Monthly Archives: February 2022

Picture in Time: Midland Metro 03

Posted on Friday 11 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

“Picture in Time” returns to Midland Metro today as we take another look at one of the T69s in service.

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In Pictures: York Place closed as its all change on Edinburgh Trams

Posted on Thursday 10 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

Wednesday 9th February was, as expected, the last day that trams would be running in passenger service from the York Place terminus with it being closed from the following day to allow further work on the Trams to Newhaven project … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: More work on the Blackpool Tramway extension

Posted on Thursday 10 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

We are back up at the old Wilko’s site which will be the terminus of the Blackpool Tramway extension to Blackpool North Station in this latest pictorial update as we see that there has been some further work – some … Continue reading →

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Track renewals on the Tyne and Wear Metro in Gosforth

Posted on Thursday 10 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

Services on the Tyne and Wear Metro in the Gosforth area will be suspended for two weekends over the next month to allow for a major programme of track renewal to happen. Tracks – including the junction – will be … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Track starts to go down in Dudley

Posted on Wednesday 9 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

We only reported at the end of January that the first track had been delivered to Dudley in readiness for installation on Castle Hill and now less than halfway through February and the first sections are down! This is the … Continue reading →

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Warnings in Edinburgh of extra costs for Council to make-up fares shortfall

Posted on Wednesday 9 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

If you’ve travelled on any form of public transport over the past couple of years you can’t have failed to notice that passenger numbers have had a drastic fall as a result of a certain global pandemic. Whilst some of … Continue reading →

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Out and About: Heritage trams on tour in Blackpool

Posted on Wednesday 9 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours started their 2022 programme of tours on Saturday 8th January with both Coastal and Promenade Tours now running on selected dates throughout 2022. In this latest “Out and About” we see the tram in use for … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Traction pole fire leads to Blackpool Tramway problems

Posted on Tuesday 8 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

Services on the Blackpool Tramway – both the core Starr Gate to Fleetwood service and planned Heritage Tram Tours – were disrupted on Sunday 6th February after  fire at the base of a traction pole just south of the exit … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: A different tram in service on the West Midlands Metro

Posted on Tuesday 8 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

Since trams returned to service in December on the West Midlands Metro after the month-long suspension it has pretty much been the case that its been the same trams in service most of the time with very different trams seen … Continue reading →

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Pay dispute looming on Tramlink?

Posted on Tuesday 8 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

Over the past few months we have seen pay disputes in the news on both Manchester Metrolink and Nottingham Express Transit and now it appears that London Tramlink could be the next to hit the headlines. The previous three year … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: A slight change for 111’s Pretty Little Thing advert

Posted on Monday 7 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

Having carried advertising vinyls for Pretty Little Thing.com for almost four years (originally applied in April 2018), Stagecoach Supertram’s 111 has recently seen a slight change in its advert. At a quick glance you would be forgiven for not realising … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Farewell to York Place – Part Two!

Posted on Monday 7 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

This is the second part of our articles looking at trams in and around York Place before it closes and is removed as part of the Trams to Newhaven project. The final trams will be leaving this stop at the … Continue reading →

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Still Standing! Marton Depot, Blackpool

Posted on Monday 7 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

Every Monday throughout February sees the return of the popular “Still Standing” series as we look at old tram structures which are still in existence today. In this edition we are off to Blackpool as we take a look at … Continue reading →

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Stop by Stop Nottingham Express Transit: Central – Radford Road

Posted on Sunday 6 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

Having reached Wilkinson Street in the last edition of “Stop by Stop” we now turn around to feature the two citybound stops on the Hyson Green loop.

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Metro performance goes up!

Posted on Sunday 6 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

After a couple of months where performance on the Tyne and Wear Metro seemed to be a downward spiral there is a bit of good news to report as the four weeks over the Christmas and New Year period saw … Continue reading →

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Out and About: Another new tram in service on the West Midlands Metro

Posted on Sunday 6 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

Its time for another edition of “Out and About” and the system for this latest foray into some topical images of trams in the British Isles is the West Midlands Metro.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 6th February 2022

Posted on Sunday 6 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

We are heading back to May 2009 for this week’s set of photos as we take a look at events held at the Crich Tramway Village to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first trams arriving on site:

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In Pictures: York Place prepares to say goodbye to trams

Posted on Saturday 5 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

With Edinburgh Trams’s York Place stop closing in just a few days – last departures on 9th February – in the coming days we will be sayign farewell to the stop with several pictorial articles of trams at York Place. … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Trams: Kolkata Works Car RS3

Posted on Saturday 5 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

In our final visit to India we this time feature one of the works fleet on the Kolkata system.

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Can you help the Brighton Tram 53 Society?

Posted on Saturday 5 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

Whilst we often look at tram restoration with the larger more visible groups there are also many small groups of volunteers in various locations around the country who are involved in restoring trams and one of those can be found … Continue reading →

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