Monthly Archives: November 2020

New safety measure in place on Metrolink to reassure passengers

With the England wide lockdown coming to an end from Wednesday 2nd December, transport bosses in Manchester are seeking to reassure any potential passengers on Metrolink that it will be safe to travel with a number of safety measures in … Continue reading

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New South Shields Learning Centre welcomes first intake of drivers

The £8.4 million Nexus Learning Centre at South Shields has welcomed its first intake of drivers which has now been opened after the completion of construction work over the summer. The facility has been built on the site of the … Continue reading

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Boat 606

“Picture in Time” is again heading to Blackpool for today’s archive image and its an unusual sight this time out.

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Trams in Video: Electric 50 at Crich – September 2014

Some six years ago now the Crich Tramway Village celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first electric trams running at the museum with a two day special event held at the museum on 13th and 14th September. The highlight of … Continue reading

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Enlarged Park and Ride sites on the way for Metrolink’s Bury line

Two Park and Ride sites on the Manchester Metrolink Bury line are set to be increased following the approval of plans by Bury Council. The two sites at Radcliffe and Whitefield will see a total of 234 new parking spaces … Continue reading

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In Pictures: Wilko’s nearly gone – but still there!

As we head back to Blackpool this week’s update shows more of the old Wilko’s building has been removed leaving just a small part of the structure still standing which will surely be removed within the next few weeks leaving … Continue reading

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

This week we have a couple of new Photo Galleries for you:

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Extensions on the agenda for Metrolink?

Since the Trafford Park line opened in March there have been no active extensions of Manchester Metrolink in development but that could all change in the near future with the confirmation of funding for a feasibility study to link Bolton … Continue reading

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Around the World in Trams: Berlin 1587

This article carries on our look at the trams of the world’s third largest tram network in Berlin.

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Remainder of Blackpool Illuminations Tours for 2020 cancelled

There will be no further Illumination Tours in Blackpool this year it has been announced. It had originally been hoped that once England came out of lockdown it would be possible to resume tours until the end of the illuminations … Continue reading

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Bridge demolished ahead of schedule as roads reopen in Sandwell

A bridge on Coneygree Road in Sandwell has been demolished ahead of schedule as work continues on preparatory works for the extension of the West Midlands Metro between Wednesbury and Brierley Hill.

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Ride the Lights at the East Anglia Transport Museum

The latest UK heritage tramway to announce plans to run in the lead up to Christmas is the East Anglia Transport Museum who will be operating a special service on the three December Saturdays in the lead up to Christmas.

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Edinburgh Trams win at Scottish Transport Awards

Edinburgh Trams are celebrating after they were announced as the winners of the “Excellence in Travel Information & Marketing” at the Scottish Transport Awards – the second year in a row they have won this category. The award was given … Continue reading

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Picture in Time: Granada Studio Tours Trams

After we looked at some of the Granada Studios “trams” last week in 1985 we move forward 11 months to May 1986 where they seem to have multiplied somewhat!

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Seaton Tramway to run special Winter Service

With the English national lockdown coming to an end at the start of December, the Seaton Tramway have announced that they will be running a special Winter service on weekends during December as well as daily in the week leading … Continue reading

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In Pictures: Work starts on Blackpool tram stops

With the upgraded Blackpool Tramway now having been running for over eight years – and much of the infrastructure having been in place before then – there are certain aspects which have been starting to look tired, especially as a … Continue reading

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Stop by Stop Nottingham Express Transit: Clifton South line – Wilford Lane

Onward we go towards Clifton South as we take another look at one of the stops on that line of Nottingham Express Transit.

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The wait goes on for a report from the Edinburgh Trams Inquiry as costs confirmed as being over £11 million

When the Edinburgh Trams Inquiry was set-up by then First Minister, Alex Salmond, in 2014 it was hoped that it would be a quick and comprehensive report into just what went wrong during the construction of what is now the … Continue reading

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Overhead line problems cause problems on Metrolink

An overhead line fault at Chorlton as caused disruption for Metrolink services on Wednesday 25th November with replacement buses having to be used to ferry passengers around the affected area. The fault was first reported around 0900 with engineers sent … Continue reading

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Still Standing! Liverpool Corporation Tramways track

Its more a case of “Still Stood but don’t anymore” this week as the feature of this article was in place a couple of months ago but has since been removed! Here we see some track from Liverpool Corporation Tramways … Continue reading

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