No Metro services to South Hylton for at least a week

Posted on Monday 21 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

There will be no Tyne and Wear Metro services running between Park Lane and South Hylton for at least seven days as a result of flood damage caused to a Network Rail substation last week. The damage was experienced on Thursday 17th November and Network Rail engineers are now assessing the damage before deciding on a repair plan.

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Out and About: Supertram in service at the University of Sheffield

Posted on Monday 21 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

For this edition of “Out and About” we are going to South Yorkshire as we see trams running on the Stagecoach operated Supertram network.

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Trams &: Nottingham Express Transit 235 & train

Posted on Sunday 20 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

In recent editions of “Trams &” this series has more or less become tram and a bus but we have a bit of a change today as it’s a tram and a train which is featured!

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Supertram £8.6 million upgrade confirmed

Posted on Sunday 20 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

Local leaders within the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority have approved a £8.6 million funding package to pay for urgent renewal work on the Supertram network. Due to come back under public control from March 2024 the network is currently operated by Stagecoach and this funding will presumably be released before this change of control.

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In Pictures: Steampunk at the Crich Tramway Village

Posted on Sunday 20 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

Over the past few years one of the most popular special events at the Crich Tramway Village has been the Steampunk event (which has developed into a full weekend). With Steampunk enthusiasts visiting the museum with their blend of science fiction and 19th century industrial steam-powered machinery, the trams at Crich work around this and with many coming as they do from the early 20th century when the technology which inspires Steampunk was still around they prove to fit right in. This pictorial update shows some of the sights from the 2021 event from the camera of Brian Toohey.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 20th November 2022

Posted on Sunday 20 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

We’re off to Blackpool again this week with the Flexity2 trams featuring in the gallery.

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Fundraiser announced to bring Balloon 710 back to Rigby Road

Posted on Saturday 19 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

As we reported earlier this month, Blackpool Balloon 710 is set to return to Rigby Road Depot where it will initially become a static exhibit at the Tramtown attraction. And now in order to fund its transport from its current home in Wyre Dock, Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours have launched an online fundraiser.

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Around the World in Trams: Dijon 1005

Posted on Saturday 19 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

“Around the World in Trams” today is back in Dijon, north-east France for another image of the tramway operating in the city.

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Public displays look at future work for Douglas Promenade – could include return of horse trams to Sea Terminal

Posted on Saturday 19 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

Could the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway reach the Sea Terminal again? It’s a question which has been posed countless times over the past few years with the “yes its funded, no its not” saga seemingly to have been going on for a long time and now there could be a final answer to it with new public displays giving options for how the Promenade could look in the future. This includes the potential option of re-extending the tramway beyond its (hopefully) temporary terminus at Broadway.

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NET delays after another car finds its way onto Lenton Road Bridge

Posted on Saturday 19 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

Services on the Nottingham Express Transit line to Toton Lane were disrupted on Tuesday 15th November after yet another car managed to drive onto the tram only Lenton Road Bridge – and then proceeded to get stuck.

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In Pictures: Overhead goes up on Leith Walk

Posted on Friday 18 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

Since construction work started three years ago in November 2019 we’ve reported on various different milestones as progress has continued on the Trams to Newhaven project in Edinburgh and its time for another significant milestone to be reached – overhead wires are now installed on most of Leith Walk!

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New pay deal accepted on West Midlands Metro

Posted on Friday 18 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

There will be no further strikes on the West Midlands Metro after member of Unite the Union voted to accept a revised pay offer made earlier this week. As we’ve reported before, the dispute had centred over pay with negotiations previously unable to reach an agreement which both parties could sign up to.

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Picture in Time: Manx Electric Railway 9

Posted on Friday 18 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

The Isle of Man and the Manx Electric Railway is again the subject of “Picture in Time” as we feature another photo taken on June 1977.

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John Bull finally returns to Crich!

Posted on Thursday 17 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

Back in May, Crich Tramway Village’s steam tram engine John Bull made what was expected to be a brief trip away from the museum – but it turned out that it would be away for very nearly six months! It has now returned to Crich though with its being delivered back on Wednesday 16th November.

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New fare cap for Pop Pay As You Go users on Tyne and Wear Metro

Posted on Thursday 17 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

Passengers travelling on the Tyne and Wear Metro who use Pop Pay As You Go are to be the latest public transport users to enjoy a lower than usual fare cap at the start of 2023 with a new limit announced by Nexus. The decision was confirmed by the North East Joint Transport Committee at a meeting on 15th November and will see all single journeys capped at £2 and all day travel at £4. The cap will be in place between Monday 2nd January and Friday 31st March 2023.

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In Pictures: West Midlands Metro Wolverhampton extension photo update

Posted on Wednesday 16 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

We now know that trams will not be running on the West Midlands Metro extension to Wolverhampton Railway Centre until at least Spring 2023 but what does that mean for progress on the remaining construction works? In this photo update from the camera of Ken Jones we see where work is taking place and where there has been little recent progress with cones and barriers still in place.

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Edinburgh Trams strikes suspended

Posted on Wednesday 16 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

The planned strikes which were set to take place later this month by staff on Edinburgh Trams have been suspended after agreement was reached between the company and Unite the union. The strikes had been called after the union alleged that Edinburgh Trams management had reneged on the agreement reached in the summer specifically in regards to sick pay.

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Tram tracks discovered in Leicester

Posted on Wednesday 16 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

Its been over 70 years since trams last ran in the East Midlands city of Leicester, but recent redevelopment works have uncovered some tracks in Braunstone Gate – which last saw trams run in 1949. Leicester is just the latest city to suddenly uncover its transport history once more during roadworks and like so many others the discovery has led to interest and discussion in the local area.

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In Pictures: Latest from Port of Leith tramstop

Posted on Tuesday 15 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

In our latest look at the construction works on the Trams to Newhaven project which will see the Edinburgh Trams network extended by almost 3 miles between York Place and Newhaven we head to the tramstop at the Port of Leith to see the latest progress there. Roy Calderwood provides the images.

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West Midlands Metro strikes suspended after revised pay offer

Posted on Tuesday 15 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

The long running strike action on the West Midlands Metro has been temporarily suspended following a revised pay offer. Members of Unite the Union who had been taking part in the strike action since mid-October will now be balloted on the revised offer and until the results of this new ballot are known forthcoming strikes will now not take place – although will resume if members reject the new offer.

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