Monthly Archives: August 2023

In Pictures: Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours over the August Bank Holiday weekend

Posted on Thursday 31 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

The August Bank Holiday weekend once again saw an Enhanced Weekend of operation on Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours. In the now standard pattern of five cars allocated to the hop-on, hop-off timetable with varying journeys running between Pleasure Beach and … Continue reading →

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Marathon runner completes his challenge on the Tyne and Wear Metro

Posted on Thursday 31 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

You’ll remember earlier this month we reported on marathon runner Ben Cook’s plan to run the entire length of the Tyne and Wear Metro for charity. The August Bank Holiday weekend was selected to complete it and he managed to … Continue reading →

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105 returns to Sheffield – or at least two thirds of it does!

Posted on Wednesday 30 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

Stagecoach Supertram 105 – one of the original fleet of 25 trams built by Siemens-Duewag for the opening of the system in 1994 – is on its way back to operation after two thirds of the tram returned to Sheffield … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh Trams Limited fined over pedestrian death

Posted on Wednesday 30 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

Edinburgh Trams Limited – operator of the Edinburgh Trams system – have been fined £240,000 after admitting a health and safety breach over the death of a pedestrian in 2018. Carlos Correa Palacio, 53, was hit by a tram at … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Driver Training gets underway on West Midlands Metro

Posted on Tuesday 29 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

Trams are now running to Wolverhampton Railway Station on a regular basis – but its not quite time for passengers to enjoy the ride on the new line as an intensive period of driver training is underway ahead of services … Continue reading →

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Work to refurbish Cullercoats Metro Station underway

Posted on Tuesday 29 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

Nexus are investing £579,000 in a major refurbishment programme of Cullercoats Tyne and Wear Station. Work is now underway on the project which is mainly focused on the restoration of the Victorian era footbridge.

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In Pictures: Another day at the East Anglia Transport Museum

Posted on Monday 28 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

In this pictorial article we head back once again to the East Anglia Transport Museum for views taken on Sunday 23rd July 2023. This was a standard operating day at the museum and as many reading these pages will be … Continue reading →

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Out and About: Manchester Metrolink around Victoria – June 2023

Posted on Monday 28 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

This instalment of “Out and About” is in Manchester as we take a look at a few trams running on Metrolink around Victoria Station.

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Stop by Stop Edinburgh Trams: Newhaven extension – The Shore

Posted on Sunday 27 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

Onwards we go as we travel along Edinburgh Trams’ Newhaven extension. We have now reached the fourth stop on the line at The Shore.

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Edinburgh Trams engineering works to see service change this September

Posted on Sunday 27 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

Services on the Edinburgh Trams network will be revised in the evening and early morning at the start of September to allow essential engineering works to take place. To minimise disruption the works will take place in 12 hour shifts … Continue reading →

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Out and About: Stagecoach Supertram – June 2023

Posted on Sunday 27 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

We are back “Out and About” today with a trip to Sheffield on the cards for us.

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In Pictures: Midland Metro 10 in storage at Long Marston

Posted on Saturday 26 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

At last year’s Rail Live event held at Long Marston, Midland Metro T69 10 was a surprise inclusion in the events as it was used by the British Transport Police for a demonstration using armed police officers. For this it … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Trams: Turin 6011

Posted on Saturday 26 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

Staying in the Italian city of Turin for this week’s “Around the World in Trams”.

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Crich receive Travellers Choice Award

Posted on Saturday 26 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

Crich Tramway Village have recently received a Tripadvisor 2023 Travellers’ Choice Award, based on reviews given on Tripadvisor over the last 12 months. The coveted award celebrates businesses that have consistently received great traveller reviews in the past year, placing … Continue reading →

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Havering Council to look into possibility of trams

Posted on Friday 25 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

Havering Council – in East London comprising areas including Romford and Hornchurch – launched a vision for improving infrastructure in the borough and Thames Corridor earlier this year at an event held at the Palace of Westminster. This vision will … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink construction

Posted on Friday 25 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

“Picture in Time” continues in Croydon this week with another image taken during the initial construction of Tramlink in the late 1990s.

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In Pictures: Booking.com go double on Metrolink

Posted on Thursday 24 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

Another recognisable global brand have decided to use the power of advertising on a UK tramway with Booking.com taking out a contract for two identical adverts on Manchester Metrolink. The firms vinyls have now been wrapped on both 3031 and … Continue reading →

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Tram allocations confirmed for Blackpool’s next Enhanced Weekend

Posted on Thursday 24 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

The August Bank Holiday weekend will see the latest Enhanced Weekend of operation for Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours with the heritage trams due to be operating various journeys between Pleasure Beach and Fleetwood over all three days between Saturday 26th … Continue reading →

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They’ve Run in 2023!

Posted on Thursday 24 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

Having last taken a look at which heritage trams have run in passenger service in British Isles during 2023 at the start of June you’d think almost three months later that there may be quite a few changes? In this … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: 29 the latest tram to head to Worksop

Posted on Wednesday 23 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

The continued movement of Urbos3 trams from West Midlands Metro’s Wednesbury Depot to storage at Worksop has seen 29 become the latest tram to make the move. This is at least the third (and possibly the fourth) of the repaired … Continue reading →

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