Monthly Archives: September 2014

An extra chance to ride on Newcastle 114 at Crich

Crich Tramway Village have announced that Newcastle 114 – which arrived on a short-term loan from Beamish Museum yesterday – will be used in passenger service on Friday 12th September, ahead of the weekend’s ‘Electric 50’ event. It is expected … Continue reading

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Tram to return to Leeds City Centre!

For the first since 1959 a tram is going to visit Leeds City Centre, as part of the Light Night Leeds event on Friday 3rd October. The tram which will be making the trip to Leeds will be Manchester 173, … Continue reading

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Newcastle 114 arrives at Crich

The gorgeous Newcastle 114 arrived at Crich Tramway Village on the sunny afternoon of Monday 8th September aboard a low loader supplied by Scott’s Heavy Haulage, and was unloaded in the period street at the museum. This tram is, of … Continue reading

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Metrolink T68 1013 departs for scrapping

Unlucky for some 1013 has become the thirteenth of the combined T68/T68A fleet to depart Manchester for scrapping in South Yorkshire with the very familiar sight of an Allely’s low loader taking the LRV to meet its end in the … Continue reading

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1.5 million passengers carried on Edinburgh Trams in first 100 days

Newly released figures have revealed that 1.5 million passengers have been carried on board Edinburgh Trams since the line was launched to the public on 31st May. These figures, and the related revenue levels, are in line with predictions and … Continue reading

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The end of an era for Douglas horse trams

When the Douglas horse tramway on the Isle of Man operates for the last time in 2014 on Sunday 14th September, this will be more than just the end of another year for the oldest surviving street tramway in the … Continue reading

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This week on British Trams Online

This week on our main site update we bring you three more Photo Galleries and we also have a few updates to the Fleet Lists section:

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End of the line for Southampton 45?

Ahead of the hugely anticipated ‘Electric 50’ event at the Crich Tramway Village, comes some less welcome news from the home of the National Tramway Museum, with the announcement that Southampton 45 is due to be withdrawn from service immediately … Continue reading

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Enter the Urbos 3s

As expected Friday 5th September saw the introduction into passenger service of four of the CAF built Urbos 3 trams on Midland Metro with an official launch ceremony taking place at Birmingham Snow Hill attended by Sir Albert Bore, Leader … Continue reading

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New all over advert for Tramlink CR4000 2531

McMillan Williams Solicitors now have two all over adverts on trams on London Tramlink with the release into service of 2531 in a new style advert. Whereas the livery on 2534 is red and white this latest version uses black … Continue reading

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In Pictures: Supertram hole continues to cause problems

Stagecoach Supertram services remain disrupted by the hole at Park Square Junction which continues to see Blue and Purple route trams forced to terminate at Sheffield Station, with no end in sight either as a new replacement bus service is … Continue reading

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Finishing touches for Balloon 701

The second stage of Blackpool Balloon car 701‘s repaint back into its fondly remembered red and white ‘Routemaster’ style livery is now almost complete. Following its debut in an incomplete version of the paint scheme it previously carried in the … Continue reading

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Another threat to the Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust

Just a few days after we reported that the Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust will have to re-home the trams it has stored at Kirkham Prison before the end of the year, comes news of a further negative development which could … Continue reading

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Heritage Tram this week

It might be a new regular day for our weekly look at when and where you can have a ride on a heritage tram in the UK and Isle of Man but we still bring you all the information you … Continue reading

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Lost Trams 12: Dundee 2

The fact that more than one steam tram trailer from the Scottish city of Dundee survives today when so few of this type of tramcar still exist is quite a remarkable fact, made all the more amazing by the fact … Continue reading

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One arrives, one withdrawn at Midland Metro

There have been a couple of significant changes to the Midland Metro tram fleet this week with the latest Urbos3 arriving from Spain swiftly followed by the withdrawal of another T69 from service. All of this in the same week … Continue reading

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Crich Event Preview: ‘Electric 50’ – 13th & 14th September

On Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th September, Crich Tramway Village will host one of its most ambitious events ever, to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of electric tram operation at Crich. This will see an incredible twenty-five electric trams running in … Continue reading

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Heaton Park Tramway projects progress

Since the opening of the new Lakeside Depot and the return to service of Manchester 765 in July, volunteers at the Heaton Park Tramway have been keeping themselves busy with work on some other trams in the fleet. This short … Continue reading

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Supertram services part suspended after discovery of hole

Stagecoach Supertram services between Sheffield Station and the city centre have been suspended following the discovery of a hole in the ground alongside the Park Square delta junction on Saturday 30th August. This is affecting services on both the Blue … Continue reading

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