Douglas Prom redevelopment gets planning approval

Posted on Monday 19 February 2018 by Gareth Prior

The redevelopment of Douglas Promenade is set to go-ahead following planning approval given this week. Subject to any late appeals this should mean that work will be able to get underway this September with the project completed in three years. Of course for the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway this will see a double track tramway retained between Derby Castle and just north of Broadway junction and then a new single line provided from there to the Sea Terminal on the seaward side of the road.

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Metrolink disruption after two incidents in a day

Posted on Sunday 18 February 2018 by Gareth Prior

Monday 12th February saw two incidents cause disruption on Manchester Metrolink. Both a collision on the Ashton-under-Lyne involving a car and a tram and a pedestrian being hit by a tram in the city centre saw tram services disrupted.

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 18 February 2018 by Gareth Prior

One further Photo Gallery has been added to the main site this week:

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Passengers satisfied with Luas

Posted on Sunday 18 February 2018 by Gareth Prior

A new survey conducted on behalf of the National Transport Authority has shown that Ireland’s only tram system, Luas, had the most satisfied passengers in the country with 98% of those surveyed saying they were satisfied with the service.

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Picture in Time: Luas 3018

Posted on Saturday 17 February 2018 by Gareth Prior

Our modern image from the archives today comes from the Irish capital with a photo taken in 2007 on Luas.

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Snaefell Mountain Railway on track for reopening on schedule?

Posted on Saturday 17 February 2018 by Gareth Prior

The continuing saga of whether the Snaefell Mountain Railway will be able to resume operation from the end of March has taken another turn with a report in the Railway Herald seeming to confirm that despite claims to the contrary in the local press it will be all systems go after all. No official mention has still to be made of the prohibition notice with Ian Longworth telling the Railway Herald that it will be back to normal with the current primary and secondary braking systems.

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Car 6 returns to Volks Electric Railway

Posted on Saturday 17 February 2018 by Gareth Prior

The second of three Volks Electric Railway cars which were sent away to Alan Keef Ltd in Ross on Wye has returned to Brighton. No. 6 made the trip back to the Sussex coast arriving on 14th February 2018.

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Citylink trams withdrawn from service

Posted on Friday 16 February 2018 by Gareth Prior

All of the Citylink Tram-Trains on Stagecoach Supertram have been temporarily withdrawn from service “due to a problem near Shalesmoor” on Friday 16th February. The exact nature of the problem has not been revealed by Stagecoach Supertram bosses but is evidently concerning enough to necessitate the complete withdrawal of all seven vehicles from service with immediate effect.

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New London Tramlink timetable to start on Sunday 25th February

Posted on Friday 16 February 2018 by Gareth Prior

It has been confirmed that the new London Tramlink timetable will start operation from Sunday 25th February – the third revised timetable on a UK tramway in under a month. This new timetable is being introduced to “provide a more regular service with even spacing between trams, reducing passenger crowding”.

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Bits & bobs from Blackpool

Posted on Friday 16 February 2018 by Andrew Waddington

There hasn’t been a huge amount of news from the Blackpool tram fleet so far this year on the site, so to correct this here is a round-up of recent developments which may not all warrant individual news stories, but nonetheless deserve a mention.

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In Pictures: Spotlight on Grimsby & Immingham 14

Posted on Friday 16 February 2018 by Andrew Waddington

Over the last few months we have featured quite a few images of various trams being shunted around the depot area at Crich Tramway Village, due to the ongoing works to refurbish the main depot complex. One positive from all this is that some trams which rarely see the light of day have enjoyed a taste of the open air, and here we take a look at one such tram – Grimsby & Immingham 14.

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In Pictures: Tram-Train pilot progress update

Posted on Thursday 15 February 2018 by Gareth Prior

As we edge ever closer towards the fruition of the Tram-Train pilot between Sheffield and Rotherham recent weeks has seen further progress on the construction as shown in this pictorial update from Glyn Hill.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Centenary 651

Posted on Thursday 15 February 2018 by Gareth Prior

We are back in Blackpool for this instalment of Picture in Time. The tram we are taking a look at is Centenary 651.

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Two bridges to be replaced in Croydon with contractor appointed

Posted on Wednesday 14 February 2018 by Gareth Prior

Morgan Sindell have been appointed as contractor to replace two bridges which cross London Tramlink in a joint project. The 120 year old Blackhorse Lane Bridge and the nearby Addiscombe Park Bridge are to be replaced with work due to commence this summer ahead of full reopenings in January 2019. Tramlink services will be affected at times during this period but the majority of work will be completed without disrupting the trams.

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In Pictures: Blackpool preparatory works

Posted on Wednesday 14 February 2018 by Gareth Prior

The past few days may have seen claims that it won’t be possible for trams to run to North Station until 2020 at the earliest because a new Wilkinson’s store won’t be built until then but that doesn’t mean that the preparatory works for the construction of the short extension of the Blackpool Tramway have finished. As part of a general utility works in the area the first stages of work in preparation for the laying of the tramway has been taking place since before Christmas and although there is no evidence that a tramway is coming this is a vital stage for any tramway in the UK. Glyn Hill with the photos.

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In Pictures: A Johnnie Walker double in Edinburgh

Posted on Tuesday 13 February 2018 by Gareth Prior

No sooner had we featured 257 in a new advert for Johnnie Walker then along came 273 which carries identical vinyls – the twentieth commercial advertising scheme to be carried on a tram in Edinburgh and the 22nd tram to currently be operating in a non-standard livery.

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Derby Castle Workshop update

Posted on Tuesday 13 February 2018 by Gareth Prior

Since the Manx Electric Railway ran for the last time in early November the workshops at Derby Castle have been a hive of activity getting the fleet ready for another season with particular emphasis being on the 125th Anniversary events in September. There are more repaints this winter – to follow from those completed last winter to show several historic liveries not seen for several years – whilst there is also further attention to the major restoration of Ratchet Car 14.

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Around the World in Trams: Hiroshima 3908

Posted on Tuesday 13 February 2018 by Gareth Prior

Today our world tour lands in Japan with an image taken on the Hiroshima Electric Railway more commonly known as Hiroden.

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Is the Snaefell Mountain Railway under an official prohibition notice?

Posted on Monday 12 February 2018 by Gareth Prior

Reports on the Isle of Man have suggested that the Snaefell Mountain Railway is under an official prohibition notice preventing its operation. This news has only just come into the public sphere but currently no official confirmation has been given that is the case. When the Snaefell Mountain Railway suspended operation in September 2017 it was thought that this was a decision taken by Isle of Man Railways in light of the concerns with the safe operation of the line but it appears that this may not now have been the case.

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 11 February 2018 by Gareth Prior

Another couple of new Photo Galleries have now been uploaded to the website as part of this week’s main site update:

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