Whatever Happened To? Crich Tramathon 2005 – Oporto 273

Posted on Monday 26 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

We have a taste of Portugal in this edition of “Whatever Happened To?” as we feature Oporto 273 which was another of the passenger trams running during Crich’s Tramathon in June 2005.

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Lockdown Walks: Stagecoach Supertram 119

Posted on Monday 26 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

In this latest edition of “Lockdown Walks” we are heading off to Stagecoach Supertram’s Blue route out to Halfway.

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Stop by Stop Nottingham Express Transit: Toton Lane – Toton Lane

Posted on Sunday 25 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

And we finally reach the end of this second part of our “Stop by Stop” series on Nottingham Express Transit with the tram terminating at Toton Lane.

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Tyne and Wear Metro punctuality down

Posted on Sunday 25 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

The punctuality figures on the Tyne and Wear Metro have fallen in both of the last two four week periods although despite that they are still at a reltaively high rate. The latest data covers the periods between 2nd and 29th May and 30th May to 26th June with the posters still not giving any more details than the headline figures.

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Lockdown Walks: Blackpool 715

Posted on Sunday 25 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

Today “Lockdown Walks” is going heritage as we’re off to the seaside!

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Luas Engineering Works: 31st July to 2nd August

Posted on Sunday 25 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

The August Bank Holiday weekend in Ireland (which is at the start of month) will see some further engineering works take place on Luas’ Red Line throughout the weekend. Services will be affected on Saturday 31st July, Sunday 1st August and Monday 2nd August.

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In Pictures: Latest from the overhead installation in Blackpool

Posted on Saturday 24 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

The steady progress of the overhead installation on the tramway extension in Blackpool has been continuing over the past few days. The project remains concentrated at the Prom end of the line and recent work has included moving the wires on the mainline to be fixed to new poles and removing wiring from the ones which won’t be used in the future. The apparent four week project has now reached the end of its third week. Tony Armitage with the latest images.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 24th July 2021

Posted on Saturday 24 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

There are two more Photo Galleries now added to the site – photos coming from the archive and more recently.

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Around the World in Trams: Prague 7122

Posted on Saturday 24 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

Over the next few weeks our overseas tram series “Around the World in Trams” will be heading to the Czech Republic where we feature a number of the iconic T3s which ran in service on the extensive tramway in Prague.

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Punctuality and reliability falls on Metrolink

Posted on Saturday 24 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

The Manchester Metrolink performance statistics seem to have gone quarterly with the last three periods data all released in one go recently. Covering the first three periods of the 2021/22 financial year between 1st April and 26th June 2021 they show that there has been a fall in both punctuality and reliability, although both remain over 90%.

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Lockdown Walks: Stagecoach Supertram 106 & 102

Posted on Saturday 24 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

“Lockdown Walks” continues with a trip into Sheffield City Centre.

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Tram derailed in Sheffield after collision with lorry

Posted on Friday 23 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

Stagecoach Supertram’s Siemens-Duewag tram 105 has been derailed close to the stop at Hyde Park on the Yellow route after colliding with a lorry. The tram was heading away from the city with a Yellow route service to Meadowhall when the accident happened.

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In Pictures: Timelapse video released of demolition work at Gosforth Depot

Posted on Friday 23 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

Nexus have released a timelapse video of the demolition work which has taken place at the Tyne and Wear Metro Gosforth Depot from the start of work last winter. The video showcases the first six months of the project to redevelop the depot and shows the old building being razed to the ground up to the more recent enabling and foundation works. This article also takes a pictorial look at some of the recent progress seen at the depot.

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No evening trams for Tramlines festival after all

Posted on Friday 23 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

Earlier in the week when we reported on the overhead issues on Stagecoach Supertram we also mentioned that a special service would be running this weekend in connection with the Tramlines festival. However, the decision has now been made to change the planned service after a surge in employees being contacted through the NHS Test and Trace system.

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1010

Posted on Friday 23 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

The fifth and final edition of “Picture in Time” for this batch of Manchester Metrolink photos rapidly moves forward from where we have been in recent weeks as we are now in 2008 for a view of refurbished T68.

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Lockdown Walks: Edinburgh Trams 260

Posted on Friday 23 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

Today “Lockdown Walks” is off to Edinburgh again as we head off out of the city centre.

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In Pictures: West Midlands Metro 22 gets new advert as part of recruitment campaign

Posted on Thursday 22 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

Urbos3 22 is now running in a new advert as West Midlands Metro have launched a new recruitment campaign. Using the slogan “M is for” the campaign is highlighting how the West Midlands Metro is providing new opportunities with more than 160 new jobs being created along with the expansion of the network. Jobs include tram drivers, mechanics and engineers, ticket inspectors and a whole range of support staff.

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Inquest rules Tramlink crash an accident

Posted on Thursday 22 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

The inquest into the London Tramlink derailment at Sandilands in November 2016 has ruled that it was an accident following nine days of deliberations by the jury. The ruling has been met with anger and disappointment by the families of those who lost their lives in the derailment with claims that several key witnesses were not called by the coroner which may have led to a different decision.

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More overhead woes on the West Midlands Metro

Posted on Thursday 22 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

And repeat! Yes, its another article with overhead problems on the West Midlands Metro – and this time it has led to a complete suspension of the service all the way from Library to Wolverhampton St George’s. Services started to be disrupted from shortly after 1600 on Thursday 22nd July.

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Lockdown Walks: Stagecoach Supertram 120

Posted on Thursday 22 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Lockdown Walks” we take a look at the Stagecoach Supertram system.

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