Luas Engineering Works: Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd September

Posted on Friday 1 September 2023 by Gareth Prior

Services on Luas’ Red Line will be affected by engineering works over the weekend of Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd September with no trams due to run between Blackhorse and Heuston throughout the weekend.

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink construction

Posted on Friday 1 September 2023 by Gareth Prior

Before we start to look at some trams again in this series of “Picture in Time” we have one final image of construction work taking place ahead of the opening of the Croydon Tramlink system.

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In Pictures: Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours over the August Bank Holiday weekend

Posted on Thursday 31 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

The August Bank Holiday weekend once again saw an Enhanced Weekend of operation on Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours. In the now standard pattern of five cars allocated to the hop-on, hop-off timetable with varying journeys running between Pleasure Beach and Fleetwood (including additional temporary heritage stops at Manchester Square and South Pier), the weekend saw eleven different heritage trams in action (plus one more on duty as the Shop at North Pier). David Fowler paid a visit on the Monday and some of his shots are shown in this article.

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Marathon runner completes his challenge on the Tyne and Wear Metro

Posted on Thursday 31 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

You’ll remember earlier this month we reported on marathon runner Ben Cook’s plan to run the entire length of the Tyne and Wear Metro for charity. The August Bank Holiday weekend was selected to complete it and he managed to run the full 63 miles over two days – in a combined time of 11 hours and 30 minutes.

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105 returns to Sheffield – or at least two thirds of it does!

Posted on Wednesday 30 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

Stagecoach Supertram 105 – one of the original fleet of 25 trams built by Siemens-Duewag for the opening of the system in 1994 – is on its way back to operation after two thirds of the tram returned to Sheffield on Wednesday 30th August. The tram has been in Kilmarnock undergoing repairs following accident damage.

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Edinburgh Trams Limited fined over pedestrian death

Posted on Wednesday 30 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

Edinburgh Trams Limited – operator of the Edinburgh Trams system – have been fined £240,000 after admitting a health and safety breach over the death of a pedestrian in 2018. Carlos Correa Palacio, 53, was hit by a tram at Saughton on 11th September 2018 in an accident which the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service said could have been avoided if a full risk assessment had been undertaken on the crossing.

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In Pictures: Driver Training gets underway on West Midlands Metro

Posted on Tuesday 29 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

Trams are now running to Wolverhampton Railway Station on a regular basis – but its not quite time for passengers to enjoy the ride on the new line as an intensive period of driver training is underway ahead of services starting within the next few weeks. Driver training started on Tuesday 29th August and whilst this is good long-term news it does mean that no trams will be running in passenger service beyond The Royal for now.

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Work to refurbish Cullercoats Metro Station underway

Posted on Tuesday 29 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

Nexus are investing £579,000 in a major refurbishment programme of Cullercoats Tyne and Wear Station. Work is now underway on the project which is mainly focused on the restoration of the Victorian era footbridge.

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In Pictures: Another day at the East Anglia Transport Museum

Posted on Monday 28 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

In this pictorial article we head back once again to the East Anglia Transport Museum for views taken on Sunday 23rd July 2023. This was a standard operating day at the museum and as many reading these pages will be aware that means two trams and a trolleybus in action, and that was the case again on the day of Bryan Grint’s visit.

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Out and About: Manchester Metrolink around Victoria – June 2023

Posted on Monday 28 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

This instalment of “Out and About” is in Manchester as we take a look at a few trams running on Metrolink around Victoria Station.

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Stop by Stop Edinburgh Trams: Newhaven extension – The Shore

Posted on Sunday 27 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

Onwards we go as we travel along Edinburgh Trams’ Newhaven extension. We have now reached the fourth stop on the line at The Shore.

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Edinburgh Trams engineering works to see service change this September

Posted on Sunday 27 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

Services on the Edinburgh Trams network will be revised in the evening and early morning at the start of September to allow essential engineering works to take place. To minimise disruption the works will take place in 12 hour shifts overnight and during the work there will be no trams between Edinburgh Park Station and Edinburgh Airport.

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Out and About: Stagecoach Supertram – June 2023

Posted on Sunday 27 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

We are back “Out and About” today with a trip to Sheffield on the cards for us.

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In Pictures: Midland Metro 10 in storage at Long Marston

Posted on Saturday 26 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

At last year’s Rail Live event held at Long Marston, Midland Metro T69 10 was a surprise inclusion in the events as it was used by the British Transport Police for a demonstration using armed police officers. For this it received a repaint into a special livery, the third different livery it had carried during its lifetime. 12 months later and another Rail Live event has taken place and whilst 10 didn’t play an active role this time it is still on site as seen in the below photos.

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Around the World in Trams: Turin 6011

Posted on Saturday 26 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

Staying in the Italian city of Turin for this week’s “Around the World in Trams”.

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Crich receive Travellers Choice Award

Posted on Saturday 26 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

Crich Tramway Village have recently received a Tripadvisor 2023 Travellers’ Choice Award, based on reviews given on Tripadvisor over the last 12 months. The coveted award celebrates businesses that have consistently received great traveller reviews in the past year, placing these winners within the 10% of all listings on Tripadvisor.

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Havering Council to look into possibility of trams

Posted on Friday 25 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

Havering Council – in East London comprising areas including Romford and Hornchurch – launched a vision for improving infrastructure in the borough and Thames Corridor earlier this year at an event held at the Palace of Westminster. This vision will include development of business in the area as well as improving transport links, including the potential for a tram system.

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink construction

Posted on Friday 25 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

“Picture in Time” continues in Croydon this week with another image taken during the initial construction of Tramlink in the late 1990s.

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In Pictures: Booking.com go double on Metrolink

Posted on Thursday 24 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

Another recognisable global brand have decided to use the power of advertising on a UK tramway with Booking.com taking out a contract for two identical adverts on Manchester Metrolink. The firms vinyls have now been wrapped on both 3031 and 3089 with the two trams having been first seen in service in this condition during mid-August.

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Tram allocations confirmed for Blackpool’s next Enhanced Weekend

Posted on Thursday 24 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

The August Bank Holiday weekend will see the latest Enhanced Weekend of operation for Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours with the heritage trams due to be operating various journeys between Pleasure Beach and Fleetwood over all three days between Saturday 26th and Monday 28th August.

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