Comments for British Trams Online News

Comment on Mosley Street closes by Steve Kemp

Steve Kemp — Sat, 18 May 2013 17:03:41 +0000

I think that 3036 followed 3030 (running late) on an Eccles service about 0040 as bunching at Piccadilly and a points failure at Piccadilly Gardens caused late departures to Altrincham & Eccles

Comment on Dickson Road rails uncovered in Blackpool by Phil Hart

Phil Hart — Sat, 18 May 2013 13:26:44 +0000

Yes I remember 290 was one of the Brush cars. The pantographs were withdrawn the previous year – 1962.
As far as I can remember the pantographs only every ran on the North Station to Fleetwood route. Unless someone knows different.

Great to see the tracks again though.

Comment on Heritage Bank Holiday in Blackpool by Andrew Waddington

Andrew Waddington — Sat, 18 May 2013 10:29:52 +0000

Many thanks for this correction. I’ll amend the main article when time permits!

Comment on Heritage Trams for the next week… by Bob Price

Bob Price — Sat, 18 May 2013 08:55:52 +0000

Great list, thank you for this and for the site.

Three more came to mind, but they may not necessarily come under the heading of heritage – Great Orme, Shipley Glen and the Heath Park Tramway in Cardiff. The later is a third scale one, but a fun place to go on a sunny bank holiday.

Comment on Mosley Street closure date confirmed by tram man

tram man — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:00:03 +0000

One of tfgm reasons for closing mosley st, is that they say it will get rid of the bottleneck in the city centre.The only bottle neck in the town centre is G-mex ramp.So by closing mosley st,that means trams will join the queue on g-mex ramp even quicker than before.
Or maybe the other reason is that when east didsbury open next week,they will be running double M5000 units from east didsbury to Rochdale.This is due to the already heavy passenger loading during peak on the werburghs line.A one car m5000 on a twelve minute service from east didsbury couldn’t cope.

Comment on Heritage Bank Holiday in Blackpool by Bryan Lindop

Bryan Lindop — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:40:58 +0000

Somehow, some wires seem to have got a bit crossed somewhere along the line about which balloons are operating which duties, I suspect this is due to a misprint in the FTS magazine which shows the last three columns in the wrong order! The first B fleet column in the magazine should show the cars that are working all day, the second column the cars that are workling morning only and the third column the cars that are working afternoons only. This puts 724 firmly on a half day working only, as planned.

Comment on In Pictures: Glasgow 488 top deck arrives in Wales by Nigel Pennick

Nigel Pennick — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:53:04 +0000

It is so common to see pictures of trams that have been preserved in museums, supposedly to be kept in good condition (not even needing maintenace as they are not operational), actually falling into serious states of disrepair, like the Feltham in the US and now this Glasgow standard. The magnificent condition of trams preserved in operational condition is a notable contrast with this sorry specimen. Once it is restored again, let us hope it remains so.

Comment on Liverpool 762 makes rare nighttime appearance by David Edwards

David Edwards — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:20:09 +0000

I hope that the BBC paid handsomely for the privilege of using the car

Comment on Dickson Road rails uncovered in Blackpool by john woodman

john woodman — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:08:08 +0000

It is worth mentioning that the last tram to run over the tracks on dickson road was number 290. it can be seen on display at the pleasure beach loop and is part of the fleetwood heritage collection.

Comment on Heritage Bank Holiday in Blackpool by Ash Tomlinson

Ash Tomlinson — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:16:09 +0000

I’ve also noticed something else that needs correcting – 642 actually last ran in service on the last day of traditional tram operations in 2011.