Glasgow 488 restoration continues

Posted on Monday 8 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

It seems to have been a very long time since we last featured an update on the extensive restoration of Glasgow 488 which will eventually run at the East Anglia Transport Museum so in this article we review recent progress which should see a major milestone achieved later this year.

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Full sized replica of new Metro trains cab built

Posted on Monday 8 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

Drivers on the Tyne and Wear Metro are to get a chance to “try out” the cab areas of the new trains being built by Stadler with a full size and fully fitted out replica having been made. It will help with workforce familiarisation in preparation for the delivery of the new trains which are due to enter service from 2023.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool OMO 13

Posted on Monday 8 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

In this latest instalment of “Picture in Time” we are again in Blackpool with the last of the OMO cars featuring in this image.

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Trams in Video: Blackpool Tramway – Past and Present

Posted on Sunday 7 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

In today’s video we are off to the northwest coast for footage taken of the Blackpool Tramway. Featuring the modern trams in their first year of operation, 2012, there is also archive footage shown between 1999 and 2011 showing the past and present of the Blackpool Tramway.

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In Pictures: A new arrival at Heaton Park

Posted on Sunday 7 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

The Heaton Park Tramway are now the proud owner of a new vehicle in their fleet – a MEWP (cherry picker) which has been kindly donated to the Manchester Transport Museum Society by Pod-trak.

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Lockdown Walks: Stagecoach Supertram 101

Posted on Sunday 7 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

In this latest edition of “Lockdown Walks” we are again in South Yorkshire as we take a look at a tram operating on the Supertram system.

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Manchester Metrolink Engineering Works this month

Posted on Sunday 7 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

There will be engineering works on Manchester Metrolink affecting both the Altrincham and Bury lines in March which will see the tram service temporarily replaced by buses. The work will be taking place on Sunday 14th March (Altrincham) and Saturday 27th/Sunday 28th March (Bury).

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The Terror Train to return to Blackpool

Posted on Saturday 6 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

One to file under “I didn’t see that happening” is the news that a long-lost advertising livery is to be resurrected on Blackpool Brush Car 634 with a version of its 1990s Coral Island Terror Train advert to be reapplied as part of what is being described as an “eye-catching role within the heritage tram operation”.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 6th March 2021

Posted on Saturday 6 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

Our latest main site update features two Photo Galleries – one coming from mainland Europe in 2014 and the other back home in the UK from the first week of March 2021:

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Around the World in Trams: Den Haag 5011

Posted on Saturday 6 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

It’s another trip to Den Haag in this edition of “Around the World in Trams”.

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Lockdown Walks: Edinburgh Trams 271

Posted on Saturday 6 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

“Lockdown Walks” today is out and about in Edinburgh as we take another look at one of the CAF built trams.

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In Pictures: Blackpool Tramway services extended to Little Bispham

Posted on Friday 5 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

It seems that what was originally due to be a two week disruption to Blackpool Tramway services is being extended again with no end date now having been announced for when a full service may resume. The trackworks taking place on the northern section of the tramway need extra time to complete and as they are finished the northern terminus is being continually changed. As the last week has progressed the temporary northern terminus has gradually got further north – first Bispham from 1st March and then Little Bispham from 4th March. In this article Tony Armitage provides images of trams at Little Bispham.

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Pantograph damage causes more Metrolink delays

Posted on Friday 5 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

For the second time in less than a week services on Manchester Metrolink were disrupted, with the problem this time being put down to the severe damage sustained by a tram’s pantograph as it arrived from the direction of the city centre at Victoria. The disruption happened on Wednesday 3rd March and saw no trams able to run through Victoria for several hours.

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Picture in Time: Oporto 196

Posted on Friday 5 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Picture in Time” we are featuring another of the resident trams at Beamish.

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In Pictures: Works continue on Trams to Newhaven project

Posted on Thursday 4 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

The Edinburgh Trams extension from York Place down Leith Walk and then onto Newhaven via Ocean Terminal is due to start public services during 2023 and with construction works having got underway last year excellent progress continues to be made at various sites along the route. In this latest update we go to the very end of the line at Newhaven and Ocean Terminal to take a look at what construction work has been ongoing there with Roy Calderwood providing the image.

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Full timetable to return on NET

Posted on Thursday 4 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

Nottingham Express Transit have announced that as from Monday 8th March they will again be operating to a full timetable seven days a week. The system had been running to Sunday frequencies throughout the week since 22nd January but with government restrictions starting to be eased slightly – and with schools due to return from this date – it has been decided that 8th March will be a return to the standard frequencies throughout the week.

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Stop by Stop Blackpool Tramway: Waterloo Road

Posted on Thursday 4 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

In this next edition of “Stop by Stop” we continue with a northbound journey on the Blackpool Tramway and the next stop will be Waterloo Road.

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In Pictures: Railcoach 279’s windscreens trial fitted

Posted on Wednesday 3 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

As we enter March and we start to see those first signs of Spring and a hoped for gradual relaxation of restrictions we can start to think of what we may have to look forward once things do start to get back to “normal”. And one of those things looks like it could be the eventual return to service of the Fylde Transport Trust’s Railcoach 279, the restoration of which has continued to make progress over the past few months.

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UKTram to continue working with government’s on support for light rail in UK

Posted on Wednesday 3 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

UKTram – who bring together all UK tram and light rail systems to give a “single voice” when dealing with governments and statutory bodies – have pledged to continue working in partnership with the UK and Scottish Governments to secure additional support for systems as there starts to be a cautious lifting of Coronavirus restrictions over the comes months.

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Still Standing! Derby Rosette

Posted on Wednesday 3 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

As we continue this series where we take a look at surviving structures and artefacts from the UK’s first generation tramways we are in the East Midlands where we look up again and find another rosette.

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