Monthly Archives: February 2019

In Pictures: 36 gets partial relivery – including adverts

Posted on Thursday 7 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

Up until now West Midlands Metro’s Urbos3 trams have been devoid of external advertising but that has changed with 36 receiving adverts for the new My Metro app – along with a bit of the new blue livery on the … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Tyne & Wear Metro Engineering Work

Posted on Thursday 7 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

There was planned engineering work on Tyne & Wear Metro on Sunday 3rd February which saw the line shut between Heworth and Jarrow and from Heworth to Brockley Whins. As is usual during works like this a replacement bus service … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Glasgow 1195

Posted on Thursday 7 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

The second of three trams to be captured on camera just before scrapping in Glasgow in November 1962 is the feature of Picture in Time today.

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In Pictures: A new advert for Edinburgh 251

Posted on Wednesday 6 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

Well that didn’t last long did it! After around a week advert free Edinburgh Trams 251 has once again succumbed with a new design for Edinburgh Live being applied.

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In Pictures: Manchester 765 arrives at Beamish

Posted on Wednesday 6 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

Manchester 765 arrived at Beamish on Wednesday 6th February following its lengthy journey from the Heaton Park Tramway. The tram was soon offloaded and moved onto road 3 in the depot where it will reside whilst it receives attention to … Continue reading →

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37 returns to service with batteries

Posted on Tuesday 5 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

37 has become the latest battery fitted tram to enter passenger service on West Midlands Metro with it making its first revenue earning runs on Tuesday 5th February. It had last run in service back on 22nd November 2018 before … Continue reading →

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Man suffers serious injuries after being hit by tram

Posted on Tuesday 5 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

A man in his 30s suffered severe injuries after he was hit by a tram on Manchester Metrolink on the railway style section between Pomona and Cornbrook on Friday 25th January. The man was hit by tram at around 2330 … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Manchester 765 heads for Beamish

Posted on Tuesday 5 February 2019 by Andrew Waddington

On the morning of Tuesday 5th February, Manchester 765 left the Heaton Park Tramway to make its way by road to the North East. As announced previously, the tram is one of two – the other being Blackpool & Fleetwood … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Centenary 641

Posted on Tuesday 5 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

From the first Jubilee last week to the first Centenary Car this week as we continue our archive photo series with another image taken in Blackpool.

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In Pictures: Latest images from North Station extension

Posted on Monday 4 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

Work on the extension of the Blackpool Tramway along Talbot Road to Blackpool North Railway Station is continuing ahead of the delayed reopening of the Promenade road. As we have reported previously the Prom road was due to reopen during … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Old Liverpool overhead support poles still in place

Posted on Monday 4 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

Earlier this year we reported on the last remaining overhead support poles in Liverpool which are set to be removed during 2019. Now in sole use for street lighting an upgrade of this equipment will necessitate the removal of these … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Trams: Tenerife Tram 20

Posted on Sunday 3 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

It is time for the last of our images for now from the Canary Islands as we take a look at one more of the Alstom 302 trams which operate the service in Tenerife.

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Campaign launched to restore Douglas Horse Tram 32

Posted on Sunday 3 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

The Douglas Bay Tramway Heritage Trust have announced plans to raise funds to restore Sunshade tramcar 32 to become part of the museum fleet to operate on the tramway. 32 is one of the trams which has been retained by … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Standard Life advert on Edinburgh 261

Posted on Sunday 3 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

As we reported at the end of last month, Edinburgh Trams 261 has received a new advert for Standard Life replacing its previous ad for C R Smith. First noted in mid-January this advert is of the usual Edinburgh Trams … Continue reading →

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 3 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

More photos for you this week in our latest main site update:

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Details announced for Isle of Man’s Rush Hour on the Railways 2019

Posted on Saturday 2 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

It’s a surreal sight for us to see an official leaflet publicising a major event celebrating the fact that the Manx Electric Railway won the British Trams Online Tramway of the Year for 2018 but that is exactly what greets … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Tyne & Wear Metro 4033

Posted on Saturday 2 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

From last week’s image looking at the outside of South Gosforth Depot this week we head inside the building for an image taken during the 30th Anniversary Open Day.

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In Pictures: Snow on Tyne & Wear Metro

Posted on Saturday 2 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

It’s not just Manchester which has been hit by snow this week – the Tyne and Wear Metro has also seen fairly significant snow falls although it doesn’t seem to have much of a negative impact on service which has … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: More snow on Metrolink

Posted on Saturday 2 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

The white stuff is still sticking around for a little while longer it seems and although it is nowhere as bad as 2018’s “Beast from the East” it has still made for interesting photographic opportunities on the Manchester Metrolink network. … Continue reading →

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Event Report: First ‘Gold’ weekend of 2019 in Blackpool

Posted on Friday 1 February 2019 by Andrew Waddington

January 26th & 27th saw the first Gold Weekend of the year in Blackpool, with an interesting and varied turnout of trams in action despite some rather challenging weather conditions, particularly on the Sunday when string winds battled the coast! … Continue reading →

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