Daily Archives: Tuesday 21 December 2021

Final assembly starts on new Tyne & Wear Metro trains

Posted on Tuesday 21 December 2021 by Gareth Prior

The quick progress being made on the construction of 46 new trains for the Tyne & Wear Metro is continuing with the final assembly of the first of the trains now underway – coming just a few weeks after the … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh free late night trams follow Hogmanay celebrations in being cancelled

Posted on Tuesday 21 December 2021 by Gareth Prior

Edinburgh Trams have confirmed that their previously announced free overnight trams on New Year’s Eve into New Year’s Day will now not run after new restrictions introduced by the Scottish government saw the Edinburgh Hogmanay celebrations cancelled.

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Rigby Road Depot Tours for 2022 now open for booking!

Posted on Tuesday 21 December 2021 by Gareth Prior

The incredibly popular Rigby Road Depot Tours in Blackpool are now booking for early 2022 – and they will now be taking place twice a week throughout January and February! The tours are all led by fully trained guides and … Continue reading →

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Out and About: Disrupted service in Blackpool

Posted on Tuesday 21 December 2021 by Gareth Prior

We go “Out and About” in Blackpool again today. This time we take a look at some of the trams running when the service was disrupted at the end of November by structural damage just to the north of North … Continue reading →

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15 Years Apart: Blackpool Brush 630

Posted on Tuesday 21 December 2021 by Gareth Prior

Throughout this series of “15 Years Apart” all of the trams we have featured have been at the same location in 2006 and 2021 (although some may have been elsewhere in between) with the exception of one – and it … Continue reading →

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