Monthly Archives: April 2019

In Preview: Great North Steam Fair at Beamish

Posted on Saturday 6 April 2019 by Gareth Prior

After a couple of years when tram involvement has been confined to the resident fleet, the 2019 Great North Steam Fair at Beamish looks set to change that with not one but two on loans due to be in service … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Haymarket Yards gets a platform – kind of!

Posted on Friday 5 April 2019 by Gareth Prior

It is not only Blackpool where a new platform has been installed, and just like Blackpool the new structure in Edinburgh won’t be seeing passengers any time soon – although for different reasons! The new low platform is at Haymarket … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Track work at Beamish

Posted on Friday 5 April 2019 by Gareth Prior

Tuesday 2nd April saw some pre-planned track maintenance work at Beamish which meant that trams were unable to travel between the depot and the town. This led to trams reversing at each end with the unusual sight of tram crews … Continue reading →

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Major track replacement work in Gateshead

Posted on Friday 5 April 2019 by Gareth Prior

Services on the Tyne and Wear Metro will be amended over three weekends over the next month as part of a project to replace 1.6km of track between Gateshead Stadium and Felling. The first closure will be over the weekend … Continue reading →

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Standard 147 regains its name

Posted on Thursday 4 April 2019 by Andrew Waddington

It may be recalled that Blackpool Standard 147 ran for several years with the name ‘Michael Airey’. It was named after the former Body Shop manager at Blackpool Transport who managed the project to repatriate 147 from the USA and … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Metro 34 back out on test

Posted on Thursday 4 April 2019 by Gareth Prior

Having not been seen in service since 11th December 2018, West Midlands Metro 34 is on the comeback trail having recently seen workshop attention and started testing on the mainline. With the hoped for return to service of the tram … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Great Orme Tramway 4

Posted on Thursday 4 April 2019 by Gareth Prior

We head to the year 2000 for this week’s traditional tram archive image with another visit to the Great Orme Tramway in Llandudno.

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Satisfaction remains high on (some) English tramways

Posted on Wednesday 3 April 2019 by Gareth Prior

The latest Transport Focus Tram Passenger Survey has shown that passengers continue to be satisfied on four different English tramways – although for West Midlands Metro there has been a fall in satisfaction between 2017 and 2018. The Blackpool Tramway … Continue reading →

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Seeing double with 707 & 718!

Posted on Wednesday 3 April 2019 by Andrew Waddington

Since the inception of Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours, no two trams have ever been outshopped in identical liveries – but that is set to change imminently with the news that Rebuilt Balloon car 707 is being painted in the ‘Millennium’ … Continue reading →

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Extra engineering works for Supertram

Posted on Wednesday 3 April 2019 by Gareth Prior

On top of the forthcoming rail replacement project there will be a small closure of Stagecoach Supertram on Sunday 7th April with no trams able to run between Sheffield Station and Fitzalan Square due to track works. This will affect … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: New advert for Supertram 116

Posted on Tuesday 2 April 2019 by Gareth Prior

Stagecoach Supertram 116 has entered service in a new all over advert with XPO Logistics the sponsor of the tram. In a fairly simple design the tram is completed in white on each end section with the central section (plus … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: New platform at Talbot Square

Posted on Tuesday 2 April 2019 by Gareth Prior

Whilst work on the Blackpool North Railway Station extension is slowing down with the high-profile Wilkinson’s store still being in the way of the completion of the line and construction of the terminus (as well as the overhead actually being … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Rigby Road Depot, Blackpool

Posted on Tuesday 2 April 2019 by Gareth Prior

For the next few weeks we will be featuring a selection of images taken at Blackpool’s Rigby Road Depot in May 1997. At a time when there was no problem with enthusiasts wandering in to look at the trams we … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Edinburgh Trams 274 joins the Parabola club

Posted on Monday 1 April 2019 by Gareth Prior

Having been running in standard fleet livery since the start of March, Edinburgh Trams 274 has become the latest tram to receive an advertising livery for Parabola – a company involved in development around Edinburgh including at Edinburgh Park. The … Continue reading →

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Metro modernisation reaches £300m

Posted on Monday 1 April 2019 by Gareth Prior

Since 2010 more than £300m has been invested in modernising the Tyne and Wear Metro and that is just the start with a new fleet of trains set to arrive from 2021 plus a new bid for more funding is … Continue reading →

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