Daily Archives: Thursday 26 December 2019

Trams in Video: Nottingham Express Transit – August 2015

Posted on Thursday 26 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

More video for you today and this time we are in the East Midlands to take a look at Nottingham Express Transit. This footage was mostly filmed on 25th August 2015, which was the first day of public services on … Continue reading →

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Performance plummets again on Tyne and Wear Metro

Posted on Thursday 26 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

65%. That is the latest punctuality figure for the Tyne and Wear Metro – one of the lowest performance figures we have seen since we started reporting on these four weekly performance stats. It is also a major fall since … Continue reading →

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They Ran in 2019: Blackpool Balloon 715

Posted on Thursday 26 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

We’ve become rather Blackpool biased in this series as the fourth day in a row we feature a tram from that system, but this time we are actually back in Blackpool and feature one of the more popular heritage vehicles, … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Crich winter work continues

Posted on Thursday 26 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

As we’ve already reported a few times the main winter closure maintenance job at the Crich Tramway Village is relaying of the double track between Victoria Park and the single line staff heading in the direction of Wakebridge and as … Continue reading →

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15 Years Apart: Leeds 345

Posted on Thursday 26 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

We take a look at another tram which has changed a lot over the past 15 years today. It is Leeds 345 which was in the midst of a major restoration in 2004 and is now firmly operational.

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