In Pictures: Citylink trams used on Purple route

Posted on Monday 2 October 2017 by Gareth Prior

So far the Citylink trams used in service have been used as “service extras” with the odd round trip in between the standard service but on Monday 2nd October that changed with their first use on timetabled services. 399 205 and 399 207 were the chosen trams and they were used on the Purple service between Cathedral and Herdings Park.

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In Pictures: 12th and 13th C R Smith vinyl ads applied

Posted on Monday 2 October 2017 by Gareth Prior

There are now 13 trams running in Edinburgh with the C R Smith advertising vinyls applied with the entry into service of 252 and 258 carrying their versions of the adverts. With 18 due to receive the special liveries this means that there are only a further five location combinations to come.

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 1 October 2017 by Gareth Prior

We have just the one Photo Gallery added for you to enjoy this week but we hope you agree that it is well worth it!

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Picture in Time: South Yorkshire Supertram 01

Posted on Saturday 30 September 2017 by Gareth Prior

In this instalment of Picture in Time we are off to South Yorkshire for a couple of images from the early days of the Supertram system.

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Picture in Time: Coronation 660 & Frigate 736

Posted on Thursday 28 September 2017 by Gareth Prior

Another look inside Rigby Road Depot for this instalment of Picture in Time with two trams the focus of our attention.

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Event Review: Blackpool Anniversary Spectacular – Sunday 24th September

Posted on Thursday 28 September 2017 by Andrew Waddington

The second day of Blackpool’s now annual anniversary event followed a similar pattern to the first, with an intensive heritage tram service operating over the full length of the tramway, as well as heritage bus tours, workshop visits and non-operational trams on static display. However, Sunday was even more ambitious than Saturday with a grand total of fifteen heritage cars in service – virtually all of the currently operational fleet.

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In Pictures: Seaton Terminus in its last week

Posted on Thursday 28 September 2017 by Gareth Prior

For 22 years the Seaton Tramway has been running into a Victorian style terminus on the edges of Seaton Town Centre but over the last few years the whole area has undergone regeneration with a new Tesco superstore and Seaton Jurassic opening with a far more modern feel. As a result plans have been formulated to construct a new state of the art terminus facility for the tramway which has meant the Victorian terminus was closed after the last tram departed on Sunday 17th September. In this pictorial we take a look at a few trams at the terminus during that last week, taken by Tony Sullivan.

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Funding secured for Curzon Midland Metro stop

Posted on Thursday 28 September 2017 by Gareth Prior

The proposed Midland Metro stop at the Birmingham Curzon HS2 railway station has moved a step forward with the news that a £27.5 million funding package has been secured. This stop will integrate the proposed HS2 station into the city centre and improve connectivity to Digbeth.

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RAIB report into door trap incident on DLR released

Posted on Thursday 28 September 2017 by Gareth Prior

The latest full report to be released by the RAIB is in respect of an incident on 6th February 2017 when a woman got part of her coat trapped in a door on the Docklands Light Railway at Bank Station.

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NET to operate revised service for Goose Fair

Posted on Thursday 28 September 2017 by Gareth Prior

A revised service will operate on Nottingham Express Transit during the Goose Fair which takes place at The Forest Recreation Ground in early October with a handy tramstop located right next to the event. Revised services will be run to cope with the extra demand during the event.

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Event Review: Blackpool Anniversary Spectacular – Saturday 23rd September

Posted on Wednesday 27 September 2017 by Gareth Prior

Having quickly established itself as one of the premier tram events in the British Isles the Blackpool Tramway Anniversary Spectacular took place over the weekend of 23rd and 24th September (plus an afternoon of Brush Car action during the previous afternoon as already reported on). With 2017 seeing the 80th anniversary of the Brush Railcoaches they understandably took centre stage during the weekend including two loanee trams and one returning to service for first time since 2004. The following review looks at the first day of the event – Saturday 23rd September.

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In Pictures: Rotherham Central tram-train construction

Posted on Wednesday 27 September 2017 by Gareth Prior

As we continue to limp towards a start of the tram-train pilot between Sheffield and Rotherham (currently pencilled in for opening at some point in 2018) work is progressing at various locations on construction. One such location is Rotherham Central railway station where current work has been progressing on the low-level platform required for the tram-trains. This pictorial update shows recent work, photographs courtesy of Mike Haddon.

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Shortlist unveiled for 2017 Global Light Rail Awards

Posted on Wednesday 27 September 2017 by Gareth Prior

Tramways from across the British Isles are up for awards at the 2017 Global Light Rail Awards with the winners due to be named at a glittering ceremony on 4th October in London.

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RAIB release report into Supertram pedestrian fatality

Posted on Wednesday 27 September 2017 by Gareth Prior

On 22nd December 2016 a pedestrian, who had just alighted from a tram at Woodbourn Road, was struck by a tram in Sheffield tragically suffering fatal injuries as a result. Following a 9 month investigation the RAIB have now released their report into the incident, including recommendations on how to try and prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future across the UK’s tram systems.

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Picture in Time: Wootton Electric Tramway

Posted on Tuesday 26 September 2017 by Gareth Prior

A bit of a change with today’s edition of Picture in Time as we head down in scale for a view of the portable Wootton Electric Tramway.

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In Pictures: Urbos 3 18 returns – with batteries now included!

Posted on Tuesday 26 September 2017 by Gareth Prior

Friday 22nd September saw the return to Midland Metro of Urbos 3 18 complete with batteries installed on the roof. This is the first of the trams to be fitted with batteries in preparation for forthcoming sections of line which will be constructed without overhead.

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In Pictures: 277 gains C R Smith vinyls

Posted on Tuesday 26 September 2017 by Gareth Prior

The C R Smith advertising vinyls have continued their takeover of Edinburgh Trams with 277 the latest tram to receive its own unique version. This time around the locations are from Lochmaben to Dunfermline with Robert the Bruce the connection here.

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In Pictures: 26 leaves for repairs – Part Two!

Posted on Tuesday 26 September 2017 by Gareth Prior

The second half of Midland Metro’s Urbos 3 26 departed Wednesbury Depot for Wolverton Works on Thursday 21st September where it will be reunited with its other half for repair work to take place. The tram had derailed at the depot back in the summer with the damage severe enough to require it to be sent away for repairs.

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Outline business case approved for Edinburgh Trams extension

Posted on Tuesday 26 September 2017 by Gareth Prior

As expected the City of Edinburgh Council have approved the Outline Business Case to extend the trams down Leith Walk and to Newhaven, although a final decision on whether to go-ahead with the project will not be made until autumn 2018. What the approval does mean though is that a comprehensive tendering process can be started to find potential contractors for the extension.

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Metrolink fare increases set to phased over three years

Posted on Tuesday 26 September 2017 by Gareth Prior

In probably one of the least surprising pieces of news we have reported on recently Manchester Metrolink fares look set to see a phased increase over three years rather than a single large increase in January 2018. You may remember that earlier this year a public consultation was undertaken by Transport for Greater Manchester asking Metrolink travellers for their opinions on how the fares should go up and unsurprisingly the majority of respondents have plumped for the gradual increase.

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