Temporary road surface leads to WMM tracks being at wrong level

Posted on Sunday 25 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

Construction of the West Midlands Metro line to Dudley is continuing with the aim being to start passenger services by the end of 2025, but there is a slight issue which was discovered late last year with one section of line as it appears the track may not be at the right level close to Dudley Castle tramstop. A bill of at least £100,000 is now to be met by Dudley Council and Transport for West Midlands to rectify the problem.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 25th May 2025

Posted on Sunday 25 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

Another Bank Holiday weekend and another couple of sets of photos – some from May 2025 in Manchester as we also go into the heritage tram archives:

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Two more Stadler trains arrive on the Tyne and Wear Metro as one more into service

Posted on Saturday 24 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

The Tyne and Wear Metro welcomed the latest couple of new trains to their network in the early hours of 9th May 2025 when 555 012 and 555 014 were delivered from Switzerland.

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Around the World in Trams: East Berlin 217 089-6

Posted on Saturday 24 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

Back to East Berlin we go for another “Around the World in Trams”.

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Snaefell Mountain Railway recruit for engineer

Posted on Saturday 24 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

The Department of Infrastructure on the Isle of Man are currently in the process of recruiting for an Electrical/Mechanical Rolling Stock Fitter to join the team on the Snaefell Mountain Railway.

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Tram damaged in Edinburgh after collision with lorry

Posted on Saturday 24 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

Edinburgh Trams 262 suffered damage after it was involved in a collision with a lorry on Leith Walk during the late afternoon of Thursday 22nd May 2025. Online eyewitness reports say that the tram was hit by the back of a lorry at Dalmeny Street with photos showing damage to at least one of the passenger doors and surrounding area of the tram.

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In Pictures: New advert for West Midlands Metro 36

Posted on Friday 23 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

For the first time in around two years, a West Midlands Metro Urbos3 is carrying advertising vinyls following the application of an advert for a new Adidas store at the Bullring on 36. This advert, as usual, keeps the ends of the tram in the fleet livery but the remainder of the tram is wrapped in a mainly pink design.

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In Pictures: Very Light Rail Vehicle arrives in Coventry

Posted on Friday 23 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

Having only played a starring role in Dudley a few days ago, the Very Light Rail Vehicle has been on the move again – this time on the road as its been transported to Coventry ahead of the test/demonstration runs starting later this month.

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink T68

Posted on Friday 23 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

Another edition of “Picture in Time” featuring Manchester Metrolink.

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Metrolink SPV departs

Posted on Thursday 22 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

Manchester Metrolink 1027 – the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) built in 1991 – has left Greater Manchester for the last time. Having not been used out on the network since 2019 and barely even around the depot since 2022, the vehicle (and its matching wagon) had become surplus to requirements and was offered for sale in a sealed bid auction last year. With negotiations now concluded it has a new home and left Queens Road Depot for the last time on the back of a lorry during the evening of 20th May 2025.

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Mott MacDonald appointed as consultants for Clyde Metro – but trams seem to be ruled out

Posted on Thursday 22 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

The Clyde Metro proposals are moving to the next stage with Mott MacDonald appointed to provide consultancy services on certain aspects of the plans. At the same time an article in the Glasgow Times seems to confirm that the idea of it being a tram system has been ruled out with the preference being for a Metro network. However, all this is more theory at the moment with the proposals still at a very early stage.

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Full details announced for more Supertram improvement works

Posted on Thursday 22 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

South Yorkshire Supertram services will not run between Cathedral and either Malin Bridge or Middlewood for seven days during the May Half Term week with the latest set of improvement works confirmed as taking place on Langsett Road in Hillsborough.

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In Pictures: Coventry Very Light Rail Vehicle welcomes its public at Dudley

Posted on Wednesday 21 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

One of the highlights of the Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) Family Fun Day at the Very Light Rail Innovation Centre in Dudley was the chance for the public to get their first rides on the Coventry Very Light Rail vehicle. This was the first chance for the public and likely to be the only chance to do so at Dudley with the vehicle set to move to Coventry shortly for the on-street tests to take place there later this month and in June. Photos of the vehicle in action come from Mark Hambly.

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The Seaside returns to Crich

Posted on Wednesday 21 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

You can’t get anywhere in the UK much more landlocked than Crich but for a week each year that doesn’t stop the seaside coming to the Crich Tramway Village and the Seaside Fun event is back again for the May Half Term week between Saturday 24th and Friday 30th May.

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Discounted tram travel for Birmingham Pride

Posted on Wednesday 21 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

Birmingham Pride takes place on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th May 2025 and once again West Midlands Metro will be offering discounted travel for ticket holders.

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In Pictures: Views of the continued restoration of Brighton 53

Posted on Tuesday 20 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

As we reported a few weeks ago, there was a chance to see recent progress on the restoration of the last remaining Brighton Corporation Tramways passenger tramcar during an open weekend at the Brighton Tram 53 Society’s base in Sussex. In this article we see some images taken during that Open Weekend showing how the work to return the tram to working order is progressing. Graham Clifford with the photos.

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ToTo goes live in Edinburgh

Posted on Tuesday 20 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

A new era in paying for travel on the Edinburgh Trams network has launched with the “Tap-on, Tap-off” (being called “ToTo”, complete with dog mascot) solution going live on Monday 19th May 2025. It now means passengers just have to tap their contactless payment method before boarding the tram and again after getting off with the system then deducting the correct amount.

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New videos released to showcase new Metro trains

Posted on Tuesday 20 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

A series of videos which help passengers on the Tyne and Wear Metro get to know all about the new trains which are currently being introduced onto the network. The films show members of the Metro fleet project team explaining the modern features of the trains.

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In Pictures: The 1960s comes to East Anglia Transport Museum

Posted on Monday 19 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

The latest special event to take place at the East Anglia Transport Museum was a 1960s weekend with the museum transported back 60 years on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th May 2025. With the sights and sounds of the swinging 60s, all the usual museum attractions were also on offer and, of course, that includes the trams! Bryan Grint captured these images on the first day of the event.

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Busy night on the cards for Metrolink

Posted on Monday 19 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

What do Bruce Springsteen, Kylie Minogue and Kevin de Bryne all have in common? They are all due to appear in Manchester on Tuesday 20th May – with 100,000 people expected in the city centre to attend concerts at Coop Live and the AO Arena as well as Manchester City’s final home match of the season against Bournemouth (which will also be club legends Kevin de Bryne’s last home appearance). All in all it will combine to a very busy night for transport in the city, especially Metrolink.

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