Daily Archives: Thursday 19 March 2015

Going for a ride…

Posted on Thursday 19 March 2015 by Gareth Prior

As winter turns into spring, the temperatures start to gradually rise and we actually start to get several hours of daylight the UK’s heritage tramways start to rise from their slumbers to provide entertainment for the masses and that can … Continue reading →

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A Hull of a delay

Posted on Thursday 19 March 2015 by Andrew Waddington

Some slightly disappointing news comes from the Heaton Park Tramway, where delays to the completion of restoration work on Hull 96 has forced the Manchester Transport Museum Society to postpone its planned return to use. A special launch day had been planned … Continue reading →

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Croydon Town Centre improvement works start

Posted on Thursday 19 March 2015 by Gareth Prior

London Tramlink services were suspended around the central Croydon loop over the weekend of 14th and 15th March as a start was made on the works to improve the landscape of the town centre with the “Connected Croydon” project. This … Continue reading →

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Riding and dining in Blackpool

Posted on Thursday 19 March 2015 by Andrew Waddington

Blackpool Transport’s latest venture from its highly succesful Heritage Tram Tours commenced operation on Wednesday 18th March, when the first ever ‘Ride & Dine Wednesday’ event took place, featuring restored Balloon car 717. This also marked the beginning of the … Continue reading →

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Supertram to amend fares during next stage of rail replacement works

Posted on Thursday 19 March 2015 by Gareth Prior

Stagecoach Supertram have announced that they will either be freezing or reducing ticket prices when the next stage of rail replacement works start on the network. Single tickets are to remain at the same price whilst there is a reduction … Continue reading →

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