In Pictures: Elephants invade Blackpool!

Posted on Sunday 2 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

If you go to Blackpool on any given day you are probably going to be met with some unusual sights but most of the time that does not include a herd of elephants! However, since the middle of April that is exactly what has happened as the resort is the latest location to have a charity Elmer the Elephant Art Trail with 71 sculptures located across the town.

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Events this week

Posted on Sunday 2 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

The chance to see more trams undergoing restoration on the South Coast is amongst the highlights for this week…

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 2nd June 2024

Posted on Sunday 2 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

This week its the return of the main site update and we’re off to Blackpool:

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In Pictures: 25th Anniversary of West Midlands Metro

Posted on Saturday 1 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

Thursday 30th May marked the 25th anniversary of the West Midlands Metro with trams having now been back and running in the region for a quarter of a century. Although there have been nods to the anniversary (including a competition for children to design an anniversary logo and a quiz for the older members of society) the actual anniversary day itself was a fairly low key affair, and one which didn’t get off to the best start thanks to overhead problems. Andy Walters captured the sights of the day.

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Around the World in Trams: Ostrava 1515

Posted on Saturday 1 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

It’s a new month and that means “Around the World in Trams” moves location. For June we head to north-east Czech Republic and the city of Ostrava.

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Blackpool 166 adds to the open tram fleet at Crich

Posted on Saturday 1 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

The first day of the Seaside Fun event at the Crich Tramway Village on Saturday 25th May not only saw lots of seaside attractions for all the family but also the return to service of another tram for the year. Blackpool 166 has become the thirteenth passenger tram to run in 2024 – and adds a second open car to the fleet for when the weather is nice.

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West Midlands Metro offer discounted travel to Wolverhampton Pride

Posted on Saturday 1 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

In their latest demonstration of their support for the LGTB+ community in the local area, West Midlands Metro have announced that ticketholders to Wolverhampton Pride will be able to enjoy discounted tram travel.

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In Pictures: Blackpool Event Weekend – Spring Bank Holiday Weekend

Posted on Friday 31 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

Over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend between Saturday 25th and Monday 27th May Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours operated their first hop-on, hop-off timetable since last September as part of an “Event Weekend”.

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West Midlands Metro Engineering Works: Sunday 2nd June

Posted on Friday 31 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

More works will be taking place on the West Midlands Metro over the summer, with the first service change set to be in place on Sunday 2nd June.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Standard 49

Posted on Friday 31 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

We’re back off to Crich for this edition of “Picture in Time” with another Blackpool tram coming across the camera.

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In Pictures: Revised tram service in Sheffield and more new track goes down

Posted on Thursday 30 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

This is the latest in our look at the trackwork taking place on the South Yorkshire Supertram system in and around the city centre. As we’ve reported before the work is taking place during the May Half Term school holidays and has meant that no trams are able to run through the city centre. Stuart Cooke provides the images.

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Metro celebrates 25th anniversary with unveiling of logo on tram

Posted on Thursday 30 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

The West Midlands Metro has now been running for 25 years and to mark the anniversary a special ceremony took place at Wednesbury Depot where nine year old Pargunn Kaur Birring unveiled her logo on the side of a tram.

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Manchester Metrolink Engineering Works in June

Posted on Thursday 30 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

Throughout the summer months there will be a number of engineering works taking place on the Manchester Metrolink network with various infrastructure renewal and improvements required. The work starts off in June and this provides a summary of service changes as a result.

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In Pictures: Edinburgh Trams 267 receives new adverts

Posted on Wednesday 29 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

Edinburgh Trams 267 has now reached ten different adverts following the removal of its BT ads in favour of a new design for Johnstons on Elgin. The tram is the second in the fleet to have had 10 adverts for 10 different companies/promotions following on from 264.

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Metro performance goes over 80%

Posted on Wednesday 29 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

If you would say that over eight out of ten trains were arriving on time you’d usually think that’s not brilliant but when it’s the Tyne and Wear Metro and performance has been as low as six out of ten over the past year it is at least a move in the right direction. Its time to take another look at the punctuality figures on the Tyne and Wear Metro.

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Enter the Metro 25th anniversary quiz to see behind the scenes at Wednesbury Depot!

Posted on Wednesday 29 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

Think you know all there is to know about the West Midlands Metro?! Well, a new 25th anniversary quiz has just been launched asking customers and enthusiasts to see whether they may be the ultimate fan of the tram network – and for six lucky winners there will be a prize to not forget with a behind the scenes tour of Wednesbury Depot.

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Blackpool Boats making themselves at home in San Francisco

Posted on Tuesday 28 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

San Francisco is now home to three Blackpool Boat Cars following the completion of the acquisition of 226 which has now been transported ahead of work starting on its restoration to service. 226 joins fellow Boat Cars 228 and 233 in San Francisco – which is now home to the joint most of the class anywhere in the world!

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In Pictures: Supertram trackworks get underway

Posted on Tuesday 28 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

Rail replacement work on the South Yorkshire Supertram network got underway from Saturday 25th May with locations around Sheffield City Centre being worked on. These are publicised, as they usually are, as improving the network with the new rails planned to allow a more reliable and a continued safe service to operate. Stuart Cooke provides an update of some of the early work taking place.

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Extra trams for Taylor Swift concerts at Murrayfield

Posted on Tuesday 28 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

Edinburgh Trams will run additional services next month when Taylor Swift is due to perform on three consecutive nights at Scottish Gas Murrayfield. Trams will run until at least 0100 on Friday 7th, Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th June to help the crowds get back after the concerts as part of the Eras Tour take place.

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Lisbon 730 update from Beamish

Posted on Monday 27 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

Back in January 2024 it was announced that Lisbon 730 was moved from the Wirral to Beamish where it was to become a permanent member of the operating fleet in the northeast to provide additional capacity amongst the trams. The tram moved on 22nd January and was soon moved into the depot ahead of a start on the tram being prepared for service.

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