Whitefield Tunnel works completed

Posted on Tuesday 11 November 2025 by Gareth Prior

Work to repair Whitefield Tunnel has been completed, securing its long-term operation and safety. The 19th century tunnel is used by trams on the Manchester Metrolink line to Bury and is crucial to being able to provide a reliable service on this crucial part of the network.

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DLR to get into the festive spirit

Posted on Tuesday 11 November 2025 by Gareth Prior

As Transport for London’s 25th anniversary celebration year starts to come to an end, the DLR is celebrating another significant event – Christmas! There will be a festive treasure hunt whilst local school children will be performing carols at Canary Wharf on select dates too.

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In Pictures: Manx Electric Railway and Snaefell Mountain Railway end another season

Posted on Monday 10 November 2025 by Gareth Prior

And just like that another main operating season on the Manx Electric Railway and Snaefell Mountain Railway comes to an end. To celebrate the conclusion of another year of operation, the final weekend of 1st and 2nd November 2025 saw an End of Season Gala and for the Manx Electric Railway that saw a celebration of 50 years since the end of mail traffic on the line.

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In Pictures: West Midlands Metro 18 in service

Posted on Monday 10 November 2025 by Gareth Prior

Over the past few years we have seen plenty of movement of trams on the West Midlands Metro. Some have had to go for repairs after the body cracking issues were discovered, whilst others have just gone away for storage with reduced depot capacity during upgrade works. One tram which went away to Dudley in May is now firmly back in service as we see in this latest pictorial article.

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Side by Side: Nottingham Express Transit 202 & 204

Posted on Monday 10 November 2025 by Gareth Prior

We go “Side by Side” once more and the system features on this occasion is Nottingham Express Transit.

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Out and About: West Midlands Metro – August 2025

Posted on Sunday 9 November 2025 by Gareth Prior

We have another “Out and About” as photography comes from the West Midlands Metro during August 2025.

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In Pictures: Work continues to return trams to The Point

Posted on Sunday 9 November 2025 by Gareth Prior

Back on 19th August 2025 a major fire in Dublin City Centre caused significant damage to George’s Dock bridge which has meant that no trams have been able to run between Connolly and The Point since. Major work has been ongoing since and this is now starting to reach a conclusion, although there will be further disruption of the Red line before that happens with a planned one-day closure between Abbey Street and Connolly on Saturday 15th November 2025.

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Proposals to reduce Supertram fares

Posted on Sunday 9 November 2025 by Gareth Prior

It could cost less to travel on South Yorkshire Supertram from 1st January 2026 if proposals being discussed by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) are given the go-ahead.

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Puppet Metro train gets spooky makeover for Halloween

Posted on Sunday 9 November 2025 by Gareth Prior

A puppet replica of a Tyne and Wear Metro train got into the Halloween spirit with it being transformed into a ghost train for the Great North Museum: Hanock’s Halloween Great North Night after-hours event.

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In Pictures: Llandudno & Colwyn Bay 7 gets ready for Christmas

Posted on Saturday 8 November 2025 by Gareth Prior

Yes, its time to mention the “C” word which is rapidly approaching in less than two months time! We, of course, mean Christmas and in preparation for another outing for the tram, the Llandudno and Colwyn Bay Tramway Society took no. 7 out for an autumnal run on the first day of November 2025.

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Around the World in Trams: Rome 7077 and 7107

Posted on Saturday 8 November 2025 by Gareth Prior

We take another look at trams in Rome, Italy as “Around the World in Trams” continues.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 8th November 2025

Posted on Saturday 8 November 2025 by Gareth Prior

A late season trip to the Isle of Man features in this week’s main site update:

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UK tramways pause to remember

Posted on Saturday 8 November 2025 by Gareth Prior

Tramways across the UK will join the nation in remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice by those who served in the armed forces in conflicts across the world. And as has become traditional many will also be offering service personnel free travel.

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Man taken to hospital after being hit by tram

Posted on Saturday 8 November 2025 by Gareth Prior

A man was taken to hospital in Edinburgh after he was hit by a tram in Leith. The 66 year old was struck by the Newhaven bound tram on Constitution Street close to The Shore tramstop at around 1330 on Friday 7th November 2025 with emergency services attending the scene to treat his injuries.

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Scrappings and new trains into service galore on Tyne and Wear Metro

Posted on Friday 7 November 2025 by Gareth Prior

It has been a very busy week for fleet changes on the Tyne and Wear Metro with four old trains being sent for scrapping whilst another two of the new Stadler built trains have entered service for the first time.

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More special announcements on Metrolink

Posted on Friday 7 November 2025 by Gareth Prior

England and Manchester United footballer Ella Toone will be lending her voice to Bee Network tram announcements over the next few days, ahead of Manchester United’s women’s team match against Paris St Germain on Wednesday 12th November 2025.

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Picture in Time: Gateshead 10

Posted on Friday 7 November 2025 by Gareth Prior

We return to Beamish in 1976 for another photo of Gateshead 10 in operation.

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In Pictures: 3096 is the second Trafford Palazzo tram

Posted on Thursday 6 November 2025 by Gareth Prior

When it was announced that Barton Dock Road tramstop was to be renamed Trafford Palazzo, the press release made mention that there would be two trams wrapped to promote the shopping and entertainment centre. We quickly saw 3089 out in service but the second tram proved elusive initially but has now been spotted and confirmed as being 3096.

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FOI request confirms more DLR scrappings

Posted on Thursday 6 November 2025 by Gareth Prior

We recently gave an update of DLR fleet changes which included details of some recent scrappings, but that wasn’t a complete list as a FOI request made to Transport for London has confirmed that since the start of August 2025 18 of the redundant units have gone off for scrap.

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Edinburgh Trams receive “Highly Commended” award for Permit+ system

Posted on Thursday 6 November 2025 by Gareth Prior

Edinburgh Trams have been recognised at another award ceremony, although this time its not quite the expected type of ceremony for a transport network! This time its the web based system for managing Authority to Work permits, PERMIT+ which has been rewarded at the Cloud Computing Awards.

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