Out and About: Trams at Cathedral in Sheffield

Posted on Saturday 14 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

A new irregular photo series starts today – “Out and About”. In this series we will be featuring recently taken photos on UK tramway’s and it is in no way whatsoever “Lockdown Walks” under a different name! (Well, maybe a little bit!). In this edition we head to Cathedral in central Sheffield.

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New adverts on Metrolink and Tramlink

Posted on Friday 13 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

This article has been updated with the addition of a photo of Tramlink 2531.

There have been another couple of vinyl adverts applied on trams in the UK – with Manchester Metrolink seeing another design added to 3064 while a rarer event is on London Tramlink where 2531 has received the first new advert there since January 2015.

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Eccles line to reopen from Monday 16th August

Posted on Friday 13 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Services will resume to MediaCityUK and Eccles from Monday 16th August after the completion of the delayed rail replacement works which have taken place over the past four weeks. The line had originally been due to reopen from Sunday 1st August but following the discovery of degraded concrete the closure had to be extended to allow this work to be completed.

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In Pictures: Blackpool span wires continue to appear

Posted on Friday 13 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

In another update from Blackpool we head onto Talbot Road again as we see more span wires being installed as well as a feeder cable. With the ongoing work taking place overnight they have now reached the junction with Abingdon Street continuing their way up Talbot Road towards the terminus on the old Wilko’s site.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool 166

Posted on Friday 13 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Today “Picture in Time” continues its look at trams in operation at Crich on August Bank Holiday Monday 1979.

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Half of Glasgow 488 arrives in Suffolk

Posted on Thursday 12 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

The project to restore Glasgow 488 so it can operate at the East Anglia Transport Museum in Carlton Colville has reached a momentous milestone as the lower deck has left Wales and arrived at a storage location in Suffolk. There it joins the truck which is under overhaul for when the tram becomes one once more.

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In Pictures: McDonald Road tramstop under construction

Posted on Thursday 12 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

While most of the photos we have shown of the Trams to Newhaven project have concerned the installation of track and the preparations for that to happen there has also been some work on the construction of the stops – such as that at McDonald Road.

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Supertram’s Yellow route to return to normal timetable

Posted on Thursday 12 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

How many times in the past 18 months have we reported on a change in timetable for Stagecoach Supertram? Well, here’s another one after the Covid self-isolation imposed change the Yellow route will be reverting to its usual service frequency from Monday 16th August.

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Berlin 223 006-4 to be displayed to commemorate 60th anniversary of the Berlin Wall

Posted on Wednesday 11 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

On 13th August 1961 residents of Berlin awoke to find that their city had been split into two. Roads had been torn up, railway lines blocked and barbed wire fencing erected along the 97 mile border between the western sector and the German Democratic Republic and the 27 miles that divided East and West Berlin. Just four days later and the barbed wire had been replaced by a concrete wall. The infamous Berlin Wall was born and would remain in situ for almost 30 years.

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In Pictures: Blackpool wiring work starts to move along Talbot Road

Posted on Wednesday 11 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Since the overhead installation for the Blackpool Tramway extension began last month it has been taking place on the section where the new line connects with the old Prom line. This has seen overhead put in place on the south and north curves along with various span wires and frogs in preparation for trams both pantograph and trolley fitted. But now work is moving along Talbot Road with the first span wires now in place up to the new Premier Inn (on the site of the old Yates’ Wine Lodge). We take a look at those new wires – as well as a quick look at Wilko’s – in this latest pictorial update.

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Overhead fault at Basford on NET causes service disruption

Posted on Wednesday 11 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

This article has been updated on Thursday 12th August.

There has been major disruption on Nottingham Express Transit during Wednesday 11th August after an overhead line fault was discovered close to Basford tramstop on the line to Hucknall and Phoenix Park. The fault was first reported just before 1100 and at the time of writing has not been repaired.

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In Pictures: Another advert removed on the West Midlands Metro

Posted on Tuesday 10 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Another tram is now running in the plain West Midlands Metro fleet livery after its adverts were removed. This time its 25 which has lost its adverts with the tram previously one of those which advertised OLA.

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Down goes performance on the Tyne and Wear Metro

Posted on Tuesday 10 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

The latest performance data for the Tyne and Wear Metro has shown a further decline – both in comparison to the previous four weeks as well as the same time in 2020. No reasons have been given for the fall although it does appear there have been a few service cancellations recently, possibly caused by the so-called “pingdemic”.

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Winter Transport Festival to come on the Isle of Man

Posted on Tuesday 10 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

After the success of the recent Mini Manx Heritage Transport Festival it has now been announced that there will be an extra winter Transport Festival on the Isle of Man – although strictly speaking its taking place in the autumn!

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Metrolink 3129 arrives

Posted on Monday 9 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

The latest new Manchester Metrolink M5000 has arrived with 3129 being delivered to Queen’s Road Depot on Saturday 7th August. This is the ninth of 27 trams in this batch of M5000s being built by Bombardier at their plant in Bautzen, Germany.

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In Pictures: B fleet Rebuilt Balloon 707 in service again

Posted on Monday 9 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

We may have gone quiet over the past couple of months over the usage of Blackpool’s B-fleet Balloons and Rebuilt Balloons but that doesn’t mean they aren’t still being used for their main purpose. Although usage has become a little more irregular – its dependent on available tram crews – they do still see use at weekends, mainly concentrated on the Starr Gate/Pleasure Beach to Bispham/Little Bispham section but with the occasional foray a bit further north along the tramway. In this article we take a look at 707 in use on the first day of August with photos from David Stringer.

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Whatever Happened To? Crich Tramathon 2005 – Sheffield 74

Posted on Monday 9 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

In this latest edition of “Whatever Happened To?” we feature Sheffield 74 which was the only Sheffield tram to run in passenger service at the Crich Tramway Village Tramathon of 2005.

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They’ve Run in 2021!

Posted on Monday 9 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Its time for another check-in to see which heritage trams have run so far during 2021. This list includes those trams which have either run in passenger service or some other type of public use (such as tram driving experiences). If you notice anything missing from these lists please let us know through the usual channels!

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Stop by Stop Blackpool Tramway: Wilton Parade

Posted on Sunday 8 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

On our way north on the Blackpool Tramway we go as we reach the stop at Wilton Parade.

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Light Rail Summit to take place in Edinburgh

Posted on Sunday 8 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

UK Tram – the representative body of tram and light rail systems in the UK – and the Light Rail Safety and Standards Board are getting together to organise a high-profile Light Rail Summit in Edinburgh this September. This will see a day of top-level debate and presentations from leading sector figures followed by an evening of networking and the chance to tour the Trams to Newhaven project. The event will also see the launch of a new strategy document outlining an ambitious vision of the future.

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