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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15 Years Apart: Nottingham Express Transit 202

Posted on Tuesday 27 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

Today “15 Years Apart” is heading to Nottingham again as we take a look at one of the Bombardier Incentro trams in both 2007 and 2022.

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Crich Photo line-ups: Blackpool Trams – 2014

Posted on Tuesday 27 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

We return today with another line-up on Crich’s depot fan. This time its back to 2014 for a Blackpool themed one.

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The Number 20: Blackpool Tramway 006 & 014

Posted on Monday 26 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

We think this series has now covered as many operational tramways in the British Isles as we can (we tried to get the numbers at Summerlee to add up to 20 but failed!) so we have repeat entries from today starting off with some of the new order in Blackpool.

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15 Years Apart: London United Tramways 159

Posted on Monday 26 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

In this next look at a tram then and new we are off to the Crich Tramway Village to take a look at how London United Tramways 159 has changed over the past 15 years.

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In Pictures: Even more Ride the Lights at the East Anglia Transport Museum

Posted on Sunday 25 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

We know its been featured a few times over the past few weeks but with a few more photos being sent through to us we thought why not let’s see the East Anglia Transport Museum’s Ride the Lights once more! This was an event which took place over the three weekends immediately before Christmas and saw the museum decorated with festive lights and the trams, trolleybuses and railway all operating after dark. Steve Wood is your photographer.

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Crich Photo line-ups: Open Top Trams – 2015

Posted on Sunday 25 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

We hope your Christmas Day is going well! We’re still here (well we’re not really – the joys of being able to schedule posts!) and its time for another look at one of the Crich Photo line-ups in recent years. And we think that the one we feature this Christmas afternoon is probably one of the, if not the, best line-up we have seen. It included a large selection of open toppers.

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The Number 20: London Transport 1858

Posted on Sunday 25 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

Happy Christmas everyone! We hope your Christmas Day is going well and that the turkey is in the oven so you can get it eaten before the King’s Speech! It may be Christmas but we continue our photographic series “The Number 20” today and this time it’s a visit to the East Anglia Transport Museum for our most convoluted Maths yet!

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In Pictures: Father Christmas the tram driver!

Posted on Saturday 24 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

You’d think that in the last week or so before Christmas that Father Christmas would be quite busy getting ready for the big day – but he still had time to put in a shift driving on the West Midlands Metro on Saturday 17th December!

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West Midlands Metro Direct Debit offer to give more savings on tickets

Posted on Saturday 24 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

There will be new opportunities In the new year passengers on West Midlands Metro to receive better value for money when travelling on the network with those who switch to paying by direct debit set to make great savings on tickets.

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15 Years Apart: Blackpool Boat 600

Posted on Saturday 24 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

Its 2007 v 2022 again for this next edition of “15 Years Apart” and we are back in Blackpool to take a look at one of the Open Boat Cars.

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Crich Photo line-ups: Glasgow Trams – 2012

Posted on Saturday 24 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

It was the night before Christmas when all was calm – but as we return to Crich for another look at one of the photo line-ups we have seen in recent years it was anything but quiet as its one of the most impressive line-ups seen. This one featured five of Glasgow’s best.

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TravelSafe operation takes place in Manchester

Posted on Saturday 24 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

A joint operation between Greater Manchester Police and TravelSafe took place on Friday 16th December to keep people safe in the lead up to Christmas. It was all part of the continued TravelSafe Partnership operation to target crime and antisocial behaviour on the public transport network.

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In Pictures: A last trip to Beamish for 2022…

Posted on Friday 23 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

In this article we take what will probably be our last look at the trams running at Beamish – a wet 20th December 2022. This may have been a midweek day but with half a dozen school buses outside the museum it was a busy day with two (enclosed!) trams operating the service: Sunderland 16 and Sheffield 264. With the depot doors open it was also possible to grab a look at Gateshead 10 as its overhaul continues towards completion (hopefully at some point in 2023) and it now firmly looks like a Gateshead car and not a Grimsby & Immingham one once more now. Trevor Hall is the photographer for these latest images.

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New safety videos for motorists around trams released by LRSSB

Posted on Friday 23 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

The Light Rail Safety and Standards Board have been busy in the lead up to the festive period with a series of new safety videos released aimed at motorists when driving close to tramways in the UK. Two new videos have been created which cover the dangers of jumping red lights and leaving enough space for trams to pass.

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Christmas and New Year services 2022/23

Posted on Friday 23 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

Once again we bring you a one-stop article to see what services are planned on tramway and light rail systems across the British Isles over the Christmas and New Year period. So, if you are fed up with staying at home and feel that you need some tram action take a look here to see just what sort of service is being operated.

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Posted on Friday 23 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

There we go, another year comes to an end! They just keep on ticking by don’t they?! Its been a year where things haven’t quite happened as expected with tram restorations not quite being completed in time and extensions not opening as planned (and systems even closing for long periods of time) but there have still been some highlights across both the heritage and modern sectors.

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The Number 20: Snaefell Mountain Railway 4 & 5

Posted on Friday 23 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

We go back to the Isle of Man for another edition of “The Number 20” and it’s a familiar calculation to get to 20!

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15 Years Apart: Stagecoach Supertram 111

Posted on Friday 23 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

Time for another then and now look at a tram from a UK tramway – let us head to South Yorkshire to feature one of Supertram’s trams.

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Last piece of track welded into place on Castle Hill in Dudley

Posted on Thursday 22 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

A lot of the extension news from the West Midlands Metro in recent weeks and months hasn’t exactly been at the positive end of the scale but this should change that a little bit as a milestone has been reached on the scheme to extend the tramway to Dudley. That milestone has seen the final piece of track on Castle Hill, Dudley welded and will soon mean that two-way traffic will again be possible on the road early in 2023.

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