Monthly Archives: June 2012

More Oldham Metrolink construction road closures announced

Posted on Sunday 3 June 2012 by Gareth Prior

The work to build the Oldham Town Centre extension of Manchester Metrolink is continuing at pace with another road closure announced for two months to facilitate utility diversion work and to construct the tramway trackslab in King Street. King Street … Continue reading →

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Update on Blackpool’s widened Balloons

Posted on Saturday 2 June 2012 by Andrew Waddington

Not much has been said about the fleet of widened Balloon cars in Blackpool of late, but behind the scenes cars 711 and 719 are still under modification in the workshops at Rigby Road in readiness for their future role … Continue reading →

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Lowestoft 14 basks in the limelight

Posted on Saturday 2 June 2012 by Andrew Waddington

Lowestoft 14 has been undergoing restoration at the East Anglia Transport Museum since 2005 and in the last few years, significant progress in returning this tram to operating condition has been made. Since work commenced the tram has rarely, if … Continue reading →

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