Daily Archives: Saturday 18 May 2013

Mosley Street closes

Posted on Saturday 18 May 2013 by Gareth Prior

At 0055 in the early hours of Saturday 18 May, 3018 became the last tram to stop at Mosley Street in Manchester city centre as it permanently closed to “improve journey times, reliability and capacity” on the Manchester Metrolink network. … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: More Blackpool Heritage trams in operation

Posted on Saturday 18 May 2013 by Gareth Prior

As we have previously shown you on these pages the recent May Day Bank Holiday weekend was another successful period of heritage tram operation in Blackpool with the highlights being the return to service of Brush 631 in its new … Continue reading →

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Multi million pound investment on Supertram confirmed

Posted on Saturday 18 May 2013 by Gareth Prior

It has been confirmed that the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) and Stagecoach Supertram are to jointly fund the major programme of tram rail replacement works which are needed to protect the future of the Supertram network. The works … Continue reading →

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Sutton moves ahead of Crystal Palace for Tramlink extension?

Posted on Saturday 18 May 2013 by Gareth Prior

Sutton Council have claimed that they have moved ahead of Crystal Palace in the race to extend the London Tramlink system – although the situation remains that Transport for London are not committed to funding any extensions at the present … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: More from the Southampton Tram Project

Posted on Saturday 18 May 2013 by Gareth Prior

During the opening day of the Southampton Maritime Festival the Southampton Tram Project received a special guest to look at their work when Prince Michael of Kent had a tour of their work when he opened the event. We can … Continue reading →

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NET services to change for Milk Race

Posted on Saturday 18 May 2013 by Gareth Prior

Nottingham Express Transit services from Hucknall and Phoenix Park will terminate at the Royal Centre on Sunday 26 May because Nottingham city centre will be transformed into a race track for the return of the iconic cycling Milk Race. A … Continue reading →

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