Another busy day for Metrolink

Posted on Thursday 13 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

Manchester Metrolink is celebrating another day of moving the crowds with 26th May being confirmed as the fifth busiest Sunday on record. It was part of a busy day for public transport across Greater Manchester with the Greater Manchester Run taking place in the morning and the Manchester City Champions Parade in the evening.

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In Pictures: Overhead line problems for West Midlands Metro

Posted on Thursday 13 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

Services on the West Midlands Metro were disrupted for several hours on Wednesday 12th June because of an overhead line fault close to Dudley Street. Whilst repairs took place a split service was operated on the line.

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In Pictures: First passenger tram runs to North Station

Posted on Wednesday 12 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

Whether you take it as being 88 years (trams on Talbot Road) or 61 (trams to North Station) there’s no doubt its been a long time (and it seems for a lot of that we’ve been waiting for the thing to be built and open!) but finally on Wednesday 12th June the first passengers enjoyed a ride on the latest UK tram extension to North Station, Blackpool at the start of several days of special launches.

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New event for Crich as they go back in time to several periods

Posted on Wednesday 12 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

The Crich Tramway Village has long been home to a TARDIS (or old fashioned Police Box if you prefer to be more grounded in reality!) so is no stranger to travelling in time but a new event on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd June will see several different periods represented. Past Times Living History Weekend brings history alive from the 15th century all the way through to the mid-20th century and is an all new event for 2024.

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Stadler reach half way point in construction of new Tyne and Wear Metro trains

Posted on Wednesday 12 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

Stadler have confirmed that they have now finished construction of half of the planned fleet of new trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro. 23 of the 46 trains have been completed in Switzerland with seven so far having been delivered to north east England, and further examples are expected to follow later this year.

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In Pictures: More trams running the Supertram revised service

Posted on Tuesday 11 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

Things may have now returned to normal on the South Yorkshire Supertram system after the conclusion of the city centre trackwork but for a week at the end of May and just into June a special service was operating which saw a fourth colour route added into the mix. Stuart Cooke went out onto the network again on Sunday 2nd June to capture some more images of trams heading to unusual places in different locations.

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Welcome to T1, T2 and T3 – the new era for the Blackpool Tramway

Posted on Tuesday 11 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

Sunday 16th June will mark a new era for the Blackpool Tramway as for the first time in 88 years trams will be running along Talbot Road on the extension to North Station (and the first time since 1963 that trams ran to the station along the former Dickson Road route). As well as that bit history the same date will see route numbers introduced – welcome to T1, T2 and T3!

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LRSSB continue on the right track to deliver safer tramways

Posted on Tuesday 11 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

The LRSSB’s latest update to their Business Plan has shown that they remain on the right track to improve safety on the UK’s tramways and light railways with a series of landmark projects progressing as the plan enters its final year.

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In Pictures: Emergency exercise in Nottingham

Posted on Monday 10 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

Whilst everyone hopes the worst never happens, there is always the potential for there being a serious incident involving a tram which requires the emergency services to attend. To make sure that if this does happen everyone is prepared for what they can do there are semi regular rehearsals involving the emergency services and one such exercise took place in Nottingham on Friday 31st October.

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Supertram to trial extra peak time services

Posted on Monday 10 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

When the South Yorkshire Combined Authority took control of Supertram back in March they promised that they would be reviewing the timetable to make sure it catered for the needs of the travelling public. And now the first step towards this has been announced with a trial of extra peak time services between Monday 10th June and Friday 19th July.

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Out and About: Blackpool Tramway – February 2024

Posted on Monday 10 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

A visit to the Blackpool Tramway is the subject of this edition of “Out and About”.

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Trams &: Blackpool 31 & buses

Posted on Sunday 9 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

We have another edition of “Trams &” today and we go back to the ever popular location in this series of Beamish – somewhere always likely to provide you the chance to capture a tram with another form of transport.

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Via Marton – new Blackpool tram book from Brian Turner now available!

Posted on Sunday 9 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

Renowned Blackpool Tramway expert Brian Turner is back with another book on the popular system – and as everyone with an interest in the tramways of the Fylde Coast knows this is usually a sure sign of quality so it looks set to be a popular addition to any bookshelf! “Via Marton” concentrates on the Marton route with plenty of photos taking a journey along the tram route.

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Events this week…

Posted on Sunday 9 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

It’s a week of openings as we finally get to see the Blackpool North Station extension opens whilst over in Manchester it’s the first operating weekend of 2024 for the Heaton Park Tramway.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 9th June 2024

Posted on Sunday 9 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

Off to London for some photos from the Docklands Light Railway this week:

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In Pictures: More advert liveries seen in Manchester

Posted on Saturday 8 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

No sooner do we report on various adverts being removed on Manchester Metrolink trams then there is a whole host of more added – including some of those very trams we said were now back in fleet livery! 3024, 3061, 3116 and 3118 have all got new vinyls – three of them had only just gone back to fleet colours whereas we also have a first timer.

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Around the World in Trams: Ostrava 1510

Posted on Saturday 8 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

We continue with “Around the World in Trams” as Ostrava, Czech Republic is still our location.

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Edinburgh Trams celebrate a year of success for the Newhaven extension

Posted on Saturday 8 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

Friday 7th June saw Edinburgh Trams celebrate another anniversary – this time exactly a year since public service started operating on the 3 mile line to Newhaven. Over the past 12 months it has provided a huge boost to the city for both locals and tourists alike.

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Heaton Park Tramway announce special events for 2024

Posted on Saturday 8 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

We may still be a week or so away from the operating season getting underway on Manchester’s Heaton Park Tramway but they are already planning for the rest of the year with an announcement of a series of events.

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In Pictures: Taylor Swift gets a wrap in Edinburgh

Posted on Friday 7 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

Ahead of her concerts taking place at Scottish Gas Murrayfield this weekend, Taylor Swift is making her mark on Edinburgh Trams and its not the fact that lots of fans will be taking the tram to get to the gigs! 276 has received a new vinyl wrap advert for her latest album in what is a very plain black design.

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