Monthly Archives: March 2022

Out and About: Sunderland 16 in service at Beamish

Posted on Sunday 13 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

“Out and About” is back today and its off to Beamish again.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 13th March 2022

Posted on Sunday 13 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

This our photos barely feature trams at all as we take a trip to the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft:

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Seaton Tramway win double at Devon Tourism Awards

Posted on Saturday 12 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

Seaton Tramway are once again celebrating award wins with two victories at the recent Devon Tourism Awards. The tramway won Silver Awards in both the Accessible and Inclusive Tourism and Large Visitor Attraction of the Year categories during a Zoom … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Trams: Tallinn 157

Posted on Saturday 12 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

For the last time we are in Tallinn for this latest edition of “Around the World in Trams”.

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Edinburgh Trams Ticketing Assistant wins “Tramtastic” Award for helping vulnerable passenger

Posted on Saturday 12 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

As we’ve seen before, Edinburgh Trams run a “You are Tramtastic” award scheme for their staff members to recognise when they go above and beyond and one of the latest recipients of is Anna Bogumil, a Customer & Ticketing Service … Continue reading →

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Out and About: Edinburgh City Centre view

Posted on Saturday 12 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

This time on “Out and About” we are in Edinburgh City Centre with a view of a tram running on a section of track which passengers now won’t be able to travel along until 2023.

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New West Midlands Metro delta junction at Wednesbury seen in new computer generated footage

Posted on Friday 11 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

A newly released computer-generated fly-through showing the delta junction due to be installed at Wednesbury to allow trams to travel both on the current Birmingham to Wolverhampton line as well as onto the new Brierly Hill extension has been released … Continue reading →

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Disruption on the Eccles line after car crashes onto tracks

Posted on Friday 11 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

Manchester Metrolink services to Eccles saw major disruption on the evening of Wednesday 9th March after a car crashed onto the tracks at Harbour City. With the car coming to a rest against an overhead support pole there was an … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Seaton Tramway 4

Posted on Friday 11 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

This edition of “Picture in Time” returns to the Seaton Tramway as we take a look at no. 4 at the end of August 1995.

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In Pictures: Work continues at The Shore tramstop

Posted on Thursday 10 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

As work continues to progress at various sites on the route of the Trams to Newhaven extension of the Edinburgh Trams system in this latest pictorial update we head to The Shore tramstop to see what’s been going on there.

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Plans for Blackpool Brush 290 to go on display again cancelled

Posted on Thursday 10 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

For a few days earlier this month it appeared that the Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust’s Blackpool Brush Car 290 (627) could end up back on display on the Prom – this time in a special livery to show solidarity with … Continue reading →

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Online Presentation: Isle of Man tramways and railways

Posted on Thursday 10 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum have been running a series of online presentations mainly featuring the trolley lines of the State of Pennsylvania under the title “Trolleyology”. In January they wet further afield though with the railways and tramways of the … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Standard 143 starts testing on the Prom

Posted on Wednesday 9 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

The Fylde Transport Trust’s Blackpool Standard 143 has finally broken cover from the confines of Rigby Road Depot with testing and mileage accumulation commencing on Wednesday 9th March. This was the first time that the tram had run under its … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Broken down bus causes Supertram delays

Posted on Wednesday 9 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

Stagecoach Supertram services to Middlewood were temporarily suspended for around four hours on Friday 4th March after a bus broke down on Leppings Lane blocking the outbound line heading to Middewood.

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Out and About: A quick trip to Manchester Airport

Posted on Wednesday 9 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

In today’s edition of “Out and About” we head to Manchester Airport on the Manchester Metrolink system.

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Crich get ready for the another season

Posted on Tuesday 8 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

It seems to have come round quickly again but this Saturday, 12th March, will see the Crich Tramway Village reopening for another season. After a couple of seasons where there has been limited opening because of the pandemic 2022 will, … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Holes filled in Blackpool!

Posted on Tuesday 8 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

Over the past few weeks we have seen a few holes appear in the previously laid concrete on the extension of the Blackpool Tramway and now we can report that they have all been filled in! The small squares had … Continue reading →

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New Metro automatic sliding step revealed

Posted on Tuesday 8 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

A new automatic sliding step which will be fitted to the new trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro has been unveiled as construction of the first trains continues in Switzerland. The step will transform accessibility on the network by … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: The next M5000 arrives in Manchester

Posted on Monday 7 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

Saturday 5th March saw the 137th M5000 arrive at Queens Road Depot in Manchester with 3137 making the trip across from Germany following the completion of its assembly at the plant in Bautzen.

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Increased service frequency on West Midlands Metro

Posted on Monday 7 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

The gradual increase of services on the West Midlands Metro has continued with trams now running up to every 10 minutes for the bulk of the day. This now means that six trams an hour will be running between Library … Continue reading →

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