What’s New on British Trams Online? 3rd December 2023

Posted on Sunday 3 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

A return to Crich for a second selection of photos taken at Tram Weekend:

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Tram of the Year 2023 – nominations are open!

Posted on Sunday 3 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

It is that time of the year again as we launch the British Trams Online Tram of the Year contest for 2023! Once again we will be looking to find the “Tram (Heritage)”, “Tram (Modern)”, “Tramway/Museum” and “Event” of the Year – and now is your chance to help with the formation of the shortlists for each of these categories in what has again been a year where we have been waiting for certain things to happen but they haven’t quite got to the finishing line just yet.

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In Pictures: Hansons Bridge is coming down

Posted on Saturday 2 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Further progress on the West Midlands Metro extension to Dudley and then Brierley Hill has been seen at the start of December as work to install the last bridge of the first phase of the project entered a new stage – the removal of the old structure. The bridge – known locally as Hansons Bridge – is on Birmingham New Road and as with previous bridges on the route needs to be replaced by a more modern structure ahead of the laying of tracks.

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Around the World in Trams: Port de Soller 1

Posted on Saturday 2 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

The December stop in our worldwide tour of trams is Port de Soller on Majorca as we take a look at some of the trams in service on this heritage tramway which first started to run in 1913.

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NET support Nottingham Girls’ High School Junior School charity ramble

Posted on Saturday 2 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Students and staff from Nottingham Girls’ High School Junior School have raised more than £1,400 for the BBC’s Children in Need fundraiser about taking part in a six mile ramble. They were supported in the ramble by Nottingham Express Transit who supplied them with complimentary tram passes to get to the start of the route.

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The Completely Random A-Z of Trams in the British Isles! B is for Blackpool

Posted on Saturday 2 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Part Two showcases the letter B and where else did you think we would feature for the second letter of the alphabet!

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Man taken to hospital in Oldham

Posted on Saturday 2 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

A 19 year old man was taken to hospital on Tuesday 28th November after being hit by a tram in Oldham. In a statement Greater Manchester Police said the main had been hit by the tram on King Street in Oldham Town Centre at around 1100 and was taken to hospital having sustained serious head injuries.

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Crich Tramway Village appoint new Fundraising Manager

Posted on Friday 1 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Roger Shelley has been appointed into the crucial role of Fundraising Manager at the Crich Tramway Village. In this role Roger will be responsible for helping the museum secure funding to allow them to continue development of the facilities as well as the tram fleet.

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Repairs to take place on overhead in Edinburgh

Posted on Friday 1 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

At the end of last week it was revealed that owing to an overhead line fault at Newhaven trams on the Edinburgh Trams network were only able to run between the Airport and Ocean Terminal. Now seven days on and an update has been provided which has confirmed that repairs are necessary.

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1010

Posted on Friday 1 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

“Picture in Time” moves to Manchester as we start a series of photos taken in the early days of the Metrolink network.

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The Completely Random A-Z of Trams in the British Isles! A is for Anniversary

Posted on Friday 1 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

In this latest photographic series – and as part of our usual December celebration month – we will be featuring “The Completely Random A-Z of Trams in the British Isles!”. The premise is quite simple, each day the series runs (obviously as there are only 26 letters in the alphabet and 31 days in the month it won’t quite be featuring every day during December) we feature a photo that represents that letter – some are more obvious than others, in fact some letters we could probably have run a complete series on its own!, but we do have something for every letter in the alphabet. There may some more obvious examples for some of the letters but this is mainly what first came into my head when planning the series! To start us off we have A is for Anniversary.

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Advent Calendar 2023 Now Online!

Posted on Friday 1 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

Its 1st December and not only does that mean its our 21st birthday but its also time for the return of the British Trams Online Advent Calendars! You know by now that we bring you two Advent Calendars each year – one featuring Traditional Trams and the other one Modern Trams. Each day leading up to Christmas we will bring you new photos taken in 2023 showcasing just what has been seen this year (its really just an excuse to show more photos!).

The two Advent Calendars can be viewed as follows:

Traditional Trams
Modern Trams

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In Pictures: Work at Wolverhampton St George’s

Posted on Thursday 30 November 2023 by Gareth Prior

It was late August the last time we saw trams running in service to Wolverhampton St George’s but it now appears that the signalling work being undertaken there has now been concluded which will hopefully mean at some point in the future there may be a return for services – and at the same time allowing both Wolverhampton termini to be served by trams from Edgbaston Village.

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Man hit by tram in Nottingham

Posted on Thursday 30 November 2023 by Gareth Prior

A man has been taken to hospital after he was hit by a tram on Chilwell Road, Beeston. The incident happened at approximately 1430 on Thursday 30th November.

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Special interest groups get first look at the new Metro train

Posted on Thursday 30 November 2023 by Gareth Prior

Nexus have recently invited special interest groups to experience the new Stadler Metro trains to allow them to also see how their feedback has shaped the final interior design. The groups have included people with visual and hearing impairments, physical and learning disabilities as well as cyclists.

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In Pictures: A day to forget for Edinburgh Trams

Posted on Wednesday 29 November 2023 by Gareth Prior

They do say bad things come in threes don’t they? That was certainly the case for Edinburgh Trams on Tuesday 28th November 2023 with services being seriously disrupted and for two of the incidents there was absolutely nothing the trams could do about it.

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Zero tolerance campaign against fare dodgers to be launched on NET

Posted on Wednesday 29 November 2023 by Gareth Prior

Starting from Monday 4th December, Nottingham Express Transit will be starting a zero tolerance campaign as part of its continued efforts to crack down on fare evasion. This will see an increase in the presence of plain clothed officers at both tramstops and on board trams to help reinforce the message that fare evasion is theft.

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Blackpool Balloon 708 heads to Sandtoft

Posted on Tuesday 28 November 2023 by Gareth Prior

Article updated 29/11/2023 with the addition of photos.

Another week and another tram takes a journey on the back of a low loader! This time it’s the turn of Blackpool Balloon 708 which departed Rigby Road Depot in its home town to make the trip to the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft where it is set to become a play tram as the museum continues to increase their family offering.

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Take the tram to Peter Pan and get discounted travel as you do!

Posted on Tuesday 28 November 2023 by Gareth Prior

West Midlands Metro and The Old Rep Theatre in Birmingham have teamed up to offer those heading to see Peter Pan The Musical this December the chance to get discounted travel on the tram. As well as this offer West Midlands Metro are also launching a competition to win free theatre and tram tickets.

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Increase in passenger numbers on the Isle of Man heritage lines!

Posted on Monday 27 November 2023 by Gareth Prior

Some pleasing news to report from the Isle of Man is a major increase in passenger numbers recorded on the various heritage lines on the island – including for both the Manx Electric Railway and the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway.

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