Monthly Archives: July 2021

Seaton and Crich join “Love your Railway” nationwide campaign

Posted on Tuesday 27 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

Both the Seaton Tramway and Crich Tramway Village have signed up to the “Love Your Railway” campaign which aims to raise awareness of heritage railways (and tramways!) across the UK. Running over the six week school summer holiday period between … Continue reading →

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Lockdown Walks: West Midlands Metro 22

Posted on Tuesday 27 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

“Lockdown Walks” is back once more as we head into Birmingham City Centre for images taken at the current city centre terminus – Library.

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In Pictures: Napier University advert on Edinburgh Trams 269

Posted on Monday 26 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

The latest new advert on Edinburgh Trams has been applied to 269 with the tram losing its full standard fleet livery to allow the vinyls for Napier University to be added. As with all adverts in Edinburgh its in the … Continue reading →

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Supertram reduce service frequency on Yellow route

Posted on Monday 26 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

With Stagecoach Supertram suffering from driver shortages as a result of staff having to self-isolate following instructions from NHS Test and Trace a temporary revised timetable has had to be introduced on the Yellow route as from Monday 26th July.

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Tram availability leads to service reduction on Metrolink

Posted on Monday 26 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

This article has been updated since original publication. Manchester Metrolink has been running a mainly Sunday service across the network on Monday 26th July because of tram availability problems. A 12 minute service – mainly using single trams – was … Continue reading →

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Whatever Happened To? Crich Tramathon 2005 – Oporto 273

Posted on Monday 26 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

We have a taste of Portugal in this edition of “Whatever Happened To?” as we feature Oporto 273 which was another of the passenger trams running during Crich’s Tramathon in June 2005.

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Lockdown Walks: Stagecoach Supertram 119

Posted on Monday 26 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

In this latest edition of “Lockdown Walks” we are heading off to Stagecoach Supertram’s Blue route out to Halfway.

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Stop by Stop Nottingham Express Transit: Toton Lane – Toton Lane

Posted on Sunday 25 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

And we finally reach the end of this second part of our “Stop by Stop” series on Nottingham Express Transit with the tram terminating at Toton Lane.

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Tyne and Wear Metro punctuality down

Posted on Sunday 25 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

The punctuality figures on the Tyne and Wear Metro have fallen in both of the last two four week periods although despite that they are still at a reltaively high rate. The latest data covers the periods between 2nd and … Continue reading →

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Lockdown Walks: Blackpool 715

Posted on Sunday 25 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

Today “Lockdown Walks” is going heritage as we’re off to the seaside!

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Luas Engineering Works: 31st July to 2nd August

Posted on Sunday 25 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

The August Bank Holiday weekend in Ireland (which is at the start of month) will see some further engineering works take place on Luas’ Red Line throughout the weekend. Services will be affected on Saturday 31st July, Sunday 1st August … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Latest from the overhead installation in Blackpool

Posted on Saturday 24 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

The steady progress of the overhead installation on the tramway extension in Blackpool has been continuing over the past few days. The project remains concentrated at the Prom end of the line and recent work has included moving the wires … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 24th July 2021

Posted on Saturday 24 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

There are two more Photo Galleries now added to the site – photos coming from the archive and more recently.

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Around the World in Trams: Prague 7122

Posted on Saturday 24 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

Over the next few weeks our overseas tram series “Around the World in Trams” will be heading to the Czech Republic where we feature a number of the iconic T3s which ran in service on the extensive tramway in Prague.

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Punctuality and reliability falls on Metrolink

Posted on Saturday 24 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

The Manchester Metrolink performance statistics seem to have gone quarterly with the last three periods data all released in one go recently. Covering the first three periods of the 2021/22 financial year between 1st April and 26th June 2021 they … Continue reading →

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Lockdown Walks: Stagecoach Supertram 106 & 102

Posted on Saturday 24 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

“Lockdown Walks” continues with a trip into Sheffield City Centre.

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Tram derailed in Sheffield after collision with lorry

Posted on Friday 23 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

Stagecoach Supertram’s Siemens-Duewag tram 105 has been derailed close to the stop at Hyde Park on the Yellow route after colliding with a lorry. The tram was heading away from the city with a Yellow route service to Meadowhall when … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Timelapse video released of demolition work at Gosforth Depot

Posted on Friday 23 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

Nexus have released a timelapse video of the demolition work which has taken place at the Tyne and Wear Metro Gosforth Depot from the start of work last winter. The video showcases the first six months of the project to … Continue reading →

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No evening trams for Tramlines festival after all

Posted on Friday 23 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

Earlier in the week when we reported on the overhead issues on Stagecoach Supertram we also mentioned that a special service would be running this weekend in connection with the Tramlines festival. However, the decision has now been made to … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1010

Posted on Friday 23 July 2021 by Gareth Prior

The fifth and final edition of “Picture in Time” for this batch of Manchester Metrolink photos rapidly moves forward from where we have been in recent weeks as we are now in 2008 for a view of refurbished T68.

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