Monthly Archives: April 2012

Boat 233 almost ready to set sail

Work on the repaint and commissioning of Blackpool Boat car 233 at Beamish Museum is now virtually complete thanks to the sterling efforts of both the Beamish Tramway Group and the BusWorks painter, who has been working long hours in … Continue reading

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White Easter for Crich

The main operating season for 2011 commenced for Crich Tramway Village this week, with daily opening from Monday 2nd April onwards. Unfortunately however, this milestone co-incided with the end of the mini-heatwave experienced across much of Britain recently, and the … Continue reading

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A Good Friday for Bolton 66

Good Friday 6th April marked the start of Blackpool Transport’s highly anticipated new heritage tram tours. With the old fleet unable to load at the new platforms at tram stops, all of the retained fleet apart from the widened Balloons … Continue reading

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Blackpool departures: January – March 2012

With the Blackpool tramway now open for business once again, it seems like a good time to provide a summary of the trams which have departed for new homes so far this year. The first quarter of 2012 has appropriately … Continue reading

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The calm after the storm: Day two of Blackpool 2012

Following the unfortunate circumstances which surrounded the start of tram services on the upgraded Blackpool tram system, the second day of operation was effectively a chance for Blackpool Transport to wipe the slate clean and start again, with the opportunity … Continue reading

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Eventful first day for Blackpool’s upgraded tram service

The long-awaited commencement of passenger services on the upgraded Blackpool tramway occured on Wednesday 4th April 2012, with Flexity 006 becoming the first of the new low-floor trams to run in ordinary passenger service. The car was allocated to Route … Continue reading

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Tramlink 2548 receives all over advert

Recently all our attention on London Tramlink has been on the Variotrams and their exploits on test and in service but at the start of this week a surprise appeared on the tramway in the form of 2548 in an … Continue reading

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Variotram 2554 continues test passenger runs

On a visit to Croydon on Wednesday 4th April Variotram 2554 was noticed running in passenger service between Wimbledon and East Croydon. The tram is believed to have run these test passenger runs for at least four weekdays now but … Continue reading

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Manchester Metrolink Engineering Works: 28th & 29th April 2012

There will be more engineering works on Manchester Metrolink over the weekend of Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th April which will mean no trams will run on the Bury line whilst all other lines will see service amendments.

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In Pictures: Mitcham Double tracking

With thanks to Ian Buck we provide some photos of the latest progress on the Mitcham double tracking project. This work will be ongoing over the next few months with several track closures required to allow this to happen, the … Continue reading

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More Metrolink extension work leads to road closure

Work on the extension of Manchester Metrolink to Oldham and Rochdale is continuing to progress with the level crossing at Beal Lane due to attended to over the Easter weekend. As a result of this work Beal Lane will be … Continue reading

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East Croydon gets the hump!

As part of the preparations to ensure that the Tramlink network is fully accessible to the new Variotrams, two small humps have been constructed at the ends of platform 2 (the central platform) to allow level boarding to the two … Continue reading

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Manchester Metrolink Easter services

No engineering works are scheduled for the Manchester Metrolink over Easter and a Sunday service will be in operation on both Good Friday 6th April and Easter Monday 9th April.

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First passenger tram to Fleetwood since 2009!

Tuesday 3rd April 2012 was a landmark day for Blackpool’s tramway upgrade, as a tram ran along the entire length of the line from Starr Gate to Fleetwood Ferry with passengers on board for the first time since November 2009, when … Continue reading

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Beamish Boat car nears completion

Work on repainting Blackpool ‘Boat’ car 233 (latterly 605) ready for service at its new home at Beamish Museum has made incredible progress since this task commenced less than a week ago. The tram has now had its colours turned … Continue reading

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Tram debuts aplenty

As the main 2012 season kicks in for many of the UK’s traditional tramways, the amount of interest is also on the increase. Two trams made historic debuts in new homes – one permanent, one temporary – in the week … Continue reading

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