In Pictures: Trolley woes for MER Tunnel Car 5

Posted on Sunday 13 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

Occasionally things don’t quite go according to plan on tramways across the British Isles and that was the case on Thursday 10th April for the Manx Electric Railway with the final departure of the day from Ramsey suffering and ending up being cancelled.

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Cutty Sark DLR station to close to solve ongoing escalator problems

Posted on Sunday 13 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

The DLR station at Cutty Sark – on the Lewisham line – will be closed to passengers from 31st May until spring 2026 to allow for the complex replacement of escalators. Four new state-of-the-art and more energy-efficient escalators will be installed, replacing the existing ones which have become increasingly unreliable and had to be taken out of use.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 13th April 2025

Posted on Sunday 13 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

This week its time for Part 2 of our collection from Manchester Metrolink in mid-March:

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In Pictures: More trams come and go on the West Midlands Metro

Posted on Saturday 12 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

Ah, where would we be without the constant movement of West Midlands Metro trams? Its certainly a way to keep everyone on their toes as trams seem regularly go for road tips, whether that be to Dudley for repairs or Worksop where some have been stored for the past 18 months or so. We now have another update, including photos, with trams going to and from Dudley the main focus.

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Around the World in Trams: Riga 30362

Posted on Saturday 12 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

Today’s “Around the World in Trams” continues its look at trams running in Riga.

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Seaton 10 tops the mileage charts for March

Posted on Saturday 12 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

As we’ve entered April its time to look back at March and see which trams were out on the tracks at the Seaton Tramway during the month, courtesy of the monthly update newsletter the tramway produces and sends to subscribers.

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Extra Edinburgh Trams services to run for Terminal V

Posted on Saturday 12 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

Edinburgh Trams will be running extra services for music fans heading to Terminal V, a techno music event taking place at the Royal Highland Centre over the Easter weekend. The event features a fantastic line-up of artists including Brutalismus 3000, Biawan, and Deborah de Luca (who are just part of an 100 act strong line-up).

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An update from the Isle of Man

Posted on Friday 11 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

All three tramways on the Isle of Man are now operating for their 2025 seasons with the Snaefell Mountain Railway (30th March) and Douglas Bay Horse Tramway (3rd April) joining the Manx Electric Railway which, as we reported previously got things underway on 18th March. All three will now be running until Sunday 2nd November 2025 (as will the Isle of Man Steam Railway), but things won’t quite be as they were last year as the workshops have been a hive of activity over the winter period.

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Edinburgh Trams north-south extension consultation delayed

Posted on Friday 11 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

You’ll have to wait a bit longer to hear more about the plans to extend the Edinburgh Trams system further as the public consultation over the north-south line between Granton and the Bioquarter has been delayed again. It had previously been due to kick-off this spring but will now not start until mid-August 2025.

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Picture in Time: Manx Electric Railway 5

Posted on Friday 11 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

Its time for “Picture in Time” again and we stay on the Isle of Man.

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In Pictures: Volks Electric Railway back up and running for 2025

Posted on Thursday 10 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

Saturday 5th April saw the Volk’s Electric Railway start running again for 2025 – a year which sees the unique coastal line reach its 142nd anniversary! Just a few days into the new season Tony Sullivan paid a visit to capture some images of the trains in operation on the line.

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Tyne and Wear Metro says farewell to two more Metrocars – but another new train into service too!

Posted on Thursday 10 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

The scrappings of the outgoing Metrocars which have plied their trade on the Tyne and Wear Metro for over 40 years have continued over the past week with a further two examples heading off to Shildon to be cut-up. Meanwhile, the phased introduction of the new fleet has also continued.

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Supertram Engineering Works: 18th to 20th April

Posted on Thursday 10 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

South Yorkshire Supertram services will not run from Shalesmoor to either Malin Bridge or Middlewood for three days at the start of the Easter weekend and full details of the planned service alterations, replacement transport options and what work is due to take place have now been announced.

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In Pictures: Work progresses on Glasgow 488

Posted on Wednesday 9 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

The East Anglia Transport Museum may have been closed to the public for the past three months or so – although that has now changed with the first opening day of 2025 being Sunday 6th April – but as we have come to expect with all heritage tramways, that doesn’t mean nothing has been going on! As well as general maintenance to make the trams, other vehicles and general infrastructure ready for the public work has been ongoing with a couple of major tram restorations. A few weeks ago we took a look at recent progress on Lowestoft 14 and now we do the same with Glasgow 488.

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Track repairs lead to service changes on Metrolink

Posted on Wednesday 9 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

Following the discovery of a damaged section of track at Deansgate-Castlefield, Manchester Metrolink services were subject to disruption on Tuesday 8th April to allow repairs to take place. This saw limited services running throughout the evening with both The Trafford Park and Ashton-under-Lyne lines being suspended.

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West Midlands Metro Easter Egg Hunt!

Posted on Wednesday 9 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

If you are travelling on the West Midlands Metro this Easter you can add to the excitement by taking part in an Easter Egg Hunt! Taking place between 14th and 27th April you can search for colourful Easter Eggs which will be hidden at various places – including on the trams.

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Crossover installed outside Clayton Hotel in another milestone for Birmingham Eastside extension

Posted on Tuesday 8 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

Thursday 20th March was another day where a significant milestone towards the opening of the West Midlands Metro Birmingham Eastside extension was reached with the installation of the switch and crossing infrastructure for its temporary terminus outside the Clayton Hotel.

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Nominations open for Nottingham Community Hero tram naming

Posted on Tuesday 8 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

As is probably widely known amongst readers of this website, all 37 trams which operate on the Nottingham Express Transit system carry names. Many of these are named after famous local figures, some of whom have come to national prominence and others who have done things for the local community. Usually each year one tram has space reserved for a Community Hero and this year, local media website Nottinghamshire Live has teamed up with NET to find the latest recipient.

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Edinburgh Trams Engineering Works: April and May 2025

Posted on Tuesday 8 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

Overnight scheduled engineering works on the Edinburgh Trams system will be taking place in April and May 2025 with three Sundays seeing a delay to the start of a full service on the network to allow this to take place safely. Sundays 13th April, 4th May and 11th May will all see a revised service to start the day, although things will be back to normal by 0700 on all the days.

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In Pictures: Supertram Birley Lane engineering works

Posted on Monday 7 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

Trackworks got underway on the South Yorkshire Supertram network on Saturday 29th March around Birley Lane on the Blue route out to Halfway. During these works – scheduled to continue until Sunday 13th April – no trams are running from Birley Lane to Halfway with replacement buses in operation instead. Stuart Cooke investigated some of the early works and temporary service arrangements at Birley Lane.

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