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Monthly Archives: December 2022
In Pictures: A last trip to Beamish for 2022…
In this article we take what will probably be our last look at the trams running at Beamish – a wet 20th December 2022. This may have been a midweek day but with half a dozen school buses outside the … Continue reading
New safety videos for motorists around trams released by LRSSB
The Light Rail Safety and Standards Board have been busy in the lead up to the festive period with a series of new safety videos released aimed at motorists when driving close to tramways in the UK. Two new videos … Continue reading
Christmas and New Year services 2022/23
Once again we bring you a one-stop article to see what services are planned on tramway and light rail systems across the British Isles over the Christmas and New Year period. So, if you are fed up with staying at … Continue reading
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
There we go, another year comes to an end! They just keep on ticking by don’t they?! Its been a year where things haven’t quite happened as expected with tram restorations not quite being completed in time and extensions not … Continue reading
The Number 20: Snaefell Mountain Railway 4 & 5
We go back to the Isle of Man for another edition of “The Number 20” and it’s a familiar calculation to get to 20!
15 Years Apart: Stagecoach Supertram 111
Time for another then and now look at a tram from a UK tramway – let us head to South Yorkshire to feature one of Supertram’s trams.
Last piece of track welded into place on Castle Hill in Dudley
A lot of the extension news from the West Midlands Metro in recent weeks and months hasn’t exactly been at the positive end of the scale but this should change that a little bit as a milestone has been reached … Continue reading
Seaton Tramway offer the chance for tram rides in the post Christmas slump!
You’ve had Christmas, eaten your body weight in food and then just sit around watching endless repeats on television! But there is an alternative if you are down in the south-west as the Seaton Tramway will be opening daily between … Continue reading
Best practice workshops to take place for the unexpected
A series of best practice workshops organised by UKTram are set to take place in early 2023 which will explore ways to manage malfunctions of critical tramway infrastructure of equipment. The workshops will be led by the UKTram Operations Group … Continue reading
Crich Photo line-ups: Future Workshop programme – 2021
We have a relatively recent Crich Photo line-up for you today as we only head back to 2021 for one of three line-ups which took place.
The Number 20: Hull 96 & Stockport 5
And off to Manchester and the Heaton Park Tramway for this next instalment of “The Number 20”.
In Pictures: 47 enters service on West Midlands Metro
There was an early Christmas present for the West Midlands Metro on Monday 12th December when another of their Urbos100 trams entered service. This time it was 47 which carried its first passengers – the tenth of the Urbos100s to … Continue reading
Final piece of track is down for Trams to Newhaven project
When you take a look at the route of Edinburgh’s Trams to Newhaven project you could be forgiven for thinking that the previous promise of all major works having been completed by the end of 2022 was not quite going … Continue reading
In Pictures: Snow and manual points change in Sheffield
Similar to other parts of the country, mid-December saw snow fall in Sheffield which again provided opportunities to see trams running through snow. Not necessarily linked to the snow there was also an issue with the points at the Park … Continue reading
15 Years Apart: Blackpool Brush 631
Its another trip to Blackpool (sorry – but when you’re comparing trams and looking for differences Blackpool gives us the most options!) for “15 Years Apart” today and this time we take a look at Brush Car 631.
Crich Photo line-ups: Non-standard gauge – 2017
Our next line-up on the Crich depot fan took place in 2017 and coincided with Bournemouth 85’s arrival which gave the chance to display several trams which originally ran on non-standard gauge.
In Pictures: Tram breakdown in Edinburgh City Centre
There were delays to Edinburgh Trams services on Monday 19th December after one of the usually reliable CAF trams in the city broke down at York Place and required rescuing. This led to the unusual sight of two trams – … Continue reading
In Pictures: More Ride the Lights at Carlton Colville
As featured on these pages a couple of weeks ago, the East Anglia Transport Museum at Carlton Colville has been open over the three weekends in the immediate lead up to Christmas for “Ride the Lights”. This has seen trams, … Continue reading
New Greater Manchester Transport Committee Chair appointed
The Greater Manchester Transport Committee (GMTC) has appointed Cllr Mark Aldred as its new Chair. The GMTC is a joint committee made up of decision-makers from the ten Greater Manchester councils, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the Mayor of … Continue reading
The Number 20: Douglas Bay Horse Tramway 45
Another tram enters the category of “The Number 20” and its published on 20th December too! Over to the Isle of Man and the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway today.