Fatal Accident Inquiry to take place over man’s death in Edinburgh

Posted on Thursday 2 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

A Fatal Accident Inquiry is set take place over a collision which saw a 53 year old man die after being hit by a tram at Saughton on the Edinburgh Trams system in 2018. The tragic accident has already been investigated by the RAIB and there has been a criminal investigation that saw Edinburgh Trams Ltd fined £240,000 but this new inquiry will look further at the incident and to see any learnings which can be made for the future.

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LRSSB collaborate with SYMCA to develop new guidance

Posted on Thursday 2 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

The Light Rail Safety Standards Board (LRSSB) have developed new Safety Management System (SMS) to aid the whole light rail sector in the UK whilst also supporting the South Yorkshire Mayor Combined Authority (SYMCA) during the transition of the operation of the Supertram network.

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In Pictures: 257 advertises The Royal Highland Show

Posted on Wednesday 1 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

Article updated 04/05/2024 with additional photos.

Its become something of a tradition that a tram in Edinburgh receives an advert for The Royal Highland Show each year and in 2024 the tram chosen for these vinyls is 257. The sixth different advert carried for the Royal Highland Show.

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Whole host of rail replacement work announced for Metrolink this summer

Posted on Wednesday 1 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

It will be another summer of major rail replacement works on Manchester Metrolink with work due to take place at various locations in the city centre starting in June and continuing through until September (although not constant and service changes will change to reflect where the work is happening).

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New working group set up to look at SPAD issues on UK tramway’s

Posted on Wednesday 1 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

The Light Rail Safety and Standards Board (LRSSB) are to set up a new working group to thoroughly investigate the reasons why trams sometimes fail to stop at signals when they are required to.

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In Pictures: 3023 back with another advert livery!

Posted on Tuesday 30 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

Well, that didn’t take long did it?! After reporting earlier this month that Metrolink 3023 was back in fleet livery after losing its Maybelline vinyls comes the news that after just a few days it is once carrying advertising vinyls.

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In Pictures: The new look for Supertram

Posted on Tuesday 30 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

South Yorkshire Supertram is now starting to get a new look following the ending of 27 years of Stagecoach operation on 22nd March 2024. Whilst all trams still retain the same Stagecoach livery with the old logo (although all mentions of Stagecoach have been removed), a brand new logo and branding is starting to be seen on the stops.

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Nottingham Express Transit Engineering Works: 18th and 19th May

Posted on Tuesday 30 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

There will be track works on Nottingham Express Transit over the weekend of Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th May which will see a change to services. The work will be taking place at David Lane on both days.

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In Pictures: A look inside the Workshop at Crich

Posted on Monday 29 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

As the season progresses at the Crich Tramway Village we have gradually been seeing more trams enter service with (at the time of writing) ten different trams having been used in service so far. Meanwhile, in the Workshop further trams are being prepared for service as they start to enter the busier part of the season with Bank Holidays and, hopefully, the promise of warmer and sunnier weather.

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Planned service announced for London Trams strike

Posted on Monday 29 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

When planned strikes affecting London Trams services were suspended back in March it was said by Unite the Union that this was to allow meaningful talks to take place, but the proposed dates in May and July were kept in the diary in case this didn’t result in a satisfactory outcome. It would now appear that is what has happened at Transport for London have now confirmed details of services which will run on the trams between 5th and 9th May.

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Out and About: Edinburgh Trams – a dreich winter’s day

Posted on Monday 29 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

Grey skies and photography don’t always go together but there are times when that is what you get and it still allows you to record normal operation on a UK tramway. Its Edinburgh where we visit for this “Out and About”.

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Manchester Metrolink Then & Now: Balloon Street

Posted on Sunday 28 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

Its time for another edition of “Manchester Metrolink Then & Now” and we stay in Manchester City Centre today.

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Route revealed for Blackpool Full System Tour

Posted on Sunday 28 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

Sunday 5th May will see the first (of two planned) Full System Tour’s on the Blackpool Tramway with the tram going places where normal tours don’t go such as crossovers and into Starr Gate Depot. The exact route of this trip has now been announced along with a change of planned tram as it will now be Balloon 717 in charge instead of the previously announced Balloon 723.

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New training tool boosts Metro level crossing safety awareness

Posted on Sunday 28 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

Children and young people will be taught about the dangers of misusing level crossings on the Tyne and Wear Metro network after the introduction of a new and interactive training tool at the SafetyWorks teaching centre in Newcastle. The new level crossing training tool will recreates the red stop lights and warning tones to really show those attending just what the implications of not using it correctly are.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 28th April

Posted on Sunday 28 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

Once more into the recent archives as we’re off to Beamish in 2010:

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In Pictures: Driver familiarisation now underway to North Station

Posted on Saturday 27 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

As we saw earlier in the week, the first test runs since 2022 onto the Blackpool Tramway extension to North Station took place on Tuesday 23rd April. Two trams were used on that first day and these were deemed a success which meant from the following day (and continuing for the rest of the week) driver familiarisation started.

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Around the World in Trams: Kolkata 331

Posted on Saturday 27 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

It’s the last of our photos from Kolkata for now in this “Around the World in Trams” or is it the first “Trams & Goats”?!

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Edinburgh Trams celebrates their diverse workforce

Posted on Saturday 27 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

Edinburgh Trams are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment within the light rail network with new figures showing that their current workforce includes staff from 24 different countries across the world! From Argentina and Venezuela in South America via various European countries to Africa and across to places such as India, Nepal, Malaysia and Hong Kong the network has proved an attractive to work for a variety of people from different backgrounds.

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Metro performance reduces again

Posted on Saturday 27 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

We’re probably being a broken record here but the latest performance statistics released for the Tyne and Wear Metro show that once again performance has fallen – that’s both in comparison with the previous four weeks as well as the same period 12 months earlier.

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Metrolink breaks a record on Marathon day

Posted on Friday 26 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

With the Manchester Marathon taking place on Sunday 14th April it was a day of personal bests – and we’re not just talking about the runners who took part! The route of the marathon took participants through parts of south Manchester and with Metrolink serving these areas it was well placed to carry the crowds – and that it did with 175,000 journeys recorded on the trams.

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