Daily Archives: Sunday 2 December 2018

Approval given for temporary Metro depot

A new – and temporary – depot is to be built for the Tyne and Wear Metro whilst the current depot at South Gosforth is rebuilt. The new depot will be at Howdon and will be used for overnight maintenance … Continue reading

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September Review – Blackpool: No. 1 – Balloon 715

The Blackpool September/Anniversary Spectacular took place over the weekend of 22nd and 23rd September with the event again featuring a regular heritage tram service – including specials – trams on display down at Rigby Road Depot, behind the scenes tours … Continue reading

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Punctuality down in latest Metrolink performance stats

The upward trend of Manchester Metrolink punctuality over the past few periods has been reversed with a full percentage point decrease in the latest stats released for the period between 16th September and 13th October. A still creditable 90.4% of … Continue reading

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September Review – Isle of Man: No. 2 – The Flying Horse Tram!

With Douglas Bay Horse Tramway 1 being used at Laxey Station for the MER 125th Anniversary party on 2nd September it had to be transported by lorry to and from the event. In the below photos we see it being … Continue reading

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Tram of the Year 2018 – let voting commence!

Its been a difficult selection process this year but we now have four shortlists and voting for the British Trams Online Tram of the Year 2018 is now open! There are 12 nominations across the four categories for you to … Continue reading

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This week on British Trams Online

We head north of the border for this week’s photographic offering:

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