Daily Archives: Wednesday 21 March 2012

Gateshead 52 to get a new home?

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The Tramway Museum Society has confirmed that discussions have been taking place in regard of the long-term future of Gateshead 52. A proposal has been made to offer the remains of this tramcar to the Beamish Museum, subject to final … Continue reading →

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Early Christmas Present! Birkenhead Tramway to reopen fully in January

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

Some good news has been received from the Wirral with an announcement that the Birkenhead Heritage Tramway is to reopen from Saturday 7th January 2012. As you may remember the tramway had been forced to close (with the exception of … Continue reading →

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678 (Radio) Waves goodbye to Blackpool!

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

On Wednesday 14th December, another tram left Blackpool for a new temporary home at the nearby town of Fleetwood. The fourth car to depart for storage in Fleetwood was Ex-Towing Railcoach 678, which duly became the fourth tram to leave … Continue reading →

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Brush Cars 621 & 627 sent to jail

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

Hot on the heels of Ex-Towing Railcoach 678 came the departure of two more much-loved Blackpool trams which have been acquired for preservation by the Friends of Fleetwood Trams. The cars in question were both Brush Railcoaches of particular historical … Continue reading →

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Brush 630 repaint completed

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The repaint of Brush 630 into the 1990s Green and Cream fleet livery by Blackpool Transport on behalf of the trams new owners – the Tramway Museum Society – has been completed with a move for the tram likely to … Continue reading →

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Another Flexity2 turns up in Blackpool

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There are now four of the Flexity2 trams in Blackpool following the arrival of another one during Friday 16th December. Once again it has arrived with no obvious identification of what its number is although a piece of paper in … Continue reading →

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New timetable for Midland Metro from 3rd January 2012

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A revised timetable is to be introduced on Midland Metro from Tuesday 3rd January 2012 which, it is hoped, will help to provide extra capacity at peak periods with the introduction of a new service from Wednesbury Parkway to Birmingham … Continue reading →

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The excitement keeps coming at Beamish!

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Firstly, the project to increase the amount of covered accommodation available to the tram fleet at Beamish is rapidly approaching completion – amazingly, just a few weeks after work began! New rails have been laid in gaps cut in the … Continue reading →

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Gogar Depot handed over to Edinburgh Council

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Another major milestone in the much delayed Edinburgh Trams project has been achieved with the handover of the Gogar Depot and Control Centre to the City of Edinburgh Council. The depot is already fully electrified and as reported elsewhere on … Continue reading →

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Midland Metro fares up from January

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As well as a revised timetable (see other story) the new year will see a revised fare structure on Midland Metro with increases in line with inflation. The reason Midland Metro have given for these increases are rising business costs. … Continue reading →

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DLR to try out Olympic Timetable in early 2012

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The build up to the London Olympic and Paralympic Games has been continuing in recent weeks with a number of test events at various venues which will be holding the events next summer and the Docklands Light Railway is not … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Snow falls in Croydon

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

A light flurry of snow fell in Croydon during the morning of Friday 16th December causing no adverse effect to services on the Tramlink network. What follows is a small selection of photos from the day taken by Ian Buck.

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TFGM propose to change Audenshaw Tram Lane plans

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Following on from last week’s protests regarding the proposed raised tram lane in Audenshaw, Transport for Greater Manchester have now released revised plans for the area which will no longer see this dedicated tram lane raised above the height of … Continue reading →

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Tramlink hit by heavy traffic causing delays

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It wasn’t meant to be like this was it? London Tramlink have suffered delays on two consecutive evenings in Croydon town centre because of heavy traffic meaning the trams were unable to get through the Croydon loop which lead to … Continue reading →

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UN Environmental Committee to look at Edinburgh Tram impact

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It’s been a rare week of good news for the Edinburgh Trams project but rather inevitably it hasn’t all been good as it has been confirmed that a United Nations committee is to look at the environmental impact the construction … Continue reading →

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Bowker Vale Metrolink stop improvements

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The ongoing improvements to Metrolink stops on the Bury line has moved on to Bowker Vale which means there will be restricted access between 12th and 23rd December 2011 and 3rd to 20th January 2012. The ramp to the Manchester … Continue reading →

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Tragic death of blind man in Manchester City Centre

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Gary Thompson, a 33 year old blind man, has tragically died after getting trapped between a platform and tram at St Peter’s Square tramstop in Manchester City Centre. It is believed Mr Thompson either stepped off the platform or slipped … Continue reading →

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Woman hit by tram in Sheffield City Centre

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A woman was hit by a tram near to the Cathedral tramstop in Sheffield City Centre on Saturday 10th December at around 1115. The incident happened when there were large crowds of people around Christmas shopping and it has been … Continue reading →

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LTT acquire 671 in their latest tram swap scheme

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The Lancastrian Transport Trust have announced details of a swap deal with Merseytravel, the organisation who aim to takeover the heritage tramway operation at Birkenhead. This is their second such arrangement, having previously acquired Balloon car 708 only to give … Continue reading →

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Blackpool Boat 602 to sail again next year!

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

Fans of Blackpool’s much-loved open ‘Boat’ cars have been given good reason to celebrate following the revelation that car 602 is set to return to active service in summer 2012, having been missing in action throughout 2011. As only one … Continue reading →

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