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Monthly Archives: January 2023
First track installed in Lower Bull Street
We brought you photos of this last week but the Midland Metro Alliance have now released an update on construction work for the Birmingham Eastside extension which has confirmed that the first sections of track have now been installed on … Continue reading
Out and About: A double tram view at Beamish – November 2022
In this latest “Out and About” we are heading back to early November 2022 for a visit to Beamish when Trevor Hall captured a shot of the usual winter pairing of trams together.
The Number 20: London County Council 106 & Sheffield 15
Its time to get those calculators out again as we have another edition of “The Number 20” for you. And today we are returning to the Crich Tramway Village to take a look at a couple of trams which get … Continue reading
Greater Manchester TravelSafe Partnership to step-up enforcement across the region
With a number of knife-related incidents on public transport – with Metrolink particularly affected – across Greater Manchester the region’s TravelSafe Partnership have sought to reassure the travelling public that they are stepping up enforcement. Although knife crime is not … Continue reading
What’s New on British Trams Online? 15th January 2023
We go overseas for our photos this week – and its the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Trolley Fair 2022 that provides the action for us:
Funding to help kick-start very light rail revolution in the West Midlands
The West Midlands Combined Authority have agreed to release the first instalment of what could eventually amount to £72 million worth of funding towards the Coventry Very Light Rail (CVLR) system. Much of the funding will go towards building a … Continue reading
Around the World in Trams: Innsbruck 311
For the next few editions of “Around the World in Trams” we are heading to Innsbruck in Austria where its not just the trams which are impressive but also the surrounding scenery.
West Midlands Metro service change: Sunday 22nd January
Overhead line work being carried out on the West Midlands Metro will see a change to services during the morning of Sunday 22nd January. The essential maintenance work will be taking place from the start of service until 1100 and … Continue reading
Man hit by tram in Nottingham
Nottingham Express Transit services between Highbury Vale and Phoenix Park were suspended for several hours on Wednesday 11th January after a man was reported to have been hit by a tram. The incident was reported at around 1345 with officers … Continue reading
Metro services return to South Hylton
Tyne and Wear Metro services are running between Park Lane and South Hylton once again after Network Rail engineers completed the rebuild of a flood damaged electrical substation. Services were last able to run on this section on Thursday 17th … Continue reading
Luas Engineering Works: Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th January
There will be more engineering works taking place on Luas this coming weekend (14th and 15th January) with the Red Line set to be affected with services due to finish an hour earlier on the Saturday and start two hours … Continue reading
Picture in Time: South Yorkshire Supertram 02
As our collection of photos taken in 1995 in Sheffield continues as part of “Picture in Time” we take a look at the second lowest numbered tram in the fleet at a time when trams ran no further than Gleadless … Continue reading
In Pictures: Sign of the times in Edinburgh
Work on extending the Edinburgh Trams system has been going on since November 2019 and now as it enters its final stages (trams running from the spring!) some of the finishing cosmetic touches are being applied. This has included the … Continue reading
Metro performance is up but still below 75%
The latest Tyne and Wear Metro performance poster has been put up at stations across the network and when comparing to both the previous period and the same time twelve months ago it does show an improvement – although it … Continue reading
Overhead wires to be connected in Edinburgh – trams to terminate at West End
Another sure sign of progress on the Trams to Newhaven project is the installation of the overhead wires and it has now been confirmed that these will be connected up to the existing line in York Place later this month. … Continue reading
Metro hit by cable thefts three times in a week
2023 hasn’t got underway to a great start for the Tyne and Wear Metro with the line between Monkseaton and Wallsend suspended three times in a week – all down to cable theft on this section. The cable theft obviously … Continue reading
In Pictures: Work continues on West Midlands Metro Wolverhampton extension
Its one of three tram extensions that should/could/might open in 2023, the West Midlands Metro extension to Wolverhampton Railway Station. Much delayed (it should have opened in 2020) in the run-up to Christmas more work took place and now there … Continue reading
Busking returns to the Tyne and Wear Metro
Here at British Trams Online we always seek to bring you the really important news stories… The latest from the Tyne and Wear Metro is the return of buskers to the three dedicated pitches in the city centre – for … Continue reading
In Pictures: Revised Edinburgh Trams service for Hogmanay
For the first time since 2019, Edinburgh was able to hold its world famous Hogmanay celebrations which meant that once again West End was used as a temporary terminus for trams from the Airport with Princes Street itself closed. Whilst … Continue reading
Passenger numbers continue to go up on Metrolink
90% of pre-pandemic passenger numbers were carried on Manchester Metrolink in the lead up to Christmas 2022 according to the latest TfGM Committee report released ahead of their next meeting on Friday 13th January 2023. This has continued a trend … Continue reading