Monthly Archives: August 2014

First trams set to run on NET Phase Two

Posted on Saturday 16 August 2014 by Gareth Prior

The first tram movements on a two mile section of Nottingham Express Transit’s Phase Two extensions are set to take place within the next week. Although no date has been announced it is expected that at some point next week … Continue reading →

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Another chance to view Southampton’s Trams

Posted on Saturday 16 August 2014 by Gareth Prior

The three trams of the Southampton Tram Project will again be on public display as the Southampton Maritime Festival returns on Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd August. As with the previous Festival in 2013 the workshop the project share with … Continue reading →

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Heritage Trams this week

Posted on Saturday 16 August 2014 by Gareth Prior

Want 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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In Pictures: Midland Metro Birmingham City Centre extension

Posted on Saturday 16 August 2014 by Gareth Prior

Progress is continuing in Birmingham City Centre on the Midland Metro extension which will link Snow Hill and New Street railway stations. Track continues to be laid at various locations along the streets of the city with recent progress being … Continue reading →

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Birkenhead tramway re-opens at last

Posted on Friday 15 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Following a difficult few months, there is some good news from the Birkenhead tramway which will re-open on Saturday 16th August. This follows a period of enforced closure following an electrical fault affecting the tramway’s circuit breaker located at the main Taylor … Continue reading →

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New platform set to open at Deansgate-Castlefield

Posted on Thursday 14 August 2014 by Gareth Prior

The inbound side of the new island platform at Deansgate-Castlefield is to open to passengers from Tuesday 26th August with the current inbound platform being closed and demolished as the redevelopment of the stop continues. The new layout currently being … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Stagecoach Supertram rail replacement works update

Posted on Thursday 14 August 2014 by Gareth Prior

Rail replacement works on Stagecoach Supertram continues to make rapid progress with both Glossop Road and West Street seeing new rails installed over the past few days. On Glossop Road the rail was being replaced on the outbound track at … Continue reading →

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Wi-Fi now available across Edinburgh Trams fleet

Posted on Thursday 14 August 2014 by Gareth Prior

After a trial involving three of the trams in Edinburgh it has been announced that all 27 of the vehicles are now fitted with Wi-Fi. All passengers on board the trams will now be able to use the Wi-Fi for … Continue reading →

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Blackpool trams see red for August event

Posted on Thursday 14 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Provisional details of the heritage tram output in Blackpool planned for the August Bank Holiday weekend have now been announced, confirming that two red liveried streamliners are set to steal the limelight for the final stint of daytime heritage tram tours … Continue reading →

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The Blackpool Heritage Trust – what does it mean?

Posted on Wednesday 13 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

The formation of the Blackpool Heritage Trust to help secure the long-term future of a heritage tram fleet in Blackpool, has been greeted with much celebration from the vast majority of enthusiasts. However, the creation of the new Trust has … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Manchester 173 prepares for war

Posted on Tuesday 12 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

We are pleased to provide some more images of Manchester 173 from the Heaton Park Tramway in its temporary guise as a recruitment tram, to help commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. These pictures show … Continue reading →

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Brush car 290 makes progress

Posted on Tuesday 12 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

The transformation of preserved Blackpool Brush Railcoach 290 is continuing to make impressive progress, with the first traces of green and cream paint now evident. This will soon eradicate the hideous graffiti art applied to the tram last summer, and … Continue reading →

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The railgrinder refreshed

Posted on Tuesday 12 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Heaton Park Tramway’s venerable works car, Blackpool 1 (or 752 as it was known for much of its existence) is currently being treated to some remedial attention in an attempt to both smarten up the tram and help to preserve … Continue reading →

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A landmark day for Blackpool’s heritage trams

Posted on Tuesday 12 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Tuesday 12th August 2014 will go down in history as a milestone date for Blackpool’s traditional tram fleet, as it was on this date that the new organisation set up to look after these trams went ‘live’, with a public … Continue reading →

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NEETT put on a good show despite the storms

Posted on Monday 11 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

The second annual ‘Trams & Transport Sunday’ at the North East Land, Sea & Air Museum in Sunderland was held on Sunday 10th August, and built on the success of last year’s inaugural event with a much wider range of … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: A soggy Sunday at Beamish

Posted on Monday 11 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

The Great British weather hasn’t exactly been kind to us over the last few days with some very unseasonal rain and wind battering the UK and its tramways. We take a look at one such heritage line, at Beamish Museum, … Continue reading →

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 10 August 2014 by Gareth Prior

We have five varied Photo Galleries for you this week on British Trams Online, so hopefully there will be something for everyone! Details of what has been added follows.

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In Pictures: Urbos3 training continues

Posted on Sunday 10 August 2014 by Gareth Prior

Preparations for the entry into service of the new Urbos3 trams on Midland Metro is continuing with each Wednesday and Thursday evening seeing full system runs as more drivers are trained on the trams. Also every day sees one of … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: London trams in the works at Crich

Posted on Friday 8 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

As one major workshop project at Crich Tramway Village funded by the London County Council Tramways Trust is drawing towards a conclusion, another is just getting started. During a visit to the museum on Sunday 3rd August, LCC 106 and … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Box 40 reunites with Balloon 711

Posted on Friday 8 August 2014 by Gareth Prior

Don’t you just hate it when you go on holiday and then come across someone you work with? Well that is exactly what happened for Blackpool & Fleetwood Box 40 when it was operating at Crich for the seventh time … Continue reading →

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