In Pictures: Trams and trolleybuses at the East Anglia Transport Museum

Posted on Wednesday 18 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

With the East Anglia Transport Museum now open every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday (plus some Saturdays for special events) until the end of September there are even more opportunities to visit the winner of the British Trams Online Museum of the Year 2024. And that is precisely what Bryan Grint did on Sunday 15th June when the two trams running were Blackpool Marton VAMBAC 11 and Sheffield 513 with the single trolleybus in use being London Transport 1201.

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In Pictures: This tram is for…

Posted on Wednesday 18 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

If you happen to travel past South Yorkshire Supertram’s depot at Nunnery Square you will probably noticed a number of trams stabled in the yard with their destination display saying “Tram Prepped”. But that is usually as far as those trams get as by the time they leave the depot things have been inputted to get the right route on the displays. But it doesn’t always happen like that as we see in this article.

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New LRSSB podcast released

Posted on Wednesday 18 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

The latest edition of the podcast created by the Light Rail Standards and Safety Board (LRSSB) is now out and this time the team are looking at the evolution of tram simulators and their contribution to light rail safety.

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Riding the Coventry Very Light Rail

Posted on Tuesday 17 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

Ken Jones had originally been due to be on one of the first test runs of the Coventry Very Light Rail demonstration but unfortunately extra pre-passenger testing was needed and so those trips were cancelled. However, some extra space was found on the planned final Friday and so Ken managed to get a ride after all and in this article he goes into more detail of the experience.

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DLR to introduce new timetable from 21st July

Posted on Tuesday 17 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

Article updated 20/6/25 following TfL press release confirming changes.

Transport for London have confirmed that a new timetable is to be introduced on the DLR from Monday 21st July. Although exact details of the make-up of this new timetable have yet to be formally announced it is expected to be a reduction in services whilst the wait goes on for the introduction of the new trains.

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New Mural completed at Netherthorpe Road Supertram stop

Posted on Tuesday 17 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

Earlier this year we saw a new mural painted onto the shutters of a shop by Infirmary Road tramstop in Sheffield, and now come news of a new mural at the subway leading to Netherthorpe Road tramstop as part of a project initiated by Supertram, local councillors and Sheffield Hallam University. The mural celebrates the community’s connection to nature and travel – and yes it includes a tram, although this one’s a modern one!

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In Pictures: Construction continues on Eastside extension

Posted on Monday 16 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

The Birmingham Eastside extension of the West Midlands Metro should be one of two new sections of line on the network to open by the end of this year (albeit just a small part of it) – the other being the Black Country line as far as Dudley of course. In preparation for trams to start running as far as the Clayton Hotel, the Midland Metro Alliance have been continuing work in recent months and in this pictorial update Ken Jones takes a quick look at recent progress around Moor Street Queensway.

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New strategic partnership for UKTram and Rail Forum

Posted on Monday 16 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

UKTram and Rail Forum have joined forces to create a new strategic partnership with it is said will be an exciting step in strengthening ties between the light and heavy rail sectors whilst supporting collaboration across the wider UK transport industry.

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Stop by Stop London Trams: New Addington line – Gravel Hill

Posted on Monday 16 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

In the latest edition of “Stop by Stop” our journey on the London Trams New Addington line continues as we make our way towards Croydon.

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Out and About 2025: Edinburgh Trams – West End

Posted on Sunday 15 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

Its time for another edition of “Out and About” and this time we go to Edinburgh.

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Rotherham Parkgate Park and Ride opens

Posted on Sunday 15 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

It was teased on the advert applied to South Yorkshire Supertram 115 in January and now the Park and Ride site at Rotherham Parkgate (the end of the tram-train route) is open for business. Providing 289 free parking spaces its hoped that the site will help to ease congestion on the A633 and A6123 as part of a scheme to help improve walking, cycling and transport connections across South Yorkshire.

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UKTram appoint Dan Hill as Knowledge Manager

Posted on Sunday 15 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

UKTram have announced that Dan Hill has been appointed as the organisation’s Knowledge Manager. As part of this new role Dan, who has been at UKTram since 2016, will be to create a dedicated reference library and Request for Information (RFI) archive, which has been much requested resource for UKTram members.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 15th June 2025

Posted on Sunday 15 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

Off to the capital for images of the Docklands Light Railway this week:

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And another Metrocar heads away for scrap

Posted on Saturday 14 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

The scrappings of the Metrocars, which have been running on the Tyne and Wear Metro for over 40 years let’s not forget – appears to be showing no signs of slowing down as not content with sending six for scrap over an eight day period a seventh also headed that way.

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Around the World in Trams: Lille 420

Posted on Saturday 14 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

As we stayed in East Berlin a bit longer than planned we have a few weeks left in June so rather than going to one new location, the rest of the month will see shots from across Europe, and we start in France.

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VolkerRail help Heaton Park Tramway with track renewal

Posted on Saturday 14 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

In yet another example of how companies help out heritage tramway organsations across the UK, VolkerRail have recently stepped in to assist Manchester’s Heaton Park Tramway with some track renewal during their current closure whilst the substation equipment is renewed.

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More come out in support of major funding for light rail in England

Posted on Saturday 14 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

Following last week’s announcement of an unprecedented £15.6 billion being made available to transport in Mayoral Combined Authority regions across England, with much of this set to be committed to light rail projects, more industry bodies have come out with positive comments of what it could mean for the future.

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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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