Daily Archives: Saturday 16 August 2014

In Pictures: Further progress on Blackpool 290

The transformation of the Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust’s Blackpool Brush Railcoach 290 has continued to make impressive progress in the last few days with a good impression of the final green and cream livery now in evidence. This has been … Continue reading

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This week on British Trams Online

We have two new Photo Galleries for you this week on British Trams Online as we are actually up-to-date with main site updates for the first time since early May! We have also added a new article to this page … Continue reading

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Isle of Man – an Island of transport delights

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 in 2014. 11 days … Continue reading

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Midland Metro Urbos3s to enter service in September

It has been confirmed that the first four of the new fleet of Urbos3 trams for Midland Metro will carry their first passengers on Friday 5th September and not the August Bank Holiday weekend as had been previously rumoured.

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T68 1010 heads for scrapping

1010 has become the latest T68 to leave Trafford Depot for scrapping, leaving during the evening of 14th August – the eleventh T68/T68A to head to Booths in Rotherham for an appointment with the cutters torch.

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First trams set to run on NET Phase Two

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

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

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

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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