Daily Archives: Friday 11 July 2014

Heritage Trams this week

Posted on Friday 11 July 2014 by Gareth Prior

What to know when and where you ride on heritage trams over the next few weeks? Well if you do you have come to the right place as this is your one stop guide to heritage trams in the UK … Continue reading →

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Midland Metro welcomes its tenth Urbos 3

Posted on Friday 11 July 2014 by Gareth Prior

There are now ten CAF constructed Urbos 3 trams on Midland Metro metals following the arrival of 26 on Friday 4th July. As with all previous deliveries the tram arrived in two sections and was transported via Plymouth before arriving … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Supertram trackwork makes swift progress

Posted on Friday 11 July 2014 by Gareth Prior

Rail replacement work on Stagecoach Supertram has made quick progress with the inbound track on West Street (between City Hall tramstop and Rockingham Street) now replaced and attention is now being turned to the outbound track on the same stretch … Continue reading →

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Bye bye to Brush car 298

Posted on Friday 11 July 2014 by Andrew Waddington

On Friday 11th July, Blackpool Brush Railcoach 298 left the National Tramway Museum at Crich, and was transported to the museum store at Clay Cross. Earlier in the week, preparations for the move were made with 298 being moved to … Continue reading →

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Birkenhead tramway closes temporarily

Posted on Friday 11 July 2014 by Andrew Waddington

The saying that lightning never strikes twice in the same place seems to have been proven wrong, with a second piece of bad news from the Birkenhead tramway coming in the same week. Unfortunately the heritage line will be closed … Continue reading →

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