Daily Archives: Saturday 14 September 2019

Jasper Carrot to have tram named after him on West Midlands Metro

Posted on Saturday 14 September 2019 by Gareth Prior

The West Midlands Combined Authority have confirmed that as part of the opening of the Birmingham Westside extension later this year they will be naming a tram after comedian Jasper Carrot. He will be recognised thanks to charity work over … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Docklands Light Railway 06

Posted on Saturday 14 September 2019 by Gareth Prior

Its another change of scene for our modern tramway/light rail edition of Picture in Time as we move back down to London for the next few weeks and feature different liveries as carried on the Docklands Light Railway over the … Continue reading →

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Metro proves popular during the Great North Run

Posted on Saturday 14 September 2019 by Gareth Prior

90,000 passengers were carried on the Tyne and Wear Metro on Sunday 8th September as visitors flocked towards the annual Great North Run, over a weekend which also saw international Rugby Union come to St James’ Park and the Tour … Continue reading →

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In Video: New Glory Mine layout at Crich

Posted on Saturday 14 September 2019 by Gareth Prior

We’ve written a lot and shown photos a fair bit of the new layout at Glory Mine but what’s better than both those? Video of course! The new layout now means that trams have a short additional section of track … Continue reading →

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