In Pictures: Snow for Sheffield

Posted on Monday 1 January 2018 by Gareth Prior

The Christmas period saw some further snowfall across the UK and this time we head to South Yorkshire for some images of trams running in the white stuff on Friday 29th December. As we have come to expect the snow didn’t severely affect the tram services on Supertram although many bus routes had to be suspended. Stuart Cooke with the photos.

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Around the World in 18 Trams: Basel BVB 5028

Posted on Sunday 31 December 2017 by Gareth Prior

And we come to the end of our very first world tour of trams with another trip to the Swiss system of Basel.

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British Trams Online at 15 – Loan Trams: Blackpool Pantograph 167

Posted on Saturday 30 December 2017 by Gareth Prior

And we end this series with the 26th different tram to have left its usual home for an operating loan – Blackpool Pantograph 167. As with Marton Box 31 which started off this series this is a tram which has been on the move on three different occasions although not all of them were a complete success.

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British Trams Online at 15 – Events: Manchester Metrolink extensions

Posted on Saturday 30 December 2017 by Gareth Prior

And so we come to an end of our look at 15 key events over the past 15 years and although we have deliberately not put them in any particular order there is little doubt that one of most key events in this period has been the expansion of Manchester Metrolink with four all new lines plus the MediaCityUK spur and the Second City Crossing.

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British Trams Online at 15 – Loan Trams: Birkenhead 20

Posted on Friday 29 December 2017 by Gareth Prior

Another tram which has been loaned to two different tramways is Birkenhead 20 which has left its home town for both Beamish and Blackpool.

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Around the World in 18 Trams: Hong Kong 139

Posted on Friday 29 December 2017 by Gareth Prior

Our third and final visit to Hong Kong features as part of our around the world tour today.

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British Trams Online at 15 – Loan Trams: Blackpool Standard 147

Posted on Thursday 28 December 2017 by Gareth Prior

Beamish features once again as we continue our look at the trams which have operated on loan over the past 15 years. This time Beamish were the recipient as Blackpool Standard 147 visited for the best part of a year from Blackpool.

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British Trams Online at 15 – Events: Crich Anniversaries

Posted on Thursday 28 December 2017 by Gareth Prior

Another “cheat” if you like for this entry into our 15 Events for 15 Years feature as we take a look at events celebrating various anniversaries which have taken place at the Crich Tramway Village – and there have been quite a few!

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British Trams Online at 15 – Loan Trams: Oporto 196

Posted on Wednesday 27 December 2017 by Gareth Prior

Throughout this series we have seen several trams which have made the trip from Heaton Park to Beamish but in this edition we feature a tram which made the opposite move – Oporto 196.

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Around the World in 18 Trams: Rouen 812

Posted on Wednesday 27 December 2017 by Gareth Prior

Into France as we continue our trips around the world with a trip here to Rouen in Northern France.

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British Trams Online at 15 – Loan Trams: Blackpool Railcoach 280/680

Posted on Tuesday 26 December 2017 by Gareth Prior

The only tram in this series to have enjoyed two loan spells with two different identities is Blackpool Ex-Towing Railcoach 280/680.

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British Trams Online at 15 – Events: Opening of the upgraded Blackpool Tramway

Posted on Tuesday 26 December 2017 by Gareth Prior

Wednesday 4th April 2012 was a key milestone for the Blackpool Tramway as that was the day that the upgraded tramway, complete with platforms and modern low floor trams, opened to the public after several years of construction and disruption.

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Around the World in 18 Trams: Zurich 1666 & 1667

Posted on Monday 25 December 2017 by Gareth Prior

Merry Christmas! It may be Christmas Day but that doesn’t mean the updates stop as we continue our around the world trip with a visit to Zurich.

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British Trams Online at 15 – Loan Trams: Liverpool 762

Posted on Sunday 24 December 2017 by Gareth Prior

We take a look today at a very popular tram loan, that of Liverpool 762 from Birkenhead to Blackpool in 2010.

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British Trams Online at 15 – Events: Beamish Tramway 40th Anniversary

Posted on Sunday 24 December 2017 by Gareth Prior

Its another anniversary which we feature today, this time we head north east to Beamish at a time when the museum tramway was celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2013.

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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Posted on Saturday 23 December 2017 by Gareth Prior

The presents are wrapped and everyone is getting excited – it must almost be Christmas! The last windows of the Advent Calendar have now been added to the website and our last main site update of 2017 is now available with a few fleet list updates for you. It just leaves us to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, let’s hope 2018 is full of even more tram action! British Trams Online will now be taking our traditional break until early in the new year although this year will be slightly different as we will be continuing our three special 15th Anniversary series on this page every day until New Year’s Eve with Around the World in 18 Trams, 15 Events for 15 Years and Tram Loans set to be published throughout this period. You can still leave comments but please note they are unlikely to be published until early in the new year.

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In Pictures: Edinburgh Trams from above

Posted on Saturday 23 December 2017 by Gareth Prior

Some unusual shots of Edinburgh Trams taken from the 7th floor of the Mercure Hotel in Princes Street. Photos by Stuart Cooke.

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In Pictures: A new name for Arena

Posted on Saturday 23 December 2017 by Gareth Prior

The stop on Stagecoach Supertram’s Yellow route to Meadowhall at Arena has had a name change in recent weeks. Gone is the Don Valley Stadium part of the name with this now replaced by Olympic Legacy Park so the full official name of this stop is Arena / Olympic Legacy Park. The Don Valley Stadium was demolished in 2013/14 and has been replaced by the Olympic Legacy Park which will be home to the Sheffield Eagles rugby team.

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Around the World in 18 Trams: Geneva 1801

Posted on Saturday 23 December 2017 by Gareth Prior

Into Switzerland as we continue our world tour of trams with a visit to the system in Geneva. This line originally opened in 1862 and has had mixed fortunes over the years with it being reduced to just the one line by 1960, however, the last 20 years has seen more lines open once again. It is a metre gauge system.

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Christmas and New Year services 2017/18

Posted on Saturday 23 December 2017 by Gareth Prior

Once again we bring you an one-stop guide to all services being operated on the tram and light rail networks in the British Isles over the Christmas and New Year period 2017-18. There are no big changes in the services being offered with Blackpool still not seeing it necessary to offer services on Boxing Day or New Years Day whilst others provide an extensive service throughout the period. So if you want some tram action over the Christmas period take a look below to see where you can go!

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