Daily Archives: Tuesday 18 August 2020

In Pictures: Trams to Newhaven Edinburgh Trams extension work continues

Posted on Tuesday 18 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

Hopefully within the next three years we will see trams running along Leith Walk to Newhaven with the Edinburgh Trams extension due to open during 2023. After the enforced suspension of work at the height of the pandemic, we have … Continue reading →

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Tram driver “lost awareness” as he passed through stop signal at Deansgate-Castlefield – RAIB

Posted on Tuesday 18 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

The RAIB have issued a warning to the UK tram industry following the publication of their latest report into an incident which saw a tram driver on Manchester Metrolink fail to stop at Deansgate-Castlefield and then proceeded to pass through … Continue reading →

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Still Standing! Hyde Road Depot & Works, Manchester

Posted on Tuesday 18 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

Once more we are heading to the northwest of England to take a peek at some first generation tramway structures still in extant and this time we are looking at the remaining sections of Hyde Road Depot and Works in … Continue reading →

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