Overhead woes for Metrolink

Posted on Sunday 13 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

A major fault with the overhead at Cornbrook on Saturday 12th December saw major disruption for Manchester Metrolink with the repairs taking the best part of the day to complete leading to major disruption for all Metrolink lines except for that between Bury and Piccadilly. An investigation is underway to see what the cause of the problem was with this initially unclear.

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Trams &: Sunderland 16 & bus

Posted on Sunday 13 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

We are again off to Beamish in this edition of “Trams &” as we take a look at Sunderland 16 alongside one of the museum’s resident buses.

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Sunday 13 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

Once again we are heading back into the recent archives with photos this week coming from 14 years ago at Crich:

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Utility diversions underway on Birmingham Eastside extension

Posted on Saturday 12 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

Work on diverting utilities on the route of the West Midlands Metro Birmingham Eastside Extension to Digbeth via the HS2 station at Curzon Street is now underway with a water main on New Bartholomew Street being upgraded and future-proofed. To mark the occasion various local dignitaries, including Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street, visited the scene to see the works taking place.

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Around the World in Trams: Berlin 2222

Posted on Saturday 12 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

We take a further look at the trams running in Berlin with this latest edition of our worldwide tram series.

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Trams for Canterbury?

Posted on Saturday 12 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

Could trams provide traffic congestion in Canterbury? The historic city in Kent are about to start investigating ways to solve severe traffic congestion and one possible solution is said to be trams to avoid Canterbury becoming left behind by other similar cities.

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Lockdown Walks: Manchester Metrolink 3055

Posted on Saturday 12 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Lockdown Walks” we are again taking a trip to Manchester to see the busy Metrolink network.

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Last remaining Nexus Travelshops to remain closed

Posted on Saturday 12 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

Nexus have announced that their six remaining Travelshops at bus and Metro stations will not be reopening, having initially closed at the start of the pandemic overnight on 23rd March. It is said that they are no longer needed as all the services they provided are available online, at ticket machines or through the assistance of staff at bus and Metro stations.

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Trams &: Glasgow 1017 & Garratt steam locomotive

Posted on Saturday 12 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Trams &” we are heading to Scotland’s only operating heritage tramway at Summerlee.

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New track to be laid at Colyford in January

Posted on Friday 11 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

The winter period on the Seaton Tramway may not be seeing trams running (after the Christmas and New Year operating period anyway) but that doesn’t mean its not going to be a hive of activity in this small corner of Devon. As part of their ongoing maintenance programme the track across the A3052 in Colyford will be replaced leading to the road itself being closed to all traffic for 9 days.

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Petition launched against Port of Leith tramstop

Posted on Friday 11 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

A group of local residents in Leith have banded together calling on the City of Edinburgh Council to rethink their plans for the stop at Port of Leith claiming that it will cause 30 trees to be cut down from an area which is lacking in green areas. They have launched a petition which already has over 130 signatures and have now taken their campaign to local media in Edinburgh reiterating their calls for a rethink.

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Picture in Time: Granada Studio Tours trams

Posted on Friday 11 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

For one last time in this series we head back to Granada Studio Tours to take a look at one of the “trams” which could be found in Manchester in the 1980s.

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15 Years Apart: Nottingham Express Transit 212

Posted on Friday 11 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its time for another edition of our comparison archive photo series as we take a look at one of the original Nottingham Express Transit vehicles “15 Years Apart”.

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Lockdown Walks: Stagecoach Supertram 113

Posted on Friday 11 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

As we continue the series where we take a look at trams in the UK during 2020, this “Lockdown Walk” is again heading down to Malin Bridge on Stagecoach Supertram.

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Smartphone ticketing arrives on the Tyne and Wear Metro

Posted on Thursday 10 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

Passengers on the Tyne and Wear Metro will be able to use their Smartphones to travel on the system after a unique partnership between Google Play and Nexus. The new technology has been enabled on all Android smartphones so that people can buy their tickets digitally from the Pop card app and then use that to travel on the network while it will also be able to open ticket barriers.

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Edinburgh Trams launch Christmas activity pack

Posted on Thursday 10 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

Kids bored and looking for something to keep them occupied over Christmas? Well, if so fear not as Edinburgh Trams are here to help with a free activity pack now available to download from their website. From word searches to a reindeer name call, a spot the difference, colouring sheets and the chance to draw themselves in the driver’s seat of a tram are all available in the book which is sure to keep them occupied for at least a little bit of time!

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Stop by Stop Nottingham Express Transit: Clifton South line – Ruddington Lane

Posted on Thursday 10 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

Today we reach the halfway stage of our look at tram stops on Nottingham Express Transit as we take a look at Ruddington Lane.

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15 Years Apart: Blackpool Balloon 715

Posted on Thursday 10 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “15 Years Apart” we are again heading back to Blackpool where we take a look at one of the Balloon Cars in both 2005 and 2020.

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Trams &: Birkenhead 20 & buses

Posted on Thursday 10 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

This latest look at a tram and something else is heading to the Wirral Heritage Tramway for a view of Birkenhead 20 passing a couple of buses.

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In Pictures: First track laid on Leith Walk

Posted on Wednesday 9 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

No sooner had we had our latest photographic look at progress on the Tram to Newhaven project in Edinburgh then there is another update as the first tracks have now been laid on Leith Walk – the second main location to see the track installed following on from that close to Ocean Terminal on Ocean Way.

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