Monthly Archives: August 2022

In Pictures: Blackpool Flexity2 018 returns to service

Posted on Wednesday 31 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

This article has been updated since original publication with a correction to its first day in service. Over the past few years the Blackpool Tramway has had to make do with a limited fleet of operational Flexity2 trams with a … Continue reading →

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Crich to mark 60 years since the closure of Glasgow’s tram system

Posted on Wednesday 31 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

On 4th September 1962 the once extensive Glasgow Corporation Tramway system closed its final route. To commemorate the 60th anniversary of this, the Crich Tramway Village will be running and displaying trams connected to the Glasgow system over a four … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 31st August 2022

Posted on Wednesday 31 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

What is this madness? A midweek update of British Trams Online! (We’ll let you decide whether its a late update from last weekend or an extra unplanned update!). There are two small Photo Galleries added – images from Seaton and … Continue reading →

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Two more trams return to action at Crich!

Posted on Tuesday 30 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

What’s better than one tram from London back in service at the Crich Tramway Village? Two! The end of August has seen both London Passenger Transport Board 1622 and London United Tramways 159 run in service for the first time … Continue reading →

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New strike dates announced on London Tramlink

Posted on Tuesday 30 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

The industrial action on London Tramlink shows no signs of coming to an end with ASLEF announcing a new set of strike dates which will impact services in both September and October. The dispute centres on pay with members on … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Metrolink 3145 enters service

Posted on Monday 29 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

This article has been updated with photos since original publication. We now have an unusual situation in Manchester as there are no new trams waiting to be commissioned for service! 3145 has entered service with 3146 having not been delivered … Continue reading →

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Out and About: Shots on Metrolink

Posted on Monday 29 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

Manchester Metrolink is the subject of this latest edition of “Out and About”.

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Trams &: Blackpool 006 & bus

Posted on Sunday 28 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

In this latest edition of “Trams &” we are in Blackpool as we take a look at a tram and a bus on the extension to North Station during testing of that line.

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City of Edinburgh Council set to back plans to further extend tram system

Posted on Sunday 28 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

When there was a change in administration on the City of Edinburgh Council earlier this year as Labour became the controlling party you could have been forgiven if you thought that was the end of proposed tram extension in the … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Telford Steam Tramway

Posted on Sunday 28 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

A line which gets very little mention on these pages is the unique Telford Steam Tramway which runs on a 2 foot gauge at the Telford Steam Railway in Horsehay, Shropshire. The line is now a circular route and has … Continue reading →

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Balloon 715 to bow out

Posted on Saturday 27 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

The Fylde Transport Trust’s popular Balloon Car 715 is to be withdrawn from service following a mutual decision between Blackpool Transport and the owners of the tram. The tram has not undergone any significant workshop attention for many years and … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Trams: Berlin 3015

Posted on Saturday 27 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

We’re off to Germany for the next batch of photos from around the world as we visit the Oldtimer Museum Rugen.

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Emergency overhead line repairs on Tyne and Wear Metro

Posted on Saturday 27 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

The recent period of hot weather has been the cause of damage to the overhead line on the Tyne and Wear Metro which will necessitate the closure of part of the Tyne and Wear Metro from Tuesday 30th August. The … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Edinburgh Trams 257 receives Leonardo advert

Posted on Friday 26 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

Edinburgh Trams 257 has quickly moved on from its Edinburgh Napier University advert as after just a month it has now received a contract for Leonardo, a aerospace and defence and security systems manufacturer.

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Picture in Time: Seaton Tramway 6

Posted on Friday 26 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

“Picture in Time” heads to Devon for the next few weeks as we visit the Seaton Tramway, starting off in 1992.

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In Pictures: Update from West Midlands Metro extension in Wolverhampton

Posted on Thursday 25 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

The next extension due to open on the West Midlands Metro is the short (0.7lm) line to Wolverhampton Railway Station. As with the last extension to Edgbaston Village the opening of this line is much delayed but in the last … Continue reading →

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New tram timetables in Blackpool for the Illuminations

Posted on Thursday 25 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

Trams in Blackpool will be running to a new timetable from Sunday 28th August as Blackpool Transport prepare for the annual illuminations by running more regular trams in the evening than during the daytime.

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Passenger numbers on UK tramways bounce back – but still below pre-pandemic levels

Posted on Wednesday 24 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

Passenger numbers on all tram and light rail systems in the UK have bounced back to their highest levels since before the pandemic but are still a long way short of numbers which were carried in 2019/20 according to the … Continue reading →

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London Tramlink Engineering Works start

Posted on Wednesday 24 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

We’re a little late to the party with this one, but services on London Tramlink are currently suspended between Wimbledon and Therapia Lane whilst rail replacement works take place.

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In Pictures: Blackpool & Fleetwood Box Car 40 to return to service!

Posted on Tuesday 23 August 2022 by admin

On Sunday 21st August, Blackpool & Fleetwood ‘Box’ car 40 paid a visit to the workshop at Crich Tramway Village. Since its return to the museum following its extended stint of operation in Blackpool and a visit to Beamish, the … Continue reading →

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