Monthly Archives: August 2013

Manchester Metrolink Engineering Works: Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 August

Posted on Thursday 8 August 2013 by Gareth Prior

Further engineering works will affect Manchester Metrolink services over the weekend of Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 August with no trams able to operate through the Victoria area. As a result there will be no services on the Bury line … Continue reading →

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Stagecoach Supertram Engineering Works: Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 August

Posted on Thursday 8 August 2013 by Gareth Prior

More track replacement work will be taking place on Stagecoach Supertram over the weekend of Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 August, this time in the Infirmary Road/Albert Terrace Road area. Trams on the Yellow route will run from Meadowhall to … Continue reading →

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NET Event Ticket extended to Capital FM Arena events

Posted on Thursday 8 August 2013 by Gareth Prior

The recently launched £2 Event Ticket on Nottingham Express Transit has now been  extended to anyone with tickets for any event at the Capital FM Arena, this includes not only Nottingham Panther ice hockey games but any concert or other … Continue reading →

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Liverpool 245 launch postponed again

Posted on Thursday 8 August 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Unfortunately, further delays to the ongoing work to restore Liverpool ‘Baby Grand’ 245 to an operational condition for service on the Birkenhead heritage tramway, have meant that plans to launch the car this summer have had to be dropped. The … Continue reading →

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What, no Acdo?

Posted on Thursday 8 August 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Bolton 66 made a special appearance on the Blackpool tramway for a private hire on the evening of Wednesday 7th August, without one of its most recognisable features. The popular 1901-built tram has recently lost its long-running adverts for ‘Acdo’ … Continue reading →

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Blackpool Transport announce details of August ‘Extramaganza’!

Posted on Wednesday 7 August 2013 by Andrew Waddington

The fourth and final Bank Holiday weekend of 2013 takes place over the weekend of 24th to 26th August, and will naturally see the return of Blackpool’s heritage trams to their rightful place on the promenade. This weekend will, as expected, see … Continue reading →

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Foundations for the future laid at Heaton Park

Posted on Tuesday 6 August 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Another exciting step forwards in the project to create a second tram depot at Manchester’s Heaton Park Tramway was achieved on Tuesday 6th August, when some local dignitaries were invited to the park for the unveiling of a commemorative stone … Continue reading →

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A taste of New York in Derbyshire

Posted on Monday 5 August 2013 by Andrew Waddington

On Sunday 4th July, one of the more imaginative events of the year so far took place at Crich Tramway Village. The Emergency Vehicles Day is a well established and popular part of the yearly events calendar at Crich, but … Continue reading →

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Twelve Days on the Isle of Man

Posted on Sunday 4 August 2013 by admin

David Mee reports from the Isle of Man summarising the main activities on the Manx Electric Railway and Snaefell during private hires by the ‘Isle of Man 50 Group’ and the following Manx Heritage Transport event.

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Saturday 3 August 2013 by Gareth Prior

More photos for you to enjoy on British Trams Online this week plus we have an article on the Isle of Man Heritage Transport Festival too!

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In Pictures: Metrolink 2003 named

Posted on Saturday 3 August 2013 by Gareth Prior

Manchester Metrolink T68A 2003 has become the latest tram on the system to receive a name following the application of “Dave Hansford” vinyls. Dave is one of the longest serving drivers on Metrolink and has recently retired. He first became … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time 10: New York 674

Posted on Saturday 3 August 2013 by Gareth Prior

With New York 674 (or to give its full name New York 3rd Avenue Transit 674) due to make a rare outside appearance this weekend as part of the Emergency Services event at the Crich Tramway Village it seems an … Continue reading →

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Call to save Laxey Mercury Arc Rectifier Sub Station

Posted on Saturday 3 August 2013 by Gareth Prior

A campaign has been launched on the Isle of Man to save the unique Mercury Arc Rectifier Sub Station at Laxey which has been used to power the Manx Electric Railway for many years. It is planned that this will … Continue reading →

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007, we’ve been expecting you!

Posted on Saturday 3 August 2013 by Andrew Waddington

On Thursday 1st August, Blackpool Flexity 007 made a welcome return to service following an absence of several weeks. This tram had been involved in a collision with a road vehicle during June, and this was believed to have been … Continue reading →

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More amazing progress for Heaton Park depot

Posted on Saturday 3 August 2013 by Andrew Waddington

The astonishing rise of the new Lakeside Depot at Manchester’s Heaton Park Tramway has continued with the building now looking like, well, a tram depot! Less than two weeks after the main construction work began, the building now has a … Continue reading →

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Heritage Trams this week…

Posted on Friday 2 August 2013 by Gareth Prior

Our weekly look at when and where you can travel on heritage trams in the UK and Isle of Man. All the information here is given in good faith but you are advised to check before travelling any significant distance … Continue reading →

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Southport Pier Tramway closed due to structural problems

Posted on Friday 2 August 2013 by Gareth Prior

The Southport Pier Tramway was closed at the start of July after a routine inspection of the Pier structure identified large vertical cracks in some of the cast iron supports. Because of these cracks it was decided to stop the … Continue reading →

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Metrolink suffers after RTC and Overhead line fault

Posted on Friday 2 August 2013 by Gareth Prior

Thursday 1 August saw further problems for Manchester Metrolink with a car colliding with a tram on Mosley Street in the morning and then during the evening an overhead line problem on the Bury line.

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New NET Event Ticket launched

Posted on Friday 2 August 2013 by Gareth Prior

Football fans in Nottingham can now enjoy discounted travel to matches following the launch of a new Event Ticket on Nottingham Express Transit. Anyone travelling to watch either Nottingham Forest or Notts Country home matches will, on the production of … Continue reading →

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Fatality at Freehold after pensioner hit by tram

Posted on Friday 2 August 2013 by Gareth Prior

A pensioner has tragically died after being hit by a tram at Freehold stop on the Rochdale line of Manchester Metrolink. The incident happened at approximately 1700 on Wednesday 31 July and according to reports the man walked from the … Continue reading →

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