Monthly Archives: March 2023

What’s New on British Trams Online? 19th March 2023

Posted on Sunday 19 March 2023 by Gareth Prior

We’re off to the West Midlands Metro again for this week’s set of photos:

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West Midlands Metro Brierley Hill extension gets a boost in the budget

Posted on Saturday 18 March 2023 by Gareth Prior

Amongst the higher profile childcare and pension announcements in the UK budget on 15th March was a small announcement that the West Midlands Metro extension to Brierley Hill would get a further £60 million in funding. This comes as part … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Trams: Santa Cruz 21

Posted on Saturday 18 March 2023 by Gareth Prior

We head back to Europe for the next location in “Around the World in Trams” and it’s the sunny climate of Santa Cruz de Tenerife that we’ll be staying in.

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Another small improvement in Metro performance

Posted on Saturday 18 March 2023 by Gareth Prior

There have been another four weeks since we last reported on the performance of the Tyne and Wear Metro which means another poster has been put up at stations on the network to give another update of how things are … Continue reading →

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Performance and passengers up on NET

Posted on Saturday 18 March 2023 by Gareth Prior

Its almost time for another meeting of the Greater Nottingham Light Rail Transit Advisory Committee which means that its also time for the public release of the latest report of performance and other issues with Nottingham Express Transit. There is … Continue reading →

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Manx Electric Railway starts running in its 130th anniversary year

Posted on Friday 17 March 2023 by Gareth Prior

Wednesday 14th March saw the Manx Electric Railway start operation for another year – a year in which it will celebrate its 130th anniversary! It was three car timetable B which was running on the first day and that timetable … Continue reading →

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Tyne and Wear Metro timetable to change as fleet reliability falls

Posted on Friday 17 March 2023 by Gareth Prior

Nexus have announced that a new timetable is to be introduced on the Tyne and Wear Metro. In effect this means that fewer trains will be run at peak times with the extra services which run between Pelaw and Monkseaton … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Boat 606

Posted on Friday 17 March 2023 by Gareth Prior

Time for another “Picture in Time” and this week we include a couple of photos of one of the always popular Open Boat Cars.

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Crich starts another season – just a bit later than planned!

Posted on Thursday 16 March 2023 by Gareth Prior

The 2023 season is now underway at the Crich Tramway Village, although the first trams ended up running a couple of days later than planned thanks to the snow! Originally due to open for the first time this year on … Continue reading →

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Double trams on Edinburgh Trams extension

Posted on Thursday 16 March 2023 by Gareth Prior

Its certainly been a week to remember for the Trams to Newhaven extension in Edinburgh with the start of testing of the 2.91 mile route. After the first tram (258) undertook the first test on the night of Monday 13th/Tuesday … Continue reading →

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Plans for Blackpool 619 relaunch event confirmed

Posted on Thursday 16 March 2023 by Gareth Prior

As announced a few weeks ago, Sunday 26th March will not only mark the start of another season at the Heaton Park Tramway but will also see the relaunch into service of Blackpool Replica Vanguard 619. With this tram running … Continue reading →

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Metrocar 4001 to be preserved

Posted on Wednesday 15 March 2023 by Gareth Prior

It has been confirmed that the first Metrocar is to be preserved at the Stephenson Railway Museum. In a way this will be a homecoming for 4001 as the museum is located where the original Tyne and Wear Metro test … Continue reading →

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Overhead problems on Metrolink

Posted on Wednesday 15 March 2023 by Gareth Prior

Services on some of the Manchester Metrolink have been disrupted on Wednesday 15th March following an overhead issues at Queens Road Depot. This meant that fewer trams than normal could leave the depot in the morning which of course means … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Trams to Newhaven testing begins!

Posted on Tuesday 14 March 2023 by Gareth Prior

Monday 13th March was a historic day in Edinburgh as for the first time since 1956 a tram ran along Leith Walk. That’s right testing has now begun on the Trams to Newhaven extension of Edinburgh Trams with 258 allocated … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Demolition continues in Birmingham

Posted on Tuesday 14 March 2023 by Gareth Prior

Although we now know that we don’t know when the Birmingham Eastside extension of the West Midlands Metro will open or even whether it will open in two sections because of the complications of HS2 work at Curzon Street, work … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Snowy photos from the West Midlands Metro

Posted on Monday 13 March 2023 by Gareth Prior

Our second snowy pictorial of the evening comes from the West Midlands Metro. It was a similar situation on the system as it was on Manchester Metrolink where despite the amount of snow which had fallen there wasn’t any real … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Snow in Manchester

Posted on Monday 13 March 2023 by Gareth Prior

As we’ve seen the past few days saw snow hit various areas in the UK leading to travel disruption with various media reports of cars stuck on the roads overnight. Despite the heavy snow on the whole tramways in the … Continue reading →

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The Number 20: Blackpool 236

Posted on Monday 13 March 2023 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “The Number 20” we are off to the Crich Tramway Village again to take a look at one of the Blackpool trams in the national collection.

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Stop by Stop Nottingham Express Transit: Hucknall & Phoenix Park – Moor Bridge

Posted on Sunday 12 March 2023 by Gareth Prior

All aboard for our continued trip on Nottingham Express Transit towards Hucknall in this latest edition of “Stop by Stop”.

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South Gosforth to Airport Metro to close for upgrade works

Posted on Sunday 12 March 2023 by Gareth Prior

The Tyne and Wear Metro line between South Gosforth and the Airport will close for five days to allow a £1.6 million programme of overhead line renewal work to take place. The line closure will be in place from Monday … Continue reading →

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