NET and Ambulance service sign agreement to speed up treatment of passengers falling ill

Posted on Monday 30 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

Nottingham Express Transit and the East Midlands Ambulance Service have signed a formal “Memorandum of Understanding” aimed at speeding up the treatment of any passengers who may fall ill on the tram network. The aim is not only to speed up the treatment but also to try and reduce disruption on the network whilst the ambulance crew are in attendance.

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They Ran in 2019: Leeds 399

Posted on Monday 30 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

As this series starts to come to a conclusion we head to the East Midlands for the last time and take a look at Leeds 399 in operation at the Crich Tramway Village.

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15 Years Apart: London Tramlink 2550

Posted on Monday 30 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

We take a break from looking at photos of Blackpool trams as they are back in the capital with a view of one of the original Bombardier built CR4000s for Tramlink, its 2550.

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Brief FTT tram update

Posted on Sunday 29 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

For the last time this year we bring you a brief update on the planned return to service of three trams owned by the Fylde Transport Trust: Standard 143, Railcoach 279 and Coronation 304.

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They Ran in 2019: Blackpool Brush 621

Posted on Sunday 29 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

Today, as we continue our look at those trams which ran during 2019, we take a look at another member of the Blackpool heritage fleet. This one is Brush Railcoach 621.

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15 Years Apart: Blackpool Standard 147

Posted on Sunday 29 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

Its Blackpool once more as we take a look at a tram “15 Years Apart” with Standard 147 the tram seen in two photos below this time.

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Trams in Video: Brussels Tramways 150th Anniversary Celebrations – 1st May 2019

Posted on Saturday 28 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

For today’s “Trams in Video” we are going back overseas with a film taken during the 150th Anniversary celebrations of Brussels Tramways which took place on 1st May 2019. The highlight of this was the parade of nearly 40 trams and many of these feature in this footage, which is once again from the camera of Bob Hodges.

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Punctuality dips on Metrolink

Posted on Saturday 28 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

The latest two sets of Manchester Metrolink performance figures have now been released and they both show a small dip in trams running on time falling from the 90.5% of the previous period we reported on to 90% and then 89.25%. This is the lowest percentage for some time but there doesn’t seem to be any particular big reason for this fall with just a number of small incidents combining.

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They Ran in 2019: Newcastle 114

Posted on Saturday 28 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

Its off to the northeast for today’s entry into the “They Ran in 2019” series and it’s a tram which originates from the northeast as well – Newcastle 114.

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The Real Drive – back for 2020!

Posted on Saturday 28 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

2019 saw the chance to drive a heritage tram in Blackpool for the first time in a number of years with the launch of “The Real Drive”. Now, after the popularity of the first year it will be back again in 2020 with 25 dates initially launched to take part.

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15 Years Apart: Blackpool Brush 631

Posted on Saturday 28 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

Today it’s the fourth and final Brush Car to feature in “15 Years Apart” – no. 631.

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2020 timetable released on the Isle of Man

Posted on Friday 27 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

One thing you can always be sure of nowadays is that the planned timetables for the main three tramways and railways on the Isle of Man will be released nice and early and that is certainly the case again with 2020’s version available for download from the Isle of Man Railways website.

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They Ran in 2019: Sheffield 15

Posted on Friday 27 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

We take a break from Blackpool trams today as we feature the only operation horse tram in the UK – Sheffield 15.

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Bid made to save old Laxey Substation

Posted on Friday 27 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

The old Laxey Substation – with its mercury arc rectifier bulbs – could be saved and opened as a museum if a group of volunteers on the Isle of Man manage to secure funding. The old substation was replaced by new more modern technology a few years ago but the old equipment remains in place – albeit now not used for its original purpose – and now the Laxey Substation Group want to save it for posterity.

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15 Years Apart: Blackpool Balloon 723

Posted on Friday 27 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

Another day, another Blackpool tram features in “15 Years Apart”. This time its Balloon Car 723.

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Trams in Video: Nottingham Express Transit – August 2015

Posted on Thursday 26 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

More video for you today and this time we are in the East Midlands to take a look at Nottingham Express Transit. This footage was mostly filmed on 25th August 2015, which was the first day of public services on the Phase Two extensions to Clifton South and Toton Lane.

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Performance plummets again on Tyne and Wear Metro

Posted on Thursday 26 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

65%. That is the latest punctuality figure for the Tyne and Wear Metro – one of the lowest performance figures we have seen since we started reporting on these four weekly performance stats. It is also a major fall since the previous period and is lower by 3% than the same period in 2018.

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They Ran in 2019: Blackpool Balloon 715

Posted on Thursday 26 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

We’ve become rather Blackpool biased in this series as the fourth day in a row we feature a tram from that system, but this time we are actually back in Blackpool and feature one of the more popular heritage vehicles, Balloon 715.

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In Pictures: Crich winter work continues

Posted on Thursday 26 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

As we’ve already reported a few times the main winter closure maintenance job at the Crich Tramway Village is relaying of the double track between Victoria Park and the single line staff heading in the direction of Wakebridge and as Christmas approaches good progress is being on the northbound track as seen in the below photos courtesy of Keith Chadbourne.

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15 Years Apart: Leeds 345

Posted on Thursday 26 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

We take a look at another tram which has changed a lot over the past 15 years today. It is Leeds 345 which was in the midst of a major restoration in 2004 and is now firmly operational.

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