Daily Archives: Wednesday 15 December 2021

In Pictures: Services resume on West Midlands Metro – including the debut of new trams!

Posted on Wednesday 15 December 2021 by Gareth Prior

As we reported last night, Wednesday 15th December saw the return of passenger service on the West Midlands Metro for the first time in over a month and not only did we see some of the repaired Urbos3 trams in … Continue reading →

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Wirral Heritage Tramway suspends tram services again

Posted on Wednesday 15 December 2021 by Gareth Prior

Having only just resumed operation after the eventual lifting of Covid restrictions by the local Council it has now been announced that the Wirral Heritage Tramway will not be running again until essential repairs to the track are completed. The … Continue reading →

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Trams to Newhaven consultants bill goes over £3 million

Posted on Wednesday 15 December 2021 by Gareth Prior

It has been revealed that the City of Edinburgh Council spent £3.3 million on consultants for the Trams to Newhaven project in the 2020/21 financial year – a figure which has attracted criticism for its scale. In total over £10 … Continue reading →

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Out and About: From a bus on Princes Street

Posted on Wednesday 15 December 2021 by Gareth Prior

Today in “Out and About” we return to Edinburgh City Centre as we take a look at one of the 27 strong fleet of trams from the top deck of a bus.

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15 Years Apart: Oporto 273

Posted on Wednesday 15 December 2021 by Gareth Prior

A tram which comes from abroad but has now made Crich its home is the feature of this latest edition of “15 Years Apart”

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