Monthly Archives: February 2016

This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 7 February 2016 by Gareth Prior

More photos for you this week as part of our main update:

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Picture in Time: South Yorkshire Supertram 15

Posted on Sunday 7 February 2016 by Gareth Prior

Our latest modern tram to be featured in Picture in Time comes from the system now known as Stagecoach Supertram but in this image from 1995 it was still just plain old South Yorkshire Supertram.

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Trams for the Isle of Wight?

Posted on Friday 5 February 2016 by Gareth Prior

A report into the future of the Island Line on the Isle of Wight – currently part of the South West Trains railway franchise – has suggested that the best option could be that it is converted to become a … Continue reading →

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Metrolink fares to be frozen again for 2016

Posted on Friday 5 February 2016 by Gareth Prior

Some good news for travellers on Manchester Metrolink following the announcement that fares are set to remain at 2014 levels with no increase planned as part of the 2016/17 transport budget. The proposal was approved by councillors on the Greater … Continue reading →

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A special ticket to ride

Posted on Friday 5 February 2016 by Andrew Waddington

The latest initiative by Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours has been the introduction of special new souvenir tickets for the heritage tours. These were appropriately issued for the first time on January 30th, this being the first operating day for the … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 713

Posted on Wednesday 3 February 2016 by Gareth Prior

We are off to Blackpool again for the latest edition of our archive series Picture in Time but this time we are more up-to-date than recently as the year is 2009 as we take a look at Balloon Car 713.

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More firsts for the Frigate and friends

Posted on Tuesday 2 February 2016 by Andrew Waddington

The first ever ‘heritage gold’ weekend event in Blackpool, held over the weekend of 30th & 31st January 2016, has now passed and seems to have been hailed as a resounding success. Despite some appalling weather conditions and a few … Continue reading →

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Tramlink 2542’s advert flies away

Posted on Tuesday 2 February 2016 by Gareth Prior

The London Tramlink fleet is now starting to have more of a uniform look with yet another tram losing its all over advert. This time the tram in question is CR4000 2542 which has had the advertising vinyls for Turkish … Continue reading →

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