase in Tyne and Wear Metro penalty fare confirmed to start from 23rd January

Posted on Wednesday 4 January 2023 by Gareth Prior

Nexus have confirmed that the increase in the penalty fare on the Tyne and Wear Metro to £100 will be introduced from Monday 23rd January 2023. It had been announced in November that as part of a Department for Transport scheme penalty fares would rise from January 2023 but the exact date has only just been announced.

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Funds released to progress with plans to upgrade Bury Interchange

Posted on Wednesday 4 January 2023 by Gareth Prior

Bury Interchange – home to the Metrolink terminus of the Bury line as well as the town’s bus station – could be set for a major upgrade after £2.6 million of funding was released to progress plans for its redevelopment.

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In Pictures: Picardy Place from above

Posted on Tuesday 3 January 2023 by Gareth Prior

2023 should see the Edinburgh Trams network finally reach Newhaven as the second Trams to Newhaven project comes to an end with trams due to start running in service in the spring. Before we reach that milestone there remains some construction work to be completed ahead of commissioning and testing. In this latest construction update we go to the fifth floor of John Lewis to see what’s been going on around Picardy Place.

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Pop Pay As You Go to give cheapest Metro fares in 2023

Posted on Tuesday 3 January 2023 by Gareth Prior

If you want the cheapest available fares when travelling on the Tyne and Wear Metro network this year then Nexus are recommending you use Pop Pay As You Go as this will be the only way to take advantage of the fare cap. Nexus are introducing a £2 fare cap on single tickets and £4 on all day travel to match the government funded scheme on local buses across the country.

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They Ran in 2022!

Posted on Tuesday 3 January 2023 by Gareth Prior

As we enter another year its time for one last look at which heritage trams ran in 2022. This is as a complete list of heritage trams which operated with passengers on board during the calendar year 2022 – it doesn’t include anything which has just been under test but does include trams which may only have run on a Private Hire. Inevitably we will have forgotten something so if you notice any omissions or errors please let us know (full contact details at the end of the article).

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In Pictures: Reindeer descend on Nottingham Express Transit!

Posted on Monday 2 January 2023 by Gareth Prior

In the run-up to Christmas 2022 some of the trams in Nottingham underwent a little bit of a makeover as they got new identities – some of Santa’s reindeer! Its not unusual to see reindeer on UK tramways with both Edinburgh Trams and West Midlands Metro having previously named their trams for the festive season (plus antlers in Edinburgh!) but this time round it was Nottingham Express Transit who got the names out – and the trams also received antlers and noses, including a red nose for a certain Rudolph the red nosed reindeer!

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The race is on! Will 2023 see three new tram extensions finally open?

Posted on Monday 2 January 2023 by Gareth Prior

If you like covering new track on UK tramways then 2023 could be a very exciting year for you as after many twists and turns we could see three separate tramways opening new sections of line! For all three they are much delayed (if you go with original timescales) but there are signs that they may be running within the next 12 months – but will we get the full hattrick of extensions and when may we see trams running?

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 2nd January 2023

Posted on Monday 2 January 2023 by Gareth Prior

Its a new year and we’re back with another main site update – although its just moving the Advent Calendars into the gallery section but at least its a start!

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Out and About: A Beamish visit – November 2022

Posted on Monday 2 January 2023 by Gareth Prior

Its time to go “Out and About” again today and we take a look at some of the heritage trams in operation at Beamish on 26th November 2022.

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The Number 20: Southampton 45

Posted on Sunday 1 January 2023 by Gareth Prior

After just over a month and 22 editions this is planned to be the last edition of “The Number 20” (although never say never to it appearing again in some form!) and we end with a selection of photos of a special tram in the preservation movement.

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15 Years Apart: Blackpool Balloon 715

Posted on Sunday 1 January 2023 by Gareth Prior

Happy New Year! We enter a new year with all the excitement and anticipation that may bring but before we look too far ahead we have one final edition of “15 Years Apart”. Its Blackpool again that is featured as we view Balloon 715 in 2007 and 2022.

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Crich Photo line-ups: Sheffield Trams – 2019

Posted on Saturday 31 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

Its time for the final edition of “Crich Photo line-ups” (for now – we are sure there will be lots more to join this list in future years!) and we go back to 2019 for a line-up of Sheffield trams.

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The Number 20: Croydon Tramlink 058+061

Posted on Saturday 31 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

The only works vehicles to be included in this series are featured today – and there’s two of them to get us up to the number 20!

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15 Years Apart: Seaton Tramway 2

Posted on Friday 30 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

“15 Years Apart” heads down to Devon once more today as we take a look at the lowest numbered passenger tram in the fleet.

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Crich Photo line-ups: Works Cars – 2016

Posted on Friday 30 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

Its another theme we’ve seen before in this series of “Crich Photo line-ups” but as with some of the others its second coming is supersized from the previous one!

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The Number 20: West Midlands Metro 45

Posted on Thursday 29 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

It’s a return to the West Midlands for this next entry into “The Number 20”.

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15 Years Apart: Blackpool Brush 630

Posted on Thursday 29 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

This next instalment of “15 Years Apart” takes a look at a Blackpool tram which has headed to the countryside for its retirement since the first photo was taken.

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Crich Photo line-ups: Horse Trams – 2013

Posted on Wednesday 28 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

Back to Crich for another edition of our series looking at some of the photo line-ups on the depot fan. We have previously a line-up of horse cars but we have time for another one which included five trams.

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The Number 20: Blackpool & Fleetwood 2 and 40

Posted on Wednesday 28 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

We are off to Crich for this next instalment of “The Number 20” and there are a couple of trams which are included from the same system side-by-side.

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