UKTram Light Rail Summit sets 2025 date and location

Posted on Tuesday 28 January 2025 by Gareth Prior

The annual UKTram Light Rail Summit will once again be taking place in Birmingham this year with the organisation announcing the date as 25th September.

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In Pictures: West Midlands Metro in the wars

Posted on Monday 27 January 2025 by Gareth Prior

The opening few weeks of 2025 have seemingly seen the West Midlands Metro being used for target practice by various other road vehicles with a number of collisions having been reported. Most of these have been relatively minor but still cause service disruption and then the inevitable tram repairs.

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2025 Metrolink works to kick off at Weaste in February

Posted on Monday 27 January 2025 by Gareth Prior

Passengers who use Manchester Metrolink’s Eccles line are being urged to check before they travel next month as the first set of improvement works for 2025 get underway at Weaste. The work will be taking place between Saturday 1st and Tuesday 25th February and will mean there are no trams running between Eccles and MediaCityUK.

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Trams &: Blackpool 31 & bus

Posted on Monday 27 January 2025 by Gareth Prior

We have another edition of “Trams &” for you as we feature a picture from Beamish.

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Stop by Stop Edinburgh Trams: Through the City Centre and beyond – St Andrew Square

Posted on Sunday 26 January 2025 by Gareth Prior

Over the next seven weeks we return to “Stop by Stop” as we continue a journey along the Edinburgh Trams system. Last time we featured the tramway in this series we had covered the Newhaven extension and now we carry on into the city centre and beyond. First stop St Andrew Square.

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LRSSB safety campaign launches new characters

Posted on Sunday 26 January 2025 by Gareth Prior

Already adopted by tram systems in Blackpool, Edinburgh and Manchester, the LRSSB backed “Two Lines = STOP” safety campaign is stepping up a gear with the launch of four new illustrated characters to highlight dangerous behaviour.

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In Pictures: Horse trams to join the Bee Network?!

Posted on Sunday 26 January 2025 by Gareth Prior

With bus franchising having been introduced in Greater Manchester under the Bee Network brand its become a familiar name for public transport in the region. But who knew that horse trams were also going to join the network!

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 26th January 2025

Posted on Sunday 26 January 2025 by Gareth Prior

More wintry weather photos this week – this time from the West Midlands Metro.

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In Pictures: Metrolink services run from Altrincham to Old Trafford

Posted on Saturday 25 January 2025 by Gareth Prior

As we reported last night, on Friday 24th January 2025 Manchester Metrolink services were subject to significant disruption after damage to the overhead lines at Deansgate-Castlefield. This had meant that no trams were able to run through this stop which usually sees services every few minutes to locations across the network. It also led to revised service patterns and unusual destinations on the trams. Such as at Altrincham where trams were, initially, only able to run as far as Old Trafford. Steven Hughes captured these photos.

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Around the World in Trams: Frankfurt 210

Posted on Saturday 25 January 2025 by Gareth Prior

We again go “Around the World in Trams” with one final image from a visit in September 2008 to Frankfurt.

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Trams on the shortlist for the Heritage Railway Association Awards

Posted on Saturday 25 January 2025 by Gareth Prior

It has been announced that two trams have been nominated in the Diesel and Electric Locomotion category at the 2025 Heritage Railway Association Awards. They are amongst 50 projects, people and achievements that have made the final shortlists, with the winners set to be named at a ceremony held in Newcastle on Saturday 8th February 2025.

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Another advert goes in Manchester

Posted on Saturday 25 January 2025 by Gareth Prior

It is still the story in Manchester of adverts being removed and not added as we can now report on a second set of vinyls stripped in 2025.

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In Pictures: Another West Midlands Metro work update

Posted on Friday 24 January 2025 by Gareth Prior

In this article we again head out to say some progress on West Midlands Metro construction works. Not only do we venture onto the Black Country line in this update but also the current Birmingham-Wolverhampton line where there is also some ongoing work. Andy Walters provides the images for this update.

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Services suspended in Blackpool and Edinburgh as Manchester also sees disruption

Posted on Friday 24 January 2025 by Gareth Prior

Storm Eowyn made its presence felt on Friday 24th January bringing with it strong winds and warnings for people to stay at home and not risk journeys. Those who did need to make essential journeys would find it more difficult than usual as there was transport disruption including the complete suspension of tram services in both Blackpool and Edinburgh.

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Picture in Time: Luas 3015

Posted on Friday 24 January 2025 by Gareth Prior

Its that time when we change theme for “Picture in Time” again and for the next few weeks we’re going to be looking at some modern trams which operate on Dublin’s Luas network.

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Winter Saloons in the works on the MER

Posted on Thursday 23 January 2025 by Gareth Prior

Its still a couple of months before services will resume for another year on the Manx Electric Railway but there is still plenty of activity taking place in the Derby Castle Workshops. Several of the Winter Saloons have been seeing attention, with one motor getting ready for its first use since the end of 2022.

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Edinburgh Trams to run reduced service during Storm Eowyn

Posted on Thursday 23 January 2025 by Gareth Prior

Storm Eowyn – the latest named storm to hit the UK – is likely to cause more travel disruption and in preparation, and following advice from the Scottish Government and Police Scotland, Edinburgh Trams have confirmed that they will run a limited service on Friday 24th January 2025.

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Metro performance plummets

Posted on Thursday 23 January 2025 by Gareth Prior

Look away now if you’re of a delicate disposition. The latest performance figures on the Tyne and Wear Metro have been released (as normal shown on posters put up at stations on the network) and they make for very disappointing reading being significantly below the same period in 2023/4.

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In Pictures: Temporary arrangements at Wednesbury as work takes place on two lines

Posted on Wednesday 22 January 2025 by Gareth Prior

The morning of Sunday 19th January 2025 saw another milestone in the Black Country line, which will initially see the West Midlands Metro system extended to Dudley, when a temporary closure saw work take place to allow the new track to be connected to the existing Birmingham to Wolverhampton line. During the work a special service ran from Wednesbury Great Western Street to Wolverhampton Station, which included battery operation and single line running.

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EATM launch volunteer campaign

Posted on Wednesday 22 January 2025 by Gareth Prior

The East Anglia Transport Museum at Carlton Colville near Lowestoft in Suffolk have launched a campaign for more volunteers. The museum has continued to expand and go from strength to strength in recent years – and won the British Trams Online Tramway/Museum of the Year 2024 – and as they look further to the future they are now looking for more volunteers to join the team.

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