Monthly Archives: July 2013

In Pictures: Stagecoach Supertram trackwork starts

Posted on Friday 5 July 2013 by Gareth Prior

The much talked about trackwork on the Stagecoach Supertram network has now commenced with the section of tramway between Spring Lane and Sheffield Tramway closed as from Sunday 30 June to allow a 12 week period of track relaying. The … Continue reading →

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New Midland Metro trams almost ready for delivery

Posted on Friday 5 July 2013 by Gareth Prior

The first of the 20 CAF built trams for Midland Metro is nearing completion in Spain and is expected to be delivered to Birmingham in September. The Urbos 3 vehicles are being constructed by CAF at their factory in Zaragoza … Continue reading →

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Bromley Council show support for DLR extension

Posted on Friday 5 July 2013 by Gareth Prior

Bromley Council have given their support towards extending the Docklands Light Railway to the town at a Council meeting following on from the Mayor of London Boris Johnson’s commitment to the line in the Mayor’s 2020 Vision. It is hoped … Continue reading →

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In pictures: Summer at Crich Tramway Village

Posted on Friday 5 July 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Today we feature a small selection of photos taken at Crich Tramway Village on a glorious Tuesday 25th June. This was a typical summer weekday at the museum with two trams in service, supplemented by the Access Tram as required. … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: The Great Fleetwood Tram Move

Posted on Thursday 4 July 2013 by Gareth Prior

As reported over the past couple of days a large proportion of the trams of the Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust have been moved the short distance to new outside storage ahead of a final move to the new Fleetwood Tram … Continue reading →

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Supertram discounted fares for Tramlines Festival

Posted on Thursday 4 July 2013 by Gareth Prior

People attending the Tramlines Festival in Sheffield will be travel to the event on board Stagecoach Supertram at a discounted rate. The Festival takes place between Friday 19 and Saturday 21 July and during this weekend a Dayrider will be … Continue reading →

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Blackpool trams invade Sunderland!

Posted on Thursday 4 July 2013 by Andrew Waddington

In a week dominated by road journeys involving preserved trams, the North East Electrical Traction Trust has now completed the process of moving all of its Blackpool trams to the North East Land, Sea & Air Museum at Sunderland. Twin … Continue reading →

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More moves leave Blackpool 761 all alone

Posted on Thursday 4 July 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Following on from the previously reported moves of two of the trams owned by the Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust to a new storage site in Fleetwood, two more of the collection were moved by Scott’s Heavy Haulage on Wednesday 3rd … Continue reading →

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Heaton Park depot work begins!

Posted on Wednesday 3 July 2013 by Andrew Waddington

After seemingly endless delays and complications, work on the new tram depot for Manchester’s Heaton Park Tramway has finally commenced. After various materials and plant were delivered to the work site, near to the park’s boating lake, work on laying … Continue reading →

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Eastbourne days return to the Seaton Tramway

Posted on Wednesday 3 July 2013 by Gareth Prior

Normally when you attend the Seaton Tramway the scheduled services are mainly covered by the new trams 9, 10 and 11 – the high capacity, disabled friendly vehicles built in the early part of this century – which means for … Continue reading →

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Manchester Metrolink Engineering Works: Sunday 7 July

Posted on Wednesday 3 July 2013 by Gareth Prior

More engineering works take place in Manchester city centre on Sunday 7 July with no trams running on Metrolink between Central Park and Manchester city centre and Crumpsall and Manchester city centre all day. In addition the line between Altrincham … Continue reading →

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Nottingham Express Transit Engineering Works: Sunday 7 July

Posted on Wednesday 3 July 2013 by Gareth Prior

Services on Nottingham Express Transit between Hucknall and Bulwell will not start until 1130 on Sunday 7 July to allow for work to be undertaken on the overhead line between these stops. A replacement bus service will operate between Hucknall … Continue reading →

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Stagecoach Supertram Engineering Works: 5-7, 12-14 and 19-21 July

Posted on Wednesday 3 July 2013 by Gareth Prior

As well as the previously announced major 12 week track replacement work between Spring Lane and Park Grange Croft on Stagecoach Supertram there will be further engineering works over three consecutive weekends in July on Ridgeway Road. These works will … Continue reading →

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Double tram causes delays to Rochdale

Posted on Wednesday 3 July 2013 by Gareth Prior

Services were suspended for around two hours between Oldham Mumps and Rochdale Railway Station on Monday 1 July during the morning peak after a double M5000 had problems at Derker. It was reported that there was a problem with the … Continue reading →

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Blackpool heritage workshop update

Posted on Wednesday 3 July 2013 by Andrew Waddington

The Blackpool tram and bus workshops at Rigby Road have been a hive of activity in the last few weeks, with several small but exciting projects involving various heritage trams currently in progress. These involve Boat, Brush and Centenary cars, … Continue reading →

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Changes for Blackpool lights switch-on

Posted on Wednesday 3 July 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Blackpool Council have announced that the annual ceremony to switch-on the town’s famous illuminations will take on a new format this year, in the form of a pre-paid, ticketed event. It has also been announced that a second concert will … Continue reading →

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Replica Manchester tram for Crich?

Posted on Tuesday 2 July 2013 by Andrew Waddington

The publication of the Tramway Museum Society’s Annual Report & Accounts for the last financial year has revealed a rather unusual donation to the operators of the National Tramway Museum at Crich. The hefty sum of £200,000 has been bequeathed … Continue reading →

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Fleetwood trams on the move again

Posted on Tuesday 2 July 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Following recent reports that the trams owned by the Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust stored in an industrial yard on the outskirts of Fleetwood would be moving to a new storage site, the task of moving the trams commenced on Tuesday … Continue reading →

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A reminder about the comments section

Posted on Monday 1 July 2013 by Gareth Prior

As a result of recent comments regarding the comments section I thought it would be useful to remind people of our guidelines when commenting on our news articles, which are provided below. I have no intention of stopping comments on … Continue reading →

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