Daily Archives: Wednesday 2 December 2015

Preparations step up for Birmingham City Centre extension opening

Posted on Wednesday 2 December 2015 by Gareth Prior

The last couple of days have seen a major step up in testing on Midland Metro’s Birmingham City Centre extension with the first powered test run taking place on Tuesday 1st December followed by a simulated recovery of broken down … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Sheffield 287 & 530

Posted on Wednesday 2 December 2015 by Gareth Prior

The latest image in the “Picture in Time” series goes back into the black and white era of 1958 as we visit the original tram system in Sheffield for an image in the city centre at a location where you … Continue reading →

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Sheffield 264 progress update

Posted on Wednesday 2 December 2015 by Andrew Waddington

It has been a little while since we provided an update on the major overhaul of Sheffield 264 at Beamish Museum, with our last update on the project concerning the reunion of top and bottom decks. Since this milestone achievement … Continue reading →

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