Western Train to North Station!

Posted on Tuesday 29 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

Things you probably don’t expect to see early morning in mid-October? How about the Blackpool Western Train running fully illuminated along Talbot Road to North Station?! But that is exactly what happened on Tuesday 22nd October with the tram going onto the extension ahead of its potential use in December.

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Tram track tests prove viability of innovative alert system

Posted on Tuesday 29 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

A recent study involving the Light Rail Safety and Standards Board (LRSSB) has shown that new technology that relies on track vibrations to alert pedestrians of an approaching tram has the potential to deliver another boost to light rail safety.

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In Pictures: Track goes down on West Midlands Metro extension to Dudley

Posted on Monday 28 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

In another pictorial update from the West Midlands Metro extension to Dudley we take a look at some of the more recent progress on the reserved section of the line at the start of route towards Wednesbury (before it gets to Dudley and becomes a more on-street tramway). Although some of these updates have shown little progress these photos – taken by Chris Allsop-Buckler – show more changes which includes the laying of track.

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Supertram joins pioneering rail safety initiative

Posted on Monday 28 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

South Yorkshire Supertram has become the first light rail network in the UK to join a pioneering rail safety initiative aimed at young people. The partnership, with Rail Safe Friendly, an initiative by Learn Live, is committed to educating young people about rail safety.

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Out and About: Edinburgh Trams – 257 promotes Royal Highland Show

Posted on Monday 28 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

Another trip to Edinburgh for this edition of “Out and About” as we take a closer look at an advert for The Royal Highland Show.

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Trams &: London Trams 2532 & train

Posted on Sunday 27 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

For this edition of “Trams &” we feature two modern vehicles.

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In Pictures: Sunderland 16 returns to service at Beamish

Posted on Sunday 27 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

Its absence from service may only have been brief but Sunderland 16 is now back in use at Beamish following the completion of the first phase of its repaint. The tram is, as always, an integral part of the winter operating fleet at Beamish and will return to the workshops in 2025 for the completion of the repaint.

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Events this week

Posted on Sunday 27 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

Main operating seasons start to approach the end but there is still time for a few more special events involving heritage trams!

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 27th October 2024

Posted on Sunday 27 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

Photos this week come from the East Anglia Transport Museum:

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Winter Blackpool Tramway timetable to see most trams go via North Station

Posted on Saturday 26 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

Sunday 10th November will be the next change to the timetable on the Blackpool Tramway as the Winter timetable is introduced. This marks another improvement in the tram service with the vast majority of services now running via North Station – including after 1900 each evening (as opposed to the current illuminations timetable which sees the extension not used post 1900 every day).

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Around the World in Trams: Budapest 1365 & 1401

Posted on Saturday 26 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

We end the month of October’s “Around the World in Trams” with another view coming from Budapest in Hungary.

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Threat of strike action over in Edinburgh

Posted on Saturday 26 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

There should now be no strikes impacting Edinburgh Trams services in the near future after an agreement was reached between the company and union members represented by Unite. Although there had been no strikes called because of the issue the threat had been hanging over the network since members voted in favour of industrial action over the lack of suitable rest periods since the Newhaven extension opened.

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Stourbridge Shuttle team welcome local MP

Posted on Saturday 26 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

The Stourbridge Shuttle, which connects Stourbridge Junction to Stourbridge Town and uses a Parry People Mover to do so, has recently welcomed local MP Cat Eccles and Cllr Jason Griffin to discuss the future of Shuttle operations as well as their vision for the proposed “Dasher” project which would connect Stourbridge with Canal Street.

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Adverts removed in Manchester and Nottingham

Posted on Friday 25 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

There are more trams running in standard fleet on two systems in England following the removal of more advertising vinyls. These changes have affected both Manchester Metrolink and Nottingham Express Transit.

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Light Rail engineers highlight innovative technology

Posted on Friday 25 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

A well-attended meeting of light rail engineers has helped to showcase a range of innovative products designed to enhance asset management and safety. Timed to coincide with the Light Rail Summit in Birmingham, the latest meeting of the UKTram Engineering Group also saw topical discussions on a range of challenges faced across the sector.

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Picture in Time: Docklands Light Railway 94

Posted on Friday 25 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

“Picture in Time” is again on the Docklands Light Railway as we continue to go back in time to see trains in operation.

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In Pictures: London Transport Museum Acton store

Posted on Thursday 24 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

As well as the main London Transport Museum in Covent Garden, there is also a museum store located at Acton which contains many more exhibits which there just isn’t room for at the museum. The store is open on select dates for special Open Days (as well as guided tours), one of which took place over the weekend of 27th and 27th April 2023.

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Supertram train up first group of accredited Mental Health First Aiders

Posted on Thursday 24 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

South Yorkshire Supertram have announced that they have successfully trained their first group of Mental Health First Aiders as part of their ongoing commitment to enhancing colleague wellbeing and fostering a supportive community.

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LRSSB strengthen international links at InnoTrans

Posted on Thursday 24 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

The work being done by the Light Rail Safety and Standards Board (LRSSB) in increasing safety on UK tramways is being recognised internationally, with the recent InnoTrans event in Berlin providing the ideal opportunity for the organisation to strengthen their overseas links.

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In Pictures: Supertram goes as far as Arena

Posted on Wednesday 23 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

The latest engineering works on the South Yorkshire Supertram system took place over the weekend of Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th October. This time they were working on the overhead at Valley Centertainment which saw Yellow route trams only able to operate as far as Arena. In this article Stuart Cooke shows us the unusual destination on some of the trams in the Hillsborough area.

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