Monthly Archives: December 2018

Problems for Metrolink after damaged pantograph

Manchester Metrolink services on the Bury line were delayed on Wednesday 19th December after a tram suffered a damaged pantograph. The tram involved was 3010 with the damaged pantograph having to be removed at at Shudehill with the power needing … Continue reading

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Edinburgh Trams delays after car and tram collide

Tram services on Edinburgh Trams between Edinburgh Park Station and the Airport were suspended for around three hours on Wednesday 19th December after a collision between a car and a tram close to Gyle Centre. The driver of the car … Continue reading

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September Review – Crich: No. 10 – Stephenson Place

During events like Simply Trams Stephenson Place often provides some excellent photographic opportunities with the trams queuing up for their turn to move forward to the loading stop and this event was no different. In today’s retrospective we turn our … Continue reading

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September Review – Isle of Man: No.19 – Tunnel Cars in service

Often used on the main service in addition to the Winter Saloons there remain four Tunnel Cars available for service and they are all in regular operation today on the Manx Electric Railway.

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In Pictures: The new 399 202 enters service

They say a week is a long time in politics, well it seems that a day is a long time on tramways as no sooner had we reported about the creation of an all new Citylink tram-train in Sheffield than … Continue reading

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Google Pay trial launched on West Midlands Metro

Passengers on the West Midlands Metro are to become the first public transport users in the UK to be able to buy and save a ticket on their smartphone using Google Pay. The first 500 passengers signing up to the … Continue reading

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September Review – Blackpool: No. 9 – Boat 600

For most of 2018 there was only one open tram available in Blackpool and with a very warm and sunny summer it was regularly used when available for service. The tram in question was Boat 600 and it was that … Continue reading

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September Review – Isle of Man: No. 18 – Douglas Bay Horse Tramway

Of course the Isle of Man isn’t just about the Manx Electric Railway and although it was the 125th Anniversary of the Manx Electric Railway that was being celebrated we can’t resist the opportunity to feature some of the other … Continue reading

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In Pictures: When two becomes one

Over the years Stagecoach Supertram seems to have been affected by accident damaged trams more than many other systems to the extent that there are currently four Siemens-Duewag trams running in mixed formations with sections made from other trams. And … Continue reading

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Public screening of Manchester’s tramway history in January

There will be a unique opportunity on Wednesday 16th January 2019 to take a look at footage of Manchester’s original tram network to mark the 70th anniversary of the closure of the system in January 1949. Tickets for this event … Continue reading

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September Review – Crich: No. 9 – Liverpool 869

Another one of the operational tram fleet at Crich is Liverpool 869, and it is that very tram which we feature in photos today.

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September Review – Isle of Man: No. 17 – More Crossbench action

The Crossbench Car on the Manx Electric Railway is always a popular choice on a warm sunny day, or indeed even if it isn’t quite as warm and sunny! And it is those Crossbench Cars that we feature in today’s … Continue reading

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Progress made on Railcoach 279’s restoration

It has been a busy few days in Blackpool what with Coronation 304 out on test plus updates on some other projects in the Rigby Road workshops but that isn’t where it stops as the Fylde Transport Trust have also … Continue reading

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September Review – Blackpool: No. 8 – Balloon 718

The only one of four of the Balloon Cars which were rebuilt at the end of the 1990s and early part of the 21st century with flat fronts to be currently operational is 718. Now carrying a Green and Cream … Continue reading

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Tyne and Wear Metro performance down

Whereas Manchester Metrolink’s performance stats are put online for all to see if you want to know how the service is performing on the Tyne and Wear Metro you need to go to the system as the only way they … Continue reading

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September Review – Isle of Man: No. 16 – Down at Derby Castle Sheds

Derby Castle Sheds have been the home of the Manx Electric Railway for 125 years. Much expanded from the original 1893 building they are now home to the vast majority of the surviving MER fleet with only Laxey Car Sheds … Continue reading

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This week on British Trams Online

There are another two Photo Galleries for you this week; both coming from the northwest of England:

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In Pictures: The other side of 276’s advert

We’ve previously featured 276 – or Rudolph as it prefers to be known at the moment – and its new Hogmanay and Christmas advert on these pages but only one side of the tram (the side which was all about … Continue reading

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September Review – Crich: No. 8 – Anniversary line-ups

With the theme for 2018’s Simply Trams being anniversaries and birthdays there were a number of photo line-ups on that theme with several of the collection being lucky enough to be celebrating significant anniversaries.

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Department of Infrastructure fined £18,000 for Snaefell runaway incident

Isle of Man’s Department of Infrastructure has been fined £18,000 plus costs after admitting to five health and safety breaches regarding the August 2017 incident which saw a tram run out of control down the mountain, overshooting the stop at … Continue reading

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