Daily Archives: Saturday 9 November 2019

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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