Monthly Archives: May 2024

Around the World in Trams: Centraal Station Amsterdam

Posted on Saturday 25 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

The month of May’s “Around the World in Trams” is still in 1980 as we take another look at Amsterdam.

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Nexus hand over £9000 charity donation after a year of fundraising

Posted on Saturday 25 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

As with many large businesses across the UK, each year Nexus nominate a charity of the year with their employees fundraising throughout the year to raise money for the organisation. The 2023/4 charity for Nexus employees was Daft As A … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh Trams offer special ticket offer for 10th birthday

Posted on Saturday 25 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

31st May 2024 will mark the 10th birthday of the Edinburgh Trams network and as part of their celebrations a very special ticket offer is available. Anyone buying a weekly city zone ticket during anniversary week through the ET app … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: A trip to the Crich Tramway Village

Posted on Friday 24 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

In this latest visit to the Crich Tramway Village we take a look at the sights of the operating service on Sunday 11th May. With pleasant sunny weather this visit saw the current “nice weather” selection of trams – Blackpool … Continue reading →

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Tram allocations confirmed for Blackpool Event Weekend

Posted on Friday 24 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

As already mentioned on these pages, the Spring Bank Holiday weekend between Saturday 25th and Monday 27th May sees the first “Event Weekend” of 2024 in Blackpool. With a reduced number of trams available because of the ongoing issues at … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Electric Locomotive & Crane 4

Posted on Friday 24 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

Its time for another change of location for “Picture in Time” with the next set of photos coming from Crich.

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In Pictures: New trains on test on Tyne and Wear Metro

Posted on Thursday 23 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

As we reported earlier this month, Wednesday 15th May 2024 saw the start of daylight testing for the new Tyne and Wear Metro trains when 555 005 was let out in between the service on the coastal route between Newcastle … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Blackpool 717 undertakes the Full System Tour

Posted on Thursday 23 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

Sunday 5th May saw the first of two planned “Full System Tours” in Blackpool run. Balloon 717 was the tram chosen to undertake the special route across the tramway which saw it cover several parts of the tramway which it … Continue reading →

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Midland Metro 16 becomes a “hub for innovative transport technology”

Posted on Thursday 23 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

As reported earlier this year, former Midland Metro T69 16 is to receive a new lease of life as a testbed for various new technologies and now more details have been released of this after a special Demonstration Day event … Continue reading →

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Nottingham Express Transit 232 heads off repairs

Posted on Wednesday 22 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

Trams on the back of low loaders is not exactly ground-breaking news with the West Midlands Metro in particular seemingly always sending their trams off somewhere or another. But the sight of a tram from Nottingham on a lorry is … Continue reading →

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Fleetwood Tram Sunday cancelled – and then its not!

Posted on Wednesday 22 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

A week may be a long time in politics but it also looks like a few days is a very long time in organising community based events! The Fleetwood Festival of Transport – aka Tram Sunday – was abruptly cancelled … Continue reading →

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Man jailed and banned from trams after conviction of sexual assault

Posted on Wednesday 22 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

Tahir Ali, aged 37 from Oldham, has been jailed for three years and banned from the Metrolink network following a conviction of sexual assault. He was found guilty of two counts of sexual assault following incidents involving a woman and … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Bluebird takes flight to Glory Mine

Posted on Tuesday 21 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

One of the most complex restorations to have been undertaken in the workshop at the Crich Tramway Village is now starting to reach a conclusion. Work on London County Council 1 – aka Bluebird – started in June 2014 when … Continue reading →

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Winning entry announced for West Midlands Metro 25th anniversary logo

Posted on Tuesday 21 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

A 9 year old from Birmingham has been congratulated after winning the competition to design a logo to help the West Midlands Metro celebrate their 25th anniversary later this year. Pargunn Kaur Birring, who attends Wattville Primary School in Birmingham, … Continue reading →

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Birthday giveaways for Edinburgh Trams

Posted on Tuesday 21 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

With Edinburgh Trams getting ready to mark their 10th birthday on 31st May they are celebrating with a series of free giveaways – and all you need to do is go onto their social media to accounts to be within … Continue reading →

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Metrolink 1027 to be put up for sale

Posted on Monday 20 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

One of the last operational vehicles dating from the opening of the Manchester Metrolink system is set to be offered for sale, according to a report from the Branch Line Society.

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New pre-booked assistance trial gets underway on the DLR

Posted on Monday 20 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

Transport for London and operators of the Docklands Light Railway, KeolisAmey Docklands, have launched a six month trial to help make journeys on the network more accessible. To be known as Access DLR, the aim is to enable customers to … Continue reading →

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Out and About: Edinburgh Trams – Princes Street

Posted on Monday 20 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

Its another of the many advertising liveries to have been done seen in recent times on Edinburgh Trams which is featured in this edition of “Out and About”.

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Manchester Metrolink Then & Now: Cornbrook

Posted on Sunday 19 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

Time for another “Manchester Metrolink Then & Now” as we go to Cornbrook.

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Events coming this week…

Posted on Sunday 19 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

As we approach the second of our Bank Holidays in May there are more events to enjoy across the British Isles…

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