In Pictures: Blackpool Tramway runs a split service for the Airshow

Posted on Monday 12 August 2024 by Gareth Prior

The weekend of Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th August saw visitors to Blackpool turn their heads skywards as it was the return of the Airshow. Due to the opened and closed by the Red Arrows everyone is encouraged to view the spectacular from the Promenade with the Tower Headland a particularly popular vantage point. This leads to very large crowds and means that for safety reasons the tramway runs a split service.

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They’ve Run in 2024!

Posted on Monday 12 August 2024 by Gareth Prior

As the year continues to progress more heritage trams have now run for the first time this year and so its time for another update. Since we last had an update there have been high-profile returns such as Newcastle 102 at Crich whilst the Manx Heritage Transport Festival also saw a number of cars run for the first time this year. As always, any errors or omissions please let us know – contact details at the bottom of the article.

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Out and About: Edinburgh Trams at Picardy Place – March 2024

Posted on Monday 12 August 2024 by Gareth Prior

Back to Edinburgh for this latest edition of “Out and About”.

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Manchester Metrolink Then & Now: Lower Mosley Street

Posted on Sunday 11 August 2024 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Manchester Metrolink Then & Now” we take a look at another location in the city centre.

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NET colleagues get engaged at 20th anniversary celebrations

Posted on Sunday 11 August 2024 by Gareth Prior

When Nottingham Express Transit celebrated their 20th anniversary earlier this year two members of staff decided they wanted to have their own anniversary in the future as they got engaged! Gary and Nicola have worked at NET for 18 and 10 years respectively and Gary decided that the 20th anniversary was a great time to cement their romance.

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Events this week…

Posted on Sunday 11 August 2024 by Gareth Prior

A lot of the summer event favourites continue over the next week and then next weekend at the Crich Tramway Village is the return of their Model Tram, Bus and Railway exhibition whilst the Heaton Park Tramway are being visited by a number of vintage buses.

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Tyne & Wear Metro to close South Gosforth reception

Posted on Sunday 11 August 2024 by Gareth Prior

It has been announced that the reception desk at the Tyne and Wear Metro’s South Gosforth Control Centre will close permanently from Monday 12th August. The decision has been made owing to low customer footfall using this facility with the team based there now being redeployed as part of the wider Customer Relations Team.

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In Pictures: An update from Metrolink’s trackworks

Posted on Saturday 10 August 2024 by Gareth Prior

As we approach the final stages of the major Manchester Metrolink city centre closure to allow for rail replacement to take place on the original city crossing its time in this article to take another look at recent progress. Work has now been finished at Shudehill with attention turning towards Market Street and Piccadilly Gardens.

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Around the World in Trams: Vicinial 10323

Posted on Saturday 10 August 2024 by Gareth Prior

This week we go into Belgium for another photo from “Around the World in Trams”.

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Hidden parts of the Metro feature at arts festival

Posted on Saturday 10 August 2024 by Gareth Prior

Have you ever wondered what hidden parts of the Tyne and Wear Metro look like? If you have you will have the opportunity to see them as part of the NOVUM arts festival which takes place between 8th and 11th August at Newcastle Civic Centre.

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Out and About: West Midlands Metro – March 2024

Posted on Saturday 10 August 2024 by Gareth Prior

In this “Out and About” we include a couple of photos from the West Midlands Metro including a tram on test.

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In Pictures: Another look at the trams at the East Anglia Transport Museum

Posted on Friday 9 August 2024 by Gareth Prior

The launch into service at the East Anglia Transport Museum of Blackpool 634 at Easter may seem like a very dim and distant memory (although is only just over four months ago!) but since then the tram has settled nicely into regular use at the museum. When open the museum usually operates two trams in service and for many visits featured on these pages 634 has been one of those two. But on Sunday 4th August it was a different story as it was having a day off in the depot which allowed the two other Blackpool trams in the operating fleet to take the strain. Photos from Bryan Grint.

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Defibrillator donated to Crich Tramway Village

Posted on Friday 9 August 2024 by Gareth Prior

Forkers – Severn Trent’s contractors – have donated a defibrillator to the Crich Tramway Village. This vital piece of equipment can help to increase survival rates of those who suffer cardiac arrest and its installation at Crich, which being in a remote location does not have easy access to major medical facilities, will hopefully prove its worth.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Dreadnought 59

Posted on Friday 9 August 2024 by Gareth Prior

Its “Picture in Time” time again and this time we take a look at the sole remaining example of a class.

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In Pictures: Supertram improvement works update

Posted on Thursday 8 August 2024 by Gareth Prior

With improvement works on the South Yorkshire Supertram network currently taking place around Hollinsend and at Herdings Park there is another revised service which is seeing trams not able to run all the way through on the Blue route. This has led to a shuttle service running from Gleadless Townend to Halfway and we take a look at that in service in this pictorial article as well as some more images of the works taking place.

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In Pictures: 54 back into service on West Midlands Metro

Posted on Thursday 8 August 2024 by Gareth Prior

Not previously noted on these pages is the return to service of West Midlands Metro 54. The tram was back in service during June and has remained active since as one of the trams which is regularly used in service along the line between Edgbaston Village and Wolverhampton Railway Station.

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Crich gear up for a summer of special events

Posted on Thursday 8 August 2024 by Gareth Prior

Its August, it’s the school summer holidays and that means that families are looking for ways to entertain the children during the long six week break. Hopefully some of them in and around Derbyshire may consider taking the family to Crich Tramway Village and to encourage them the museum have planned a series of special events.

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In Pictures: Metrolink 3075 gets a new advert

Posted on Wednesday 7 August 2024 by Gareth Prior

Manchester Metrolink 3075 has received its eighth advert following the application of new vinyls for Cano Water. The new advert was added to the tram in early August with it first being noted in use on 6th August 2024.

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SYMCA celebrate four months of public control

Posted on Wednesday 7 August 2024 by Gareth Prior

The South Yorkshire Supertram network has been back under public control for over four months and during that time a number of improvements have been introduced. To mark the anniversary, the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority are celebrating the improvements with the network now being run in the interests of South Yorkshire’s communities and improvement plans and investment is now being delivered.

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Tests start on Saltburn Cliff Tramway

Posted on Wednesday 7 August 2024 by Gareth Prior

Trams have started to run again on the Saltburn Cliff Tramway, although for now this is just testing with no date announced for the public reopening of the funicular which connects the town to the Pier and Promenade.

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