Daily Archives: Thursday 21 October 2021

Duke of Gloucester officially launches Newcastle 102 after restoration

Posted on Thursday 21 October 2021 by Gareth Prior

HRH Duke of Gloucester was on hand at a special members day at the Crich Tramway Village on Wednesday 20th October to drive Newcastle 102 out of the Workshop to re-launch it after its Tramcar Sponsorship Organisation funded restoration. Although … Continue reading →

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Metrolink 3131 enters service

Posted on Thursday 21 October 2021 by Gareth Prior

What is about the day after we run an article on Manchester Metrolink’s M5000s saying so-and-so hasn’t entered service yet?! We recently reported on the delivery of 3132 to Queen’s Road Depot on 16th October and said at the time … Continue reading →

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Five Metro trains to be made available for community groups

Posted on Thursday 21 October 2021 by Gareth Prior

Local communities are being asked to put their proposals forward for new uses for five of the original Metrocars which will be withdrawn from service on the Tyne and Wear Metro network from 2023. Nexus are looking for creative and … Continue reading →

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