Cheltenham 21 made available by Council

Posted on Friday 13 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

After over 30 years stored behind closed doors Cheltenham 21 is being offered to interested parties with the Council admitting they have no plans for its restoration or display. The tram – which in the preservation era has called both Crich and Bournemouth home before returning home – is part of the collection at the Council owned Wilson Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum but its size makes it difficult for them to display it which has led to the decision to look at deaccessioning no. 21.

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Bus boss in Nottingham rails against NET expansion

Posted on Friday 13 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

If you ever wondered what one of the fundamental problems with public transport in the UK is we present you exhibit A – the Managing Director of Trentbarton buses, Tom Morgan, has railed against the idea that Nottingham Express Transit could be expanded saying how buses can do the job cheaper, better and without the need for any government subsidy.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool OMO 2

Posted on Friday 13 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

The next set of images in “Picture in Time” again come from the Blackpool Tramway as we head back over 40 years to see what then was just the mundane day-to-day running of the UK’s only remaining public service tramway, but looking back today makes some go all misty-eyed about the “good old days”.

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Tyne and Wear Metro scrappings resume

Posted on Thursday 12 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

After a gap of around two months between departures, the scrappings of the redundant original Tyne and Wear Metro trains has resumed with six having left the network to be cut-up over several days at the start of June.

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North Station tramstop celebrates its first birthday

Posted on Thursday 12 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

Happy birthday to Blackpool’s North Station extension! Officially opening to the public on 12th June 2024 (following pre-opening specials in the run-up, including both Flexity2 trams and Balloon 700), over the past year more than a quarter of a million passenger journeys have made to and from the stop – and its popularity continues to increase with the travelling public.

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Supertram offers free travel for Armed Forces Day 2025

Posted on Thursday 12 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

South Yorkshire Supertram have confirmed that they will be offering members of the armed forces and veterans free travel for the Armed Forces Day celebrations in 2025 (and they are likely to not be the only transport operator to do the same if previous years are any indicator).

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In Pictures: Trams joined by buses at Beamish’s Festival of Transport

Posted on Wednesday 11 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

This is in effect an extended edition of “Trams &” as we head to Beamish to see a few shots of trams along with buses. These were all taken during the recent Festival of Transport (24th May to 1st June) which saw the return of trains from Rowley Station for first time since 2020, and included Beamish’s main contribution to the Railway 200 celebrations taking place this year. Trevor Hall took the attached images.

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West Midlands Metro stars in Great British Railway Journeys

Posted on Wednesday 11 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

Trams on television alert! The latest series of BBC’s Great British Railway Journeys saw Michael Portillo embark on another set of journeys around the UK and one, which featured the Black Country heavily, saw him see behind the scenes at the West Midlands Metro.

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NET give warning over TikTok tram surfing trend

Posted on Wednesday 11 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

Following media reports showing youths “tram surfing” by clinging on to the rear of trams in Nottingham, bosses at Nottingham Express Transit have given a warning over the dangerous act to anyone who may be tempted to follow the trend which has become more popular thanks to a new trend on TikTok.

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In Pictures: 3002 gets 2025 pride vinyls in Manchester with other livery changes too

Posted on Tuesday 10 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

There have been a number of livery changes on Manchester Metrolink again with probably the most significant being the application of this year’s Pride livery on 3002. Elsewhere in Manchester there have been wraps removed on a couple of trams with one of those getting some replacement vinyls – just about!

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Event Coming Soon! Past Times at Crich Tramway Village

Posted on Tuesday 10 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd June 2025 will see the return of the Past Times event at the Crich Tramway Village. This is a mulit-era event allowing visitors to have a fun look back through history, covering a range of historical periods.

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West Midlands Metro start recruitment for key roles in Operations and Engineering

Posted on Tuesday 10 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

Its not just the West Midlands Metro tram network which will be expanding this year, they are also expanding their team and have recently advertised three exciting opportunities. Each of the roles will play a vital role in delivering safe, reliable and customer-focused tram services across the region.

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In Pictures: Aberdeen 11’s overhaul continues

Posted on Monday 9 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

A tram – which is no longer a tram but railway coaching stock – which we’ve featured several times over the past few months is former Aberdeen Suburban Tramways Company 11 which is currently enjoying an overhaul at the Alford Valley Community Railway in Aberdeenshire. In this latest update we take another look at the tram/coach as it continues its road to a return.

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Metrolink 3075 loses it advert

Posted on Monday 9 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

Another advert change in Manchester as 3075 is back in yellow and silver with the vinyls for the National Trust Blossom Watch campaign having been removed in early June 2025.

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Stop by Stop London Trams: New Addington line – Addington Village

Posted on Monday 9 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

Onwards we go to the next stop on the New Addington line of London Trams as we continue to make our way towards Croydon.

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Manchester Metrolink Then & Now: Old Trafford

Posted on Sunday 8 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

Moving away from St Peter’s Square for the last in this series of “Manchester Metrolink Then & Now” as we go to Old Trafford.

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West of England will look at trams as part of future strategy

Posted on Sunday 8 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

Earlier this month we saw the headline grabbing announcement from the UK government that the biggest ever package of funding to English regions for transport improvements would be given for the five years from 2027/8 (although some will be made available earlier to ensure projects can get going as soon as possible). At the time of that announcement the biggest projects set to benefit were to be in the north east, Manchester, West Midlands, and West and South Yorkshire; but they aren’t the only regions which will see extra money available.

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Nexus appoint consultants for Metro extension to Washington as public engagement events announced

Posted on Sunday 8 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

Following the announcement by Mayor of the North East, Kim McGuiness, that part of the major government funding for the region will go towards the construction of the first new Tyne and Wear Metro line for over 30 years, comes the news that not only have they appointed technical consultants to help develop the plans but also that public engagement events will be taking place from mid-June onwards.

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

Posted on Sunday 8 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

This week we head to the Blackpool Tramway for a set of images taken this May:

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In Pictures: Trackwork underway in Piccadilly Gardens

Posted on Saturday 7 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

Manchester Metrolink is once again running a revised service with more major investment in improving and maintaining the infrastructure underway in Piccadilly Gardens. This is the start of a lengthy closure between Piccadilly Gardens and Piccadilly Station, which will last for around two months.

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