NET service disruption due on Sunday 29th August

Posted on Wednesday 25 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

With Network Rail undertaking works in the Bulwell Forest area early on Sunday 29th August there will be disruption for Nottingham Express Transit services between 0600 and 0830 with no trams running from Hucknall to Bulwell.

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In Pictures: Old cable tram wheel discovered in Trams to Newhaven project

Posted on Tuesday 24 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Throughout the Trams to Newhaven project there have been plenty of historic discoveries under the surface as preparations are made for tracklaying. We have seen bodies exhumed which are helping to give the medieval history of Leith more context but now something all together more recent has been discovered – and it has a tram connection! Dating back to the turn of the 19th/20th century an old cable tram wheel has been discovered and is now being studied by archaeologists

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Overhead problems in Blackpool

Posted on Tuesday 24 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Over the past couple of months when we mention overhead and Blackpool it is usually connected with the installation of new overhead for the extension up Talbot Road. But on Monday 23rd August it was different as there was a problem with the overhead at North Pier which led to a complete service suspension while the issue was sorted.

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Extra Metro services for the Great North Run

Posted on Tuesday 24 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

The Great North Run is back for 2021 and the Tyne and Metro is once again going to be the best way to see the race with extra trains due to be running until early evening on Sunday 12th September. Trains will run every three minutes through the centre of Newcastle to get people to the start of the run and home afterwards or link with key park and ride locations.

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In Pictures: Brierley Hill West Midlands Metro extension

Posted on Monday 23 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Over the past few months we have featured photos from three different West Midlands Metro extensions – the Birmingham Westside, Birmingham Eastside and Wolverhampton City Centre lines. But they are not the only extensions are being worked on as there is also the line from Wednesbury to Brierley Hill which is due to open in 2023.

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Add on NET ticket now available for megabus passengers

Posted on Monday 23 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Anyone travelling on low cost coach operator megabus will now be able to book an add on ticket for travel on Nottingham Express Transit as part of a new deal between the two operators. This means that anyone who is either starting from or going to Nottingham can add a tram ticket priced at the standard fares of £2.40 for a single and £4.80 for a return.

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Whatever Happened To? Crich Tramathon 2005 – Blackpool 4

Posted on Monday 23 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

We’ve covered the trams which ran in passenger service during the 2005 Tramathon at Crich but 12th June 2005 also saw a number of other trams and works vehicles which were out on the mainline for various different reasons. In this category we start off with probably the most exciting of these – Blackpool 4.

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Stop by Stop Blackpool Tramway: Cliffs Hotel

Posted on Sunday 22 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Stop by Stop” our journey north on the Blackpool Tramway continues as we climb up to Cliffs Hotel.

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In Pictures: Blue route services terminating at Hillsborough

Posted on Sunday 22 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

There has been further disruption for Stagecoach Supertram over the past few days with a building on Holme Lane deemed unsafe which had led to all services on the Blue route only able to run from Halfway to Hillsborough. This led to Hillsborough becoming a temporary terminus for Blue route services.

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In Pictures: Another frog installed at Talbot Square

Posted on Sunday 22 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Another update from Blackpool as we see the latest update from the overhead installation at Talbot Square. This is all part of the work to construct the extension of the Blackpool Tramway from the current Promenade line at North Pier, through Talbot Square (where an outbound platform is provided) and then up Talbot Road to a new terminus which is being built on the site of the former Wilko’s store just before Blackpool North Railway Station (on a site which will also be the home of a new hotel and restaurant – all as part of the Talbot Gateway development). The last estimate for tram services to get underway was early 2021 but nothing official has been mentioned in that regard for a while.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 22nd August 2021

Posted on Sunday 22 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

This week we have another couple of Photo Galleries added to the site along with the usual Fleet List updates:

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In Pictures: Seaton Tramway in August 2021

Posted on Saturday 21 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

This pictorial article takes us down to the Seaton Tramway in Devon which is now running its peak summer timetable which sees trams running every 20 minutes from Seaton to Colyton along with service extras as necessary. We see six of the trams which operate on the three mile line – and it includes everyone’s favourite tram no. 4! Keith Chadbourne is the photographer.

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Metrolink 3095 changes its spots for pride month

Posted on Saturday 21 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Each year Manchester Metrolink recognises pride month by providing at least one tram in a revised livery and 2021 is no different! 3095 has seen its normal yellow spots replaced by the many different colours of the LGBT+ flag. In addition it has received a rainbow symbol on the centre of the tram with the slogan “Love Connects Everyone” on some of the windows (the only vinyls on the windows). It is expected the tram will remain like this for at least the next month.

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Around the World in Trams: Prague 8560

Posted on Saturday 21 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

We end our mini tour of Prague with one further image of one of the very familiar Tatra trams which have been a mainstay of the fleet in the Czech city since the 1960s.

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Red line engineering works on Luas

Posted on Saturday 21 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

There will be engineering works affecting early morning and late evening service on the Red line of Luas over two weekends in August and September. Services will be altered on Friday 20th to Monday 23rd August and Friday 3rd to Monday 6th September.

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Out and About: Trams around Hillsborough

Posted on Saturday 21 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

In this article we are “Out and About” in Sheffield again as we take a look at some of the trams in service on the Supertram system around Hillsborough.

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Old Shrubhill Tram Depot to be converted to housing

Posted on Friday 20 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Our “Still Standing” series has seen many uses for old tram depots and not Shrubhill Tram Depot in Edinburgh is set for a new life as affordable housing after plans were announced by Places for People.

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In Pictures: Work continues in Blackpool

Posted on Friday 20 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

In this latest update from Blackpool where work to complete the extension of the tramway along Talbot Road is continuing we again take a look at the progress being made on the wiring in Talbot Square and on the junction with the current Promenade line as well as viewing the work happening on the old Wilko’s site which will contain the new terminus. Tony Armitage paid a visit on 19th August to see what progress has been made.

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Picture in Time: Johannesburg 60

Posted on Friday 20 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Its time for another look into the tram photographic archives as we go back to 1979 and Crich.

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Ryde Pier Tram returns to the Isle of Wight

Posted on Thursday 19 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Start typing Isle of on these pages and the next word is usually Man but not this time as we are heading south to the Isle of Wight – in the English Channel instead of the Irish Sea! – where they have just welcomed back a 1927 Ryde Pier Tram after restoration work at Alan Keef of Ross-on-Wye – no strangers to these pages having been involved in restoration work of the Volk’s Electric Railway vehicles of course – with it now on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway under test.

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