Metrolink One day travelcards to be removed from get me there app

Posted on Sunday 5 June 2022 by Gareth Prior

Transport for Greater Manchester have announced that one day travelcards will no longer be available for purchase through the get me there app from mid-June as part of a continued crackdown on fare evasion. Its said that a number of passengers chose not to travel with a ticket and then when they see inspectors board the trams quickly purchase this ticket on the app and so the hope is the removal of this ticket will stop that occurring again.

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The end of Manchester Metrolink 1016

Posted on Saturday 4 June 2022 by Gareth Prior

Now I know that sometimes we are a little slow to bring you some news stories but this one is probably a new record! Manchester Metrolink 1016 is believed to have been scrapped after suffering damage at its long-term storage facility at Long Marston with it (or at least half of it) seen on a low loader in June 2021 leaving the Warwickshire site.

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Around the World in Trams: Lviv Knyahyni Olhy turning circle

Posted on Saturday 4 June 2022 by Gareth Prior

The Ukraine has been in the new for all the wrong reasons in 2022 with images of trams destroyed during the conflict with Russia having been across global media as just some of the many distressing photos seen. Over the next few weeks “Around the World in Trams” heads to the Ukraine in much more peaceful times with a selection of images taken by Donald Brooks during a stay in February 1994.

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In Pictures: Tracklaying continues at Picardy Place

Posted on Saturday 4 June 2022 by Gareth Prior

Whilst work hasn’t started yet on the construction of the tramstop at Picardy Place – which as we all know will be the first stop on the extension out towards Newhaven – there has been progress around it with track continuing to go down as part of the Trams to Newhaven project.

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Luas Engineering Works: Red line – 11th and 12th June

Posted on Saturday 4 June 2022 by Gareth Prior

The next set of engineering works on Dublin’s Luas network will be affecting services on the Red Line over the weekend of Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th June. Throughout the weekend there will be no trams between Red Cow and Tallaght/Saggart with a replacement bus service in operation instead.

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In Pictures: Three trams in service at East Anglia Transport Museum celebrates 50 years

Posted on Friday 3 June 2022 by Gareth Prior

Sunday 29th May saw the East Anglia Transport Museum celebrate 50 years of opening with a special event taking place at their Carlton Colville site. Over 1,000 people attended the event which offered half price admission to all and included everything you can get on a normal opening day at the museum – supersized!

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What’s in a name? New Blackpool tram terminus changes name before it opens!

Posted on Friday 3 June 2022 by Gareth Prior

A few months ago we mentioned how as part of the construction works for the new Blackpool Tramway extension along Talbot Road to Blackpool North Railway Station stop signs had started to be put up. Whilst the one in Talbot Square was obviously called Talbot Square that up at the station has the rather unusual North Terminus. But that’s all changed now and it’s a far more sensible name for the terminus now.

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Picture in Time: Nottingham Express Transit 204

Posted on Friday 3 June 2022 by Gareth Prior

As we continue our archive photo series “Picture in Time” we return to Nottingham to take another look at an advertising livery.

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In Pictures: Driver familiarisation ramps up on West Midlands Metro

Posted on Thursday 2 June 2022 by Gareth Prior

Now that its been announced that a passenger service will resume on the West Midlands Metro at some point during week commencing Sunday 5th June its expected that driver (re-)familiarisation will be ramping up over the next week or so (before we presume there will be some test runs of repaired Urbos3 trams, which still remain conspicuous by their absence on the mainline) and this has certainly been the case at the very end of May with several Urbos 100s out on the tramway.

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London Tramlink drivers vote to strike over pay

Posted on Thursday 2 June 2022 by Gareth Prior

Strikes are set to hit London Tramlink after drivers in the ASLEF union voted strongly in favour of taking strike action as a result of the ongoing pay dispute which has seen no pay increased offered this year.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush Car 634

Posted on Thursday 2 June 2022 by Gareth Prior

As we celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee this weekend this additional edition of “Picture in Time” takes us back to a previous Jubilee – the Silver Jubilee to be precise as we see Brush Car’s 634‘s special Jubilee livery.

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Seaton’s Boat Tram out for the Jubilee!

Posted on Wednesday 1 June 2022 by Gareth Prior

As we rapidly approach a four day weekend with two Bank Holidays, the Seaton Tramway have confirmed that as part of their contribution to the celebrations the popular Boat Car, no. 4, will be out on all four days running five round trips each day!

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Extra Metro services for Ed Sheeran concert

Posted on Wednesday 1 June 2022 by Gareth Prior

The Tyne and Wear Metro will be running extra services before and after the Ed Sheeran concert taking place at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light as they prepare for their busiest couple of days for more than three years. The concerts take place on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th June.

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Special family ticket available for NET travel this weekend

Posted on Wednesday 1 June 2022 by Gareth Prior

Nottingham Express Transit are looking to make travel affordable for families over the Platinum Jubilee weekend with a special Day Family Ticket being available for £8. Its hoped that with lots of events over the Nottingham area during the weekend many families will take advantage of the convenience of NET to get them to those events with a usual service due to be in operation.

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In Pictures: Birkenhead 20 celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Posted on Tuesday 31 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Birkenhead 20 is set to return to passenger service at the Wirral Heritage Tramway this coming weekend and is joining in the party spirit as it does with special adverts for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. These will be 20’s first passenger runs since 2019 and it will be yet another welcome return to operation for a tram in the UK this year!

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More details from Blackpool over Platinum Jubilee plans

Posted on Tuesday 31 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

It was announced earlier this year that the Blackpool Tramway would be acknowledging the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with a special Tram Parade using “at least a dozen trams” whilst just a couple of weeks ago it was confirmed that the Parade would be followed by hop-on, hop-off tours. With all this happening on Thursday 2nd June more details have been announced of the core tram service during the Parade as well as the hop-on, hop-off tours.

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Edinburgh Trams celebrates 8th birthday with prize draw

Posted on Tuesday 31 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

31st May marks the eight anniversary of the opening of the Edinburgh Trams network and to mark the occasion they have teamed up with the Johnnie Walker attraction on Princes Street to offer a special prize as part of a birthday competition.

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In Pictures: A new advert for West Midlands Metro 39

Posted on Monday 30 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

There may not have been a passenger service on the West Midlands Metro for over two months but it still hasn’t stopped local companies wanting to advertise on the trams with Urbos 100 39 being seen during driver familiarisation carrying a full vinyl wrap for the University of Birmingham.

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Crich celebrates the Platinum Jubilee – just not as planned!

Posted on Monday 30 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

As with most of the rest of the country the Crich Tramway Village have made plans to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and although they aren’t quite what was initially planned they are still going ahead to commemorate this incredibly rare occasion. A new display has been created in the Octagon building at Wakebridge with help from pupils at Crich Junior School which includes some photos from the Crich archives of trams decorated for previous Jubilees and Coronations.

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Out and About: A trip to Beamish

Posted on Monday 30 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Today’s “Out and About” is in the northeast as we head out to Beamish to see a couple of the trams in service in the middle of April.

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