Heaton Park Photography evening cancelled – evening running confirmed

Posted on Friday 20 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

Unfortunately, the Heaton Park Tramway’s planned Photography Evening (due to take place on Saturday 21st October) has been cancelled because the number of bookings didn’t make it viable and would have resulted in losses for the tramway. But despite the fact that it will no longer be taking place they will still be offering evening running as an extension of the previously announced daytime service in connection with a heritage bus service from the Greater Manchester Museum of Transport.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool OMO 8

Posted on Friday 20 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

We have time for another photo from Blackpool in 1978 as “Picture in Time” continues today.

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Seaton Tramway wins Welcome Accolade from Visit England

Posted on Thursday 19 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

The Seaton Tramway has become the only attraction in Devon to be awarded the Visit England Welcome Accolade. Given to attractions that give visitors a genuinely excellent welcome its for those teams that will go the extra mile to ensure their visitors are well looked after and get the most out of their visit.

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Forthcoming Metrolink engineering works

Posted on Thursday 19 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

After a summer of major works on the Metrolink line to Eccles, improvement works on the network have reduced in recent weeks and over the next couple of months there will only be a couple of occasions when services will be disrupted. This will see work at Cornbrook and on the Bury and Rochdale lines.

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First 2024 events added to Crich Tramway Village website

Posted on Wednesday 18 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

Yes, we’re afraid its another of those “looking forward to 2024” articles when we haven’t even finished 2023 yet! As another year of running starts to come to a close at the Crich Tramway Village they are already planning for another season as the first special events for next year have already been posted to their website.

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More than two million extra journeys made on Metro thanks to Pop Blue smartcards

Posted on Wednesday 18 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

Young people have made more than 2.3 million journeys on the Tyne and Wear Metro using the Pop Blue smartcard, which gives them travel for just £1. The excellent value for money smartcard has helped to stimulate more journeys on the network whilst also helping the young of the region to save money.

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A change for Seaton 9

Posted on Tuesday 17 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

This article has been updated since original publication

The trams which now operate on the Seaton Tramway – and when they ran in Eastbourne before the move along the coast – are no stranger to changing their looks. And its happened again with a subtle change for one of the “new” trams (are trams which were built over 20 years ago still considered new?!).

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New mural at Millfield Metro Station

Posted on Tuesday 17 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

A new mural celebrating the industrial past of Sunderland has recently been unveiled at Millfield Tyne and Wear Metro Station. The colourful and thought provoking piece of artwork has been created with the input of local community groups and was commissioned by Sunderland Culture on behalf of Nexus as part of the Metro Community Takeover scheme, launched to commemorate 40 years of operation.

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2024 dates announced for Isle of Man heritage lines

Posted on Monday 16 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

We may still be a few weeks away from the end of the 2023 season but that doesn’t mean its too soon to look ahead to next year as the 2024 operating dates for the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway, Manx Electric Railway and Snaefell Mountain Railway have all been announced along with the Heritage Transport Festival.

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Out and About: London Tramlink – July 2023

Posted on Monday 16 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

Throughout this series of “Out and About” one of the modern tramways which has featured on a limited basis has been London Tramlink, but that is where we head today for this latest edition!

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Trams &: Edinburgh Trams 258 & cruise ship

Posted on Sunday 15 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

Throughout this series we have featured trams both heritage and modern alongside other forms of transport, more often than not its been a bus but we think this might be a first as it’s a tram along with a cruise ship!

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Mini Festive Tours return again in Blackpool!

Posted on Sunday 15 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours will be celebrating Christmas again this year by running a series of Mini Festive Tours. These short half hour tours run from North Pier and Pleasure Beach (and back) every Friday and Saturday evening throughout December.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 14th October 2023

Posted on Saturday 14 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

This week we head to Blackpool for a set of photos taken of the heritage trams in action during September including the last Enhanced Weekend of 2023:

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Around the World in Trams: Riga 30721

Posted on Saturday 14 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

“Around the World in Trams” stays in Riga, Latvia for another photo of a tram running in the city.

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Nexus launch poetry competition

Posted on Saturday 14 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

For the third year running Nexus are offering the chance to a budding poet to see their work being displayed at a station on the Tyne and Wear Metro network. The competition was launched on National Poetry Day with entries now open all the way until 5th November.

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Trams for Liverpool could be looked at again claims Mayor

Posted on Friday 13 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

Steve Rotherham, who is the Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor, has suggested that should a Labour government get into power at the next general election they may be able to look again at plans for trams in Liverpool. The previous Merseytram project had got as far as being given the go-ahead but was ultimately thrown out by the Labour government of the time in 2007. Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Railcoach 679

Posted on Friday 13 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

Back to 1978 for another Blackpool image in “Picture in Time”.

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In Pictures: More old tram track discovered in Sheffield

Posted on Thursday 12 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

As roads are continually dug up around the country either for utility works or in the name of improvements we keep seeing the past being unveiled as more tracks from the first generation of tramways in the UK reappear after several decades. The latest city to give up some of its history – albeit briefly – is Sheffield where significant sections have been discovered during works on Fargate/Leopold Street.

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Heaton Park Tramway get ready for a special Photography Evening

Posted on Thursday 12 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

The Heaton Park Tramway may have had their End of Season Gala at the very start of this month but they aren’t done with 2023 just yet! Saturday 21st October will see a photography evening take place with the chance to capture specially set-up line-ups – and this year to celebrate the return to service of Blackpool 619 it will have a “Beside the Seaside” theme!

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Blackpool 40 returns to service!

Posted on Wednesday 11 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

At the recent Tram Weekend held at the Crich Tramway Village in mid-September one of the special photo line-ups was looking ahead to trams which would be returning to service in the future. What we didn’t expect was that of the “Coming Soon!” line-up, one would be back in service very soon as Blackpool 40 returned to service for the first time since 2021 after the conclusion of its overhaul on Tuesday 10th October.

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