What’s New on British Trams Online? 16th February 2025

Posted on Sunday 16 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

This week we have photos from the West Midlands Metro:

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In Pictures: More photos from Black Country line construction

Posted on Saturday 15 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

The countdown to the opening of the West Midlands Metro Black Country line extension really does seem as if its on as excellent progress is now being made on various points of phase one. With the progress being made could it be that a “by the end of 2025” deadline may actually be met for trams to run from Wednesbury to Dudley? Andy Walters recently took a look at recent progress.

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Around the World in Trams: Oslo 108

Posted on Saturday 15 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

Time to go “Around the World in Trams” again and we’re still in Oslo.

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Latest LRSSB guidance released on tram-train design and operation

Posted on Saturday 15 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

The Light Rail Safety and Standards Board (LRSSB) have recently released a guidance document which sets out the key principles for the safe integration of tram-train systems in the UK. This is the latest guidance released by the organisation who aim to improve the safety of light rail systems across the country.

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Metro performance edges up again

Posted on Saturday 15 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

Having reached the lows of 65% of trains being on time in the last four weeks of 2024, there is some better news to report on the Tyne and Wear Metro as the performance stats have improved in the first four full weeks of 2025.

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In Pictures: Inside and Out of the new Metro trains

Posted on Friday 14 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

Back on 19th December 2024 the first of 46 new trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro entered service when 555 021 carried passengers for the first time. During testing and after initial introduction we have seen several images of what the new trains look like but for the first time on these pages we now take a look inside one of the units. Trevor Hall with the photos.

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Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours win at Lancashire Tourism Awards

Posted on Friday 14 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

It is awards season across many different sectors and Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours are celebrating having won “Experience of the Year” at the Lancashire Tourism Awards.

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Picture in Time: Luas 5005

Posted on Friday 14 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

We go for another “Picture in Time” and its coming from Luas once more.

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Advert Up Close: South Yorkshire Supertram 111 – Sumup

Posted on Thursday 13 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

In this article we take a look at some more of the detail of an advertising livery carried on a tram in the UK. This time we head off to the South Yorkshire Supertram system to look at the advert carried for Sumup – an ad with different colours at each end.

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Manchester Metrolink Engineering Works: 22nd & 23rd March

Posted on Thursday 13 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

There will be more engineering works on Manchester Metrolink over the weekend of Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd March to allow for track renewal at Deansgate-Castlefield and Trafford Bar.

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Luas launch new “We love it when you…” campaign

Posted on Thursday 13 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

Dublin’s extensive Luas network has continued to show its popularity and importance as part of the transport network in the Irish capital city but like many other transport networks around the world that has come with the risk of anti-social behaviour. The network has now launched a new “We love it when you” campaign which asks people to be considerate of others when travelling on the trams.

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West Midlands Metro Urbos3s back at Dudley for repairs

Posted on Wednesday 12 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

In mid-January 2025 we reported that two West Midlands Metro trams had departed from Wednesbury Depot and as all recent moves had been to Worksop we made an assumption that’s where 34 and 36 had ended up (especially as they had both been there before). But that was a wrong assumption as the two trams have actually gone to the Very Light Rail Innovation Centre in Dudley where they seem to be undergoing repairs.

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LRSSB Heads of Safety Group appoints new Vice-Chair

Posted on Wednesday 12 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

Don McClurg, who is the Safety Manager at Edinburgh Trams, has recently been appointed Chair of the Light Rail Standards and Safety Board (LRSSB) Head of Safetys Vice-Chair. This group plays an invaluable role in highlighting issues and concerns across the light rail sector.

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Urban Transport Group urge further and faster devolution to unlock economic growth

Posted on Wednesday 12 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

The Urban Transport Group – the UK’s network of transport authorities – have released a report which says that English devolution is delivering real change across major cities, from enhancing connectivity to boosting housebuilding, but that it needs to go “further and faster” to unlock more economic growth.

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In Pictures: Six Nations Saturday in Edinburgh

Posted on Tuesday 11 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

The Six Nations Championship is back and once again Murrayfield Stadium will be the home venue for Scotland home matches – this year hosting three games against Italy, Ireland and Wales. The first of these matches took place on Saturday 1st February 2025 and as ever that sees Edinburgh Trams run more regular services to get the sell out crowds to the venue, which conveniently has its very own tramstop. Photos of some of these workings come in this article courtesy of Roy Calderwood.

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Crich give more details on Lottery Heritage Fund cash

Posted on Tuesday 11 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

During the summer of 2024 the Crich Tramway Village were awarded £83,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Whilst we are used to funding such as these being for a big restoration project or something related to a new exhibition, this cash has a different purpose as it is to be used for a project called “Foundations First” which will help the museum plan for the future.

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Severe Supertram disruption after Police incident

Posted on Tuesday 11 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

South Yorkshire Supertram services have been severely disrupted following a Police incident at a block of flats in the city centre. Police were called to the Gateway building on Broad Street near to Park Square at around 1900 on Monday 10th February and with a large cordon in place tram services have been amended during the ongoing incident.

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London County Council 1 wins at the HRA Awards

Posted on Monday 10 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

The annual Heritage Railway Awards took place at a ceremony in Newcastle on the night of Saturday 8th February and it was a night of celebration for the Crich Tramway Village as London County Council 1 won the Diesel and Electric Locomotion category.

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Dancers entertain Metro passengers

Posted on Monday 10 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

Performing arts students from Gateshead College recently entertained passengers at two Tyne and Wear Metro stations in central Newcastle with a series of flashmob style performances marking the 25th anniversary of Sunday for Sammy.

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Old and New – Blackpool: Bispham

Posted on Monday 10 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

This is another edition of “Old and New” as we feature two photos – one of a heritage tram before the tramway upgrade in Blackpool and one of the modern light rail vehicles which now operate the core service on the line. This time we feature two images taken at Bispham.

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