Take the Metro and go for a walk!

Posted on Sunday 8 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

If you’re looking for something to do in the northeast during the brighter and warmer summer weather then you could do worse than head to the Nexus website where you can combine a trip on the Metro with a walk. With 38 Metro walks available, they are currently all being reviewed by a local group which supports widows and widowers in the northeast.

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In Pictures: Another frog leaps in at Talbot Square

Posted on Sunday 8 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

The overnight work to install the overhead for the Blackpool Tramway extension has been continuing and in this latest update we see the removal of some overhead poles to the west of the mainline and the installation of an extra frog on the south curve. We also nip up to the old Wilko’s site for the latest images from there following the concrete pour.

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In Pictures: Track renewal continues on Corporation Street in Birmingham City Centre

Posted on Saturday 7 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

We are now into the second week of the track renewal works in Birmingham City Centre which is seeing the tracks from Bull Street and into Corporation Street relaid. Although not necessarily required at the moment the decision was taken to relay the track whilst the line was already closed to allow the Birmingham Eastside junction at Lower Street to be installed and thus prevent a future closure. In this small pictorial update we see the scene along Corporation Street on 5th August with images coming from Andy Walters.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 7th August 2021

Posted on Saturday 7 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

This week we have new photos coming from Blackpool and the Isle of Man as part of our latest “main site” update:

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Manx Electric Railway service report: 22nd to 29th July

Posted on Saturday 7 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

David Mee has recently spent some time on the Isle of Man and in this report we see what was out on the Manx Electric Railway (and Snaefell Mountain Railway) in the week between 22nd and 29th July. It includes details of which motors and trailers were allocated to service along with interesting events.

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Around the World in Trams: Prague 8261

Posted on Saturday 7 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

“Around the World in Trams” again visits Prague for another view of a Tatra tram in service.

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In Pictures: A Newcastle tram in Rutland…

Posted on Saturday 7 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

We occasionally feature on these pages a tram which is a little off the beaten track and get very little publicity or coverage and that is the case in this article as we feature the unrestored lower saloon of a Newcastle tram which has found its way to the Rocks by Rail Museum near Cottesmore in Rutland.

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Work underway on temporary Park and Ride site as plans to expand existing sites on Metrolink continue

Posted on Saturday 7 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Work to provide a temporary new Park and Ride site in Radcliffe on the Bury line of Manchester Metrolink is underway as part of the wider plans to increase capacity at the existing facilities at Radcliffe and Whitefield. The temporary facility – close to Spring Lane School – will have space for 250 cars and is due to open by mid-autumn.

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In Pictures: Blackpool Brush 631 gets a repaint and name!

Posted on Friday 6 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Friday 6th August saw a tram return to service after workshop attention in Blackpool as Brush Car 631 was officially launched into service after a special ceremony which also saw it named Reginald Dixon M.B.E. The new paint job is a version of the 1950s green and cream style although the tram retains all of its modern additions and still carries  the 631 number which was only applied in the 1968 renumbering.

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Significant progress on Wolverhampton City Centre extension with concrete pour

Posted on Friday 6 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

We love a good concrete pour and following on from the recent activity in Blackpool, the West Midlands Metro has joined in on the act with work taking place on the Wolverhampton City Centre extension. The concrete pour has taken place on Railway Drive and comes ahead of the planned track laying later in August.

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Edinburgh Trams start recruitment for Ticket Inspectors

Posted on Friday 6 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Edinburgh Trams are looking to recruit some new Ticketing Services Assistants (Ticket Inspectors to you and I!) to join their Customer Experience Team. This role is full-time and is shift based with all duties starting and finishing at Gogar Tram Depot.

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Picture in Time: New York 674

Posted on Friday 6 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Crich is again the location for this edition of “Picture in Time”.

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Lockdown Walks: Stagecoach Supertram 120

Posted on Friday 6 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

And so after 15 months we come to what we hope will be the final “Lockdown Walks”. It seems appropriate that we end it in Sheffield which has been one of the mainstays of this seriesand we include a tram which is always popular with the photographers.

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In Pictures: West Midlands Metro 24 loses its adverts

Posted on Thursday 5 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

The only tram on the West Midlands Metro network to have carried two external commercial advertising contracts since the larger adverts were carried is now back in fleet livery after the ending of its latest deal. 24 is now running in the full West Midlands Metro blue livery after its adverts for Resorts World were removed.

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In Pictures: North curve now wired at Talbot Square junction

Posted on Thursday 5 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Another day and more good progress on the construction of the Blackpool Tramway extension. Following quickly on from the installation of overhead on the south curve, the north curve at the Talbot Square junction now had overhead strung above it. Meanwhile, up on the old Wilko’s site there has been some more progress on the concrete pour.

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Late evening engineering works in Sheffield

Posted on Thursday 5 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Yellow route services to Meadowhall will be amended after approximately 2300 on Tuesday 10th August to allow for essential engineering works to take place in the Blackburn Meadows area. This will mean the final four trams of the day will terminate at Meadowhall South.

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Lockdown Walks: West Midlands Metro 22 & 25

Posted on Thursday 5 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

We start another 5 days of “Lockdown Walks” today and this edition is at Bull Street on the West Midlands Metro network.

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Rossall School gets a new student

Posted on Wednesday 4 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

The formal break-up of the Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust tram collection has begun with orphaned Trailer Car 687 (T7 in its original number) making the short journey from Wyre Dock to Rossall School. The move saw the tram arrive in its new surrounds on Monday 2nd August where work will now begin in earnest of restoring the tram to its “former glory”.

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New Edinburgh Trams City Fare Zone Multi Day tickets launched

Posted on Wednesday 4 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

A new ticket is now available exclusively online at www.edinburghticket.com for travel on Edinburgh Trams which will allow unlimited tram journeys over three, four or five consecutive days anywhere within the city zone – that’s anywhere between York Place and Ingliston Park and Ride.

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Strikes on the way for Metrolink?

Posted on Wednesday 4 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Manchester Metrolink services could be hit by strikes later this year with an ongoing pay dispute not seeming to be close to a resolution. Unite the Union are quoted in the Manchester Evening News as saying a recent pay offer is “pitiful” and this was rejected by over 90% of their members in a ballot. The next stage of the dispute is likely to the be the union running another ballot asking whether there is support for a strike.

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