Daily Archives: Wednesday 21 December 2022

In Pictures: 47 enters service on West Midlands Metro

Posted on Wednesday 21 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

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 →

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Final piece of track is down for Trams to Newhaven project

Posted on Wednesday 21 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

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 →

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In Pictures: Snow and manual points change in Sheffield

Posted on Wednesday 21 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

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 →

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15 Years Apart: Blackpool Brush 631

Posted on Wednesday 21 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

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.

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Crich Photo line-ups: Non-standard gauge – 2017

Posted on Wednesday 21 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

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.

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