What's New on British Trams Online?

Photos
Another set of photos from the recent archives this week. Blackpool is the location this time as we concentrate on the Centenary Cars. With the one person operated trams having been in the news so far this year we take a look at how the eight trams looked between 2005 and 2009 as we see them in operation at various locations across the tramway.

* All new photo collections added to the site in 2026 can be found on the Photo Gallery Index.

Fleet Lists
This week there are updates this week to the Blackpool Tramway (Standard 143 departing), East Anglia Transport Museum (Blackpool Standard 143 arriving), Fylde Transport Trust (Blackpool Standard 143 moving),Manchester Metrolink (advert removed, new advert and tram back into service), Manx Electric Railway (last operating dates), Seaton Tramway (last operating dates), Tyne and Wear Metro (new train into service and Metrocars for scrap) and West Midlands Metro (advert removed, new advert and photo links) Fleet Lists. There are also updates to the Manchester Metrolink (advert removed and new advert) and West Midlands Metro (advert removed, new advert and photo links) Advert Lists.

* All our Fleet Lists can be found through the Fleet Lists Index.

In the News
Only one place to start this week, and that is the move of Blackpool Standard 143 to the East Anglia Transport Museum. The Fylde Transport Trust owned tram has gone on-loan to the museum and whilst there is will see work completed on bringing it into service, and it will then complete mileage accumulation. This further strengthens the relationship between the FTT and EATM, and will hopefully see the tram carrying passengers in the future. This week ahas also been a week of adverts (when isn't it!) with the West Midlands Metro seeing two new ads featured on our news pages as one also comes off. In Blackpool, Lea Harrison has been confirmed as the new Managing Director of Blackpool Transport and we have seen photos of Manchester Metrolink 1022 which remains stored at Long Marston. The possibility of trams for Bristol is floated again and back on the West Midlands Metro we have seen the work at Wolverhampton St George's completed.

* For all the latest News and our regular photo series head to the News & Features page.

Please enjoy the update!

Gareth - 28th February 2026



Picture of the Week: West Midlands Metro 43

This year has seen a couple of partial adverts applied to trams on the West Midlands Metro. Rather than the majority of the tram being wrapped, this sees just the centre three sections of the tram having adverts. The second of these designs is for Business Growth West Midlands on 43 and it includes a two sided advert (one purple and one orange). This photo shows the purple side as the tram calls at Brindleyplace with a service through to Edgbaston Village.
Photograph by Andy Walters