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Monthly Archives: May 2024
Isle of Man 2024 – Spring Photo Charter 19th to 29th April
As an accompaniment to our two Photo Galleries added to the site over the past couple of weeks, David Mee provides us with a diary of what went on over this ten day period.
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What’s New on British Trams Online? 19th May 2024
Part two of the photos from the Isle of Man features this week:
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In Pictures: ODAS cameras fitted to Blackpool 011
The complete fleet of Flexity2 trams which operate on the Blackpool Tramway will soon be running with ODAS cameras after 011 became the latest to receive the equipment at Starr Gate Depot.
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Around the World in Trams: Amsterdam 765
Its time for another edition of “Around the World in Trams”.
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The seaside returns to Crich this May Half Term holiday
The Crich Tramway Village – which is pretty much as land locked as you could hope to find! – will once again be going to the seaside during the May Half Term school holidays. Seaside Fun will be taking place … Continue reading
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Discounted Metro travel for Birmingham Pride
Anyone who has tickets for Birmingham Pride later this month will be able to enjoy a 20% discount of tram travel as part of the West Midlands Metro’s sponsorship of the event.
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In Pictures: Ipswich 33 receives adverts!
The sole electric tram at the Ipswich Transport Museum is looking a little bit different as it has recently received some adverts. But don’t worry, Ipswich 33 has not got a modern vinyl wrap but has had some long-lost original … Continue reading
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Busy Sunday ahead for Metrolink
Passengers planning on travelling on the Manchester Metrolink network this Sunday (19th May) are being advised to plan ahead with Manchester City hoping to secure the Premier League title at the Etihad Stadium whilst Barry Manilow appears at the non-opened … Continue reading
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Picture in Time: Blackpool Railcoach 618
We have time for one more “Picture in Time” photo from Blackpool.
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Full details announced of 2024’s Manx Heritage Transport Festival
The Manx Heritage Transport Festival will be back for 2024 between Tuesday 30th July and Sunday 4th August and whilst its reduced from its eight day spectacular last year (which helped to celebrate 150 years of the Steam Railway and … Continue reading
Planned service frequency announced for Blackpool Tramway
Since the announcement last month that the Blackpool Tramway extension up Talbot Road to North Station would open to the public from 16th June (and even before then) one of the questions on people’s lips has been “what sort of … Continue reading
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Supertram engineering works: Saturday 18th May
Ahead of the already announced planned engineering works in late May/early June, there will be further service changes on the South Yorkshire Supertram network late on Saturday 18th May.
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New Metro trains starting daylight testing!
Up until now the only daylight sightings of the trains being built to run on the Tyne and Wear Metro have been of them stabled at the depot (or in various railway yards as they made their way to the … Continue reading
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Squatters cause Seaton 4 to be taken out of service!
This is another one of those unusual news stories (it would probably have been one of those “And Finally” stories on the News at Ten!) but the Seaton Tramway have announced that they have to take tram no. 4 out … Continue reading
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In Pictures: Metrolink 3100 back in service
Another tram which hadn’t been in service long-term in Manchester is back in use once again with 3100 having been repaired and gone through re-commissioning over the past few weeks. Its been almost two years since passengers have had the … Continue reading
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South Yorkshire Mayor sets out his vision for the future
After being re-elected at the recent South Yorkshire Combined Authority Mayoral election, Oliver Coppard has now set out his vision for the future which will connect people across the region through an integrated public transport network that puts people at … Continue reading
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In Pictures: Another look at the trams at Carlton Colville
Yes, there has undoubtedly been a lot of attention on the East Anglia Transport Museum and the entry into service of Blackpool 634 earlier this year, but its not all about Blackpool trams at the museum (talking about trams of … Continue reading
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They’ve Run in 2024!
We take another look to see which heritage trams have run in service so far in 2024 on tramways across the British Isles. There has been some movement since we last ran this article with more trams being used at … Continue reading
Posted in Beamish Tramway, Birkenhead Heritage Tramway, Black Country Living Museum, Blackpool Tramway, Burton & Ashby 14, Crich Tramway Village, Douglas Bay Horse Tramway, East Anglia Transport Museum, Great Orme Tramway, Heaton Park Tramway, Manx Electric Railway, Seaton Tramway, Snaefell Mountain Railway, Volk's Electric Railway
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Out and About: Beamish Tramway – Around the depot
Its probably so much “Out and About” for the trams we feature today but “In and Not About” as we take a peek into the depot at Beamish at the start of February to see which trams were taking a … Continue reading
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Manchester Metrolink Then & Now: Mosley Street
We head over to other side of Manchester City Centre for this edition of “Manchester Metrolink Then & Now”.
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