Monthly Archives: March 2017

Picture in Time: Blackpool 159 & London Transport 1858

Posted on Tuesday 14 March 2017 by Gareth Prior

Today’s Picture in Time image could practically come from any of the past 40 years as it features two trams which have been the mainstays of the operational fleet at the East Anglia Transport Museum, namely Blackpool Standard 159 and … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Marton Thirty-Gone!

Posted on Monday 13 March 2017 by Andrew Waddington

The loan of Marton Box 31 back to Blackpool officially came to an end on Monday 13th March, when the tram left the seaside town on the back of a Calkeld’s low loader for its long road journey back to … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Tram-Train project construction update

Posted on Sunday 12 March 2017 by Gareth Prior

The slow and steady progress on the infrastructure for the tram-train project between Sheffield and Rotherham is continuing as shown in this latest pictorial update from the camera of Glyn Hill.

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Car collides with tram in Nottingham

Posted on Sunday 12 March 2017 by Gareth Prior

Nottingham Express Transit services suffered minor delays on Saturday 11th March after a car collided with a tram close to the High School stop on the line to Hucknall and Phoenix Park. Citadis 233 was the tram involved in the … Continue reading →

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 12 March 2017 by Gareth Prior

We bring you another couple of Photo Galleries this week:

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Picture in Time: Midland Metro 15

Posted on Saturday 11 March 2017 by Gareth Prior

Its another visit into the photo archives for Picture in Time and in this edition we are in the West Midlands on Midland Metro with an image taken at the northern terminus of the line, Wolverhampton St George’s.

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Graz 210 moves in at NELSAM

Posted on Saturday 11 March 2017 by Andrew Waddington

One piece of news from the winter period which has gone unreported on British Trams Online – at least until now – was the arrival of Graz 210 at the North East Land, Sea & Air Museum late last year. Having … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Tram-Trains finally start daylight testing

Posted on Thursday 9 March 2017 by Gareth Prior

A day it seemed was never going to come is finally upon us – the Tram-Trains for the Sheffield to Rotherham pilot (as well as adding additional capacity to the current Supertram network) have started daylight testing. The first daylight … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Preparations for the new season at Crich

Posted on Thursday 9 March 2017 by Gareth Prior

In nine days time on Saturday 18th March another season will commence at the Crich Tramway Village and with this in mind preparations are in hand which has seen Cardiff 131 out and about cleaning the track. 131 started its … Continue reading →

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2017 Community Heroes tram naming in Nottingham

Posted on Thursday 9 March 2017 by Gareth Prior

On the day that Nottingham Express Transit celebrated their 13th anniversary they were also renaming a tram as 222 – the Community Heroes tram – received the name Michelle and Richard Daniels. The couple set up the Forever Stars charity … Continue reading →

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Peter Cushing steps down as Metrolink Director at TfGM

Posted on Thursday 9 March 2017 by Gareth Prior

Peter Cushing has formally handed over the leadership and day to day management for Manchester Metrolink to Danny Vaughan after four years in role of Transport for Greater Manchester’s Metrolink Director. Mr Vaughan will be taking up a new role … Continue reading →

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New tramstop planned for Broadmarsh Shopping Centre

Posted on Thursday 9 March 2017 by Gareth Prior

A new tramstop is set to be built at the Broadmarsh Shopping Centre in Nottingham City Centre as part of a package of projects announced for Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. £10 million has been pledged for the redevelopment of the bus … Continue reading →

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Supertram Purple route suspended after points problem

Posted on Thursday 9 March 2017 by Gareth Prior

Stagecoach Supertram’s Purple route was suspended on Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th March after a points problem was discovered at Gleadless Townend. No trams were able to run on this route – which remains confined to the Cathedral to Herdings … Continue reading →

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East Didsbury service returns to original route – briefly

Posted on Thursday 9 March 2017 by Gareth Prior

Services between East Didsbury and Rochdale will be returning to the original route through Manchester City Centre – although not for long! On Sunday 12th March the Manchester Irish Community Parade will take place and it will cross the tracks … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 717 & Blackpool Brush 631

Posted on Thursday 9 March 2017 by Gareth Prior

We have a change of plan for today’s Picture in Time images (this edition wasn’t actually scheduled to appear for a few months) as we take a look at two fairly recent images from 2012 – showing just how far … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Beamish prepare to bid farewell to 147

Posted on Wednesday 8 March 2017 by Andrew Waddington

On Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th March, Blackpool Standard car 147 operated in passenger service at Beamish Museum for what was expected to be the final time, prior to its preparation for return to Blackpool later this month. The tram … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Modern Electric Tramways 4

Posted on Tuesday 7 March 2017 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of Picture in Time we are off to the south coast for an image taken more than 50 years ago before the Modern Electric Tramways operation was moved to Devon.

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Blackpool Heritage Trust launch two new appeals

Posted on Sunday 5 March 2017 by Andrew Waddington

The Blackpool Heritage Trust are developing exciting plans to add to the diversity of the operational heritage tramcar fleet, but we can’t do this without your help! Avid followers of our progress will know that we have recently acquired two … Continue reading →

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 5 March 2017 by Gareth Prior

We have another couple of Photo Galleries for you this week as part of our update:

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1011

Posted on Saturday 4 March 2017 by Gareth Prior

We are heading to Manchester for the next edition of Picture in Time and this time around we are taking a look at T68 1011 back in the first year of the network.

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