Monthly Archives: August 2020

Trams in Video: Stagecoach Supertram Tram-Train First Day – October 2018

Posted on Sunday 2 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

We go to Sheffield for this edition of “Trams in Video” as we take a look at the first day of public services on the Tram-Train operation between Cathedral in Sheffield City Centre and Rotherham Parkgate. Shot on 25th October … Continue reading →

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Trams &: Cheltenham 21 & bus

Posted on Sunday 2 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

It may be the last “Trams &” for now but we hope you agree we have almost saved the best until last as it’s a trip into the archives in the pretty unlikely location of Cheltenham.

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Extra funding announced for Metro modernisation project

Posted on Sunday 2 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

The continued modernisation of the Tyne and Wear Metro has recently got a boost with an extra £20 million of government funding confirmed by Nexus for the project which got underway back in April 2010. This is additional to the … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Sunday 2 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

Photos both old and new are included in our latest main site update:

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Tramlink Sutton extension “paused”

Posted on Saturday 1 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

It’s a project which has been on then off on a pretty regular basis over the years but the London Tramlink extension to Sutton is once again on the “no” pile after Transport for London confirmed in their revised budget … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Trams: Amsterdam 795

Posted on Saturday 1 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this latest edition of “Around the World in Trams” we again stop off in Amsterdam for a view of one of the trams in action during March 1988.

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So Nearly, Not Quite! Docklands Light Railway 102+152

Posted on Saturday 1 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

We continue our look at photos where things didn’t go according to plan in “So Nearly, Not Quite!” with a trip to the Docklands Light Railway.

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Government support for light rail set to run-out as Nottingham and Sheffield call for more cash

Posted on Saturday 1 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

The previous funding announcement by the Department for Transport to prop up English light rail systems in Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Tyne and Wear and the West Midlands is set to run out at the start of August with no sign … Continue reading →

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