Monthly Archives: July 2022

Out and About: Tyne and Wear Metro at Tynemouth Station

Posted on Monday 25 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

Whilst we consider the Tyne and Wear Metro to be a relatively modern system (if you can still call the early 1980s as modern!) a lot of the infrastructure – particularly at stations – is of a much older vintage, … Continue reading →

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Trams &: Blackpool 227 & coach

Posted on Sunday 24 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

We’re off to the coast for this edition of “Trams &” as we feature a heritage tram alongside a much more modern coach in Blackpool.

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Amendment to Manx Summer Transport Festival schedule of events

Posted on Sunday 24 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

The Manx Summer Transport Festival is just a few days away and it is set to give a varied programme of events across the Isle of Man’s heritage transport systems – with the Manx Electric Railway once again playing a … Continue reading →

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Extra late night trams for Edinburgh Festival

Posted on Sunday 24 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

There will be trams until 0130 on Fridays and Saturdays during August to help visitors and residents alike make the most of events taking place during the Edinburgh Festival. Trams will run every 20 minutes until the normal close of … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 24th July 2022

Posted on Sunday 24 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

There are two sets of photos this week – Tramtown in Blackpool and the opening of the West Midlands Metro extension to Edgbaston Village:

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Horse Trams to resume later this month?

Posted on Saturday 23 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

It looks as if a service will finally run on the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway again later this month. Even potentially as early as next week’s Transport Festival. The news of their imminent return was revealed in Tynwald earlier this … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Trams: Lviv Holovnyi Railway Station

Posted on Saturday 23 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

Its that time of the week again when we go “Around the World in Trams”. Lviv in the Ukraine is again the location.

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Modern preserved tram for the scrapman?

Posted on Saturday 23 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

When the fleet of Midland Metro T69s were sold at e-auction in 2018, several examples were saved including one which was due to preserved by Birmingham Museums. But now after four years of storage at Long Marston it appears that … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: 3143 enters service on Metrolink

Posted on Saturday 23 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

The latest M5000 to enter service on Manchester Metrolink is 3143 which was first noted in use on Wednesday 20th July. Unsurprisingly, this is the 143rd M5000 to run in service in Manchester and now means that 175 different trams … Continue reading →

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MER overhead wires felled by canoes…

Posted on Friday 22 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

Problems with overhead wires on tram systems across the British Isles isn’t exactly a new phenomenon but we’re not sure we’ve reported on a situation quite like this before. Services on the Manx Electric Railway have been suspended between Derby … Continue reading →

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Big concrete pour on Trams to Newhaven project

Posted on Friday 22 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

The largest concrete pour so far has taken place on the Trams to Newhaven project. This latest significant milestone in the project saw 130 cubic metres of concrete poured on the bridge deck of Tower Bridge on Ocean Drive. The … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool OMO 10

Posted on Friday 22 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

We return to Blackpool for our next batch of Picture in Time images as we head back 45 years to 1977 for another excellent set of images from the camera of Donald Brooks.

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Seaton Tramway’s new halts to open from 1st August

Posted on Thursday 21 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

There will be the chance to get off a tram at five different locations on the Seaton Tramway from Monday 1st August when the two new halts officially open. Riverside and Seaton Wetlands have been in the planning since 2019 … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Paramount+ advert on Metrolink 3087

Posted on Thursday 21 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

We mentioned a few weeks back that Manchester Metrolink M5000 3087 had received a new advert for Paramount+ and now we bring you photos of it! The advert was applied back in June 2022 and is the first full advertising … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Goodbye fencing as part of Leith Walk prepares to reopen to traffic after two years

Posted on Wednesday 20 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

As mentioned in the article on the overall construction schedule for the Trams to Newhaven project slipping slightly, part of Leith Walk was due to reopen to traffic from Monday 18th July. The section in question is that between Annandale … Continue reading →

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Metro performances goes up and then stays there!

Posted on Wednesday 20 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

It has been a couple of months since we last took a look at Tyne and Wear Metro performance – but that doesn’t matter a great deal as in the first period we take a look at in this article … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: The arrival of Metrolink’s new trams continues

Posted on Tuesday 19 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

Saturday 16th July saw the latest new M5000 for Manchester Metrolink arrive in its new home city with 3144 being delivered to Queens Road Depot as normal. The 144th of the class to have been delivered its arrival now means … Continue reading →

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The heat! Services affected across the UK after record-breaking temperatures

Posted on Tuesday 19 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

If you’ve been in the UK over the past few days you may have noticed that its been a tad warm. With record-breaking temperatures experienced nationwide, tram systems have had to introduce revised services with both speed restrictions and infrastructure … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Trams take a backward seat at Buses at Beamish event

Posted on Tuesday 19 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

The chances are that if you’ve ever visited Beamish (outside the pandemic and all the restrictions that brought of course) that a major part of your trip has been the trams. Whether interested in trams or not they have been … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: 42 inaugurates public services to Edgbaston Village

Posted on Monday 18 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

It may be around eight months later than scheduled but trams are now finally running to Edgbaston Village after the second phase of the West Midlands Metro Birmingham Westside extension officially opened on Sunday 17th July 2022. The first tram … Continue reading →

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