Monthly Archives: November 2019

In Pictures: 22 enters service on Metro

Posted on Tuesday 12 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

Despite the fact it has been fitted with batteries for a number of weeks, 22 has previously carried passengers but that all changed on Tuesday 12th November when it was pressed into service for the first time – becoming either … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 700

Posted on Tuesday 12 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

This edition of Picture in Time again lands in Blackpool in 2007 and this time we take a look at the always popular first Balloon Car – 700.

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In Pictures: Metrolink stops get a makeover – Shudehill

Posted on Monday 11 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

We’ve already seen the ongoing work at Cornbrook as that key interchange stop gets a makeover but one stop which has already seen the conclusion of its own refurbishment project is Shudehill. Located between Victoria and Market Street on Manchester … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Autumn comes to Beamish

Posted on Monday 11 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

With the new bus garage at Beamish now completed on the exterior and work underway on final fitting out the buses have left the tram depot giving plenty of additional space there, almost making it seem empty on the far … Continue reading →

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Tyne and Wear Metro continues to have problems

Posted on Monday 11 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

The next performance poster of the Tyne and Wear Metro is likely to be fairly interesting as there remains fairly regular service disruption, if their own Twitter feed is in anyway accurate.

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Around the World in Trams: Milan 4985

Posted on Sunday 10 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

We stay in the Italian city of Milan for this latest foray into trams operating abroad.

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Crich help out Seaton with track

Posted on Sunday 10 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

You often hear mention of how this tramway helps out this tramway regularly and this has again been seen in action with the news that the Crich Tramway Village have supplied some surplus track to the Seaton Tramway to assist … Continue reading →

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Woman hit by tram at Robinswood Road

Posted on Sunday 10 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

A woman in her 20s was taken to hospital with head injuries after she was hit by a tram close to the tramstop at Robinswood Road on the Manchester Metrolink line to the Airport on Thursday 7th November shortly before … Continue reading →

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 10 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

We may be having technical problems with uploads but we still have another couple of Photo Galleries for you this week:

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In Pictures: 36 loses its adverts

Posted on Saturday 9 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

It is still an ever changing scene on West Midlands Metro with livery changes seeming to be a constant occurrence and whilst there remains one tram, 19, which hasn’t yet gone fully blue this week has seen a livery change … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Tyne and Wear Metro 4049

Posted on Saturday 9 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

Today’s dip in the archives sees us return to the Tyne and Wear Metro as we continue to look around the depot during the 30th anniversary depot anniversary.

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More electrical supply problems for NET

Posted on Saturday 9 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

Anyone got 50p for the meter?! Coming just a few days after the previous power supply problems on Nottingham Express Transit there was a further disruption to the service on Monday 4th November, although this time not as lengthy as … Continue reading →

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Performance goes down on Tyne and Wear Metro

Posted on Saturday 9 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

After a couple of months where performance has remained at 85% on the Tyne and Wear Metro the latest four week period has shown a fall to 82% – which although a decrease from the previous period does show a … Continue reading →

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Marking 70 years since the end of trams in Leicester

Posted on Saturday 9 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

Today (9th November) marks the 70th anniversary of the closure of Leicester Corporation Tramways, a network which at its peak ran for almost 23 miles around the East Midlands city. To mark the anniversary we take a brief look back … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Disruption continues on Supertram

Posted on Friday 8 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

We brought you the news last night about the flooding causing disruption for Stagecoach Supertram and 24 hours later it is still making its presence felt with a revised Supertram service still running and no sign of when this may … Continue reading →

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Extra trams to run on Metrolink in lead up to Christmas

Posted on Friday 8 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

For a month in the lead up to Christmas this year there will be extra services running on Manchester Metrolink with trams running later on certain routes giving a 6 minute frequency later than usual whilst Fridays and Saturdays will … Continue reading →

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Heaton Park to celebrate end of season on 17th November

Posted on Friday 8 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

Its been a challenging couple of months for the Heaton Park Tramway with the theft of overhead wire leading to the closure of the tramway for around a month whilst the local community and TfGM/KAM rallied around to help replace … Continue reading →

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Santa Claus is coming to Edinburgh Trams again!

Posted on Thursday 7 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

After the success of last year’s Santa Express on Edinburgh Trams the man himself will again be heading back to the Scottish capital at the start of December and this time around he will be travelling on the tram for … Continue reading →

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Rain causes more issues on Supertram

Posted on Thursday 7 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

Its starting to look like Stagecoach Supertram has a major aversion to heavy rain as following closely behind the suspension of the tram-train service to Rotherham Parkgate a couple of weeks there has been a further disruption to services with … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Edinburgh 35

Posted on Thursday 7 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

Today we continue our look at the trams which ran during the Glasgow Garden Festival. This time around it is Edinburgh 35 which was operating in its third town/city at the time having previously run on its home system and … Continue reading →

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