Daily Archives: Thursday 26 October 2023

Former Lowestoft tram depot up for sale

Do you fancy owning a former tram depot? If you do – and have a spare £875,000! – now is your chance as the former Lowestoft Corporation Tramways depot in Rotterdam Road has gone up for sale.

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Reduced Metro service to South Hylton after power cable damage

Tyne and Wear Metro services between Pelaw and South Hylton have been reduced after damage to a cable which powers the overhead wires on the Network Rail owned line which requires emergency repairs to allow full services to resume.

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Crush load tests take place on Tyne and Wear Metro new trains

The extensive testing programme for the new trains being built by Stadler for the Tyne and Wear Metro is continuing with the latest series concentrating on how they perform when they are full. The crush laden testing saw the trains … Continue reading

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