Monthly Archives: March 2018

More trackwork on the way for Tramlink at Easter

Posted on Wednesday 7 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

Services on London Tramlink through the town centre will be disrupted over the school Easter holiday period with further track replacement work to take place. Track is due to be replaced between George Street and Church Street and from the … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Blackpool’s newest trams enter service

Posted on Tuesday 6 March 2018 by Andrew Waddington

On Sunday 4th March 2018, Blackpool’s two newest trams – Flexity2 class trams 017 and 018 – both entered public service for the first time. Both were delivered to Starr Gate depot in December and have since undergone extensive testing, … Continue reading →

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Purple route changes in Sheffield after staff assault

Posted on Tuesday 6 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

Late evening services on Stagecoach Supertram services to Herdings Park have been suspended after a member of staff was assaulted in the evening of Friday 2nd March. Whilst Supertram assist the Police with the incident and with a full review … Continue reading →

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Luas resumes a full service

Posted on Tuesday 6 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

After the heavy snow suffered as a result of Storm Emma services on Dublin’s Luas tram network have finally resumed a full service on both the Green and Red lines. When we last took a look at services running there … Continue reading →

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Electrical fire causes Eccles line suspension

Posted on Tuesday 6 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

Services to MediaCityUK and Eccles were suspended for approximately four hours on Tuesday 6th March after a fire in underground cables at Anchorage stop. The fire was reported at approximately 0900 with all services on the Eccles line immediately suspended, … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Trams: Oranjestad Streetcar, Aruba

Posted on Tuesday 6 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

An usual tramway is featured in this series today as we head to the only tramway in the Caribbean on the Dutch island of Aruba which features hydrogen cell technology.

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Website downtime & continuing issues **Update 6th March 2018**

Posted on Monday 5 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

British Trams Online is now more or less back to where we were on Sunday evening. 123 Reg – our hosting company – have now confirmed that the problem was a “hardware failure” which caused lots of websites to be … Continue reading →

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30,000 carried on Edinburgh Trams during major snow disruption

Posted on Sunday 4 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

Just how crucial Edinburgh Trams has become to the public transport offering in the Scottish capital has been laid bare during the so-called “Beast from the East” with over 30,000 passenger journeys recorded over just a three day period. After … Continue reading →

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 4 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

Snow is the theme of this week’s main site update as we feature two new Photo Galleries of trams running in the white stuff:

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Trams return in Dublin – but still not a full service

Posted on Saturday 3 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

The effects of Storm Emma are still being felt in Dublin with a third day of interrupted services on Saturday 3rd March although at least some trams are now running on the Red line.

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Picture in Time: Nottingham Express Transit 210

Posted on Saturday 3 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

It’s a fairly recent image for today’s Picture in Time as we feature a view of Nottingham Express Transit 210 in 2013.

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Tram and car in collision in Nottingham

Posted on Saturday 3 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

A tram and a car collided in Wilford on Tuesday 27th February causing delays to services on Nottingham Express Transit. The collision happened close to the Wilford Toll Bridge at approximately 1500. No injuries were reported with the tram removed … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Midland Metro 18 breaks daylight cover for first time

Posted on Friday 2 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

Having arrived back in the UK from its battery fitting on 22nd September Midland Metro Urbos3 18 now seems to have started daylight testing and driver training ahead of an eventual entry into service; when it does it will be … Continue reading →

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Luas to make decision on weekend services on Saturday morning

Posted on Friday 2 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

The snowy and windy weather conditions are still affecting the British Isles with Luas still the worst affected tramway with no services still able to run on the entire network. It has now been confirmed that the shutdown will continue … Continue reading →

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Concerts to cause more chaos in Blackpool this summer

Posted on Thursday 1 March 2018 by Andrew Waddington

Despite the disruption it causes to the Blackpool tramway, Blackpool Council remain determined to host events on the Tower Festival Headland site, with even more set to be held in summer 2018. This will no doubt result in the tramway … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh hit by heavy snow – trams offer free all night service!

Posted on Thursday 1 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

It might not have escaped your notice but the majority of the UK is currently being hit by heavy snow causing disruption as people try to carry on with their daily routine. One of the most severely affected areas of … Continue reading →

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Luas services suspended due to weather

Posted on Thursday 1 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

Whilst tramways within the UK have managed to continue to operate a service – albeit reduced in some places – it hasn’t been the same story in Dublin with Luas being suspended from midday on Thursday 1st March and not … Continue reading →

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Snow! Disruption on some English tram systems

Posted on Thursday 1 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

Whilst both Edinburgh and Dublin have been hit by heavy snow which for the latter involved a complete service shutdown the situation hasn’t been quite as severe in England. On the whole it has been calmer although as Thursday 1st … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Jubilee 761

Posted on Thursday 1 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

The first of two one person operated trams rebuilt in Blackpool’s own workshops is the feature of Picture in Time today as we take a look at Jubilee 761.

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