Daily Archives: Tuesday 17 December 2019

Illuminated trams to get a refresh this winter

Posted on Tuesday 17 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

It looks like it will be a hive of activity in the workshops at Blackpool’s Rigby Road Depot this winter/spring/summer as following quickly on from the news that Boat 230 is in for a rewire and overhaul it has been … Continue reading →

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Reduced Tram-Train service resumes

Posted on Tuesday 17 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

Two services an hour have now resumed on the Stagecoach Supertram Tram-Train service between Cathedral and Rotherham Parkgate following the clearance of enough Stadler Citylink vehicles in order to operate. As you will recall the entire fleet of Citylink Tram-Trains … Continue reading →

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Trams in Video: Manx Electric Railway 125th Anniversary – September 2018

Posted on Tuesday 17 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

It may have been a video we have seen before but today we take you back to September 2018 and the incredible Manx Electric Railway 125th Anniversary events on the Isle of Man.

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They Ran in 2019: Blackpool Railcoach 680

Posted on Tuesday 17 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

And from Crich to Blackpool as our series looking at those trams which ran during 2019 continues. Today it’s the turn of Blackpool Railcoach 680.

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15 Years Apart: London Tramlink 2531

Posted on Tuesday 17 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

We are back in the capital today as we take a look at the London (previously Croydon) Tramlink network with an image of the second of the trams to be built, 2531.

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