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NET student tram deal offers daily travel for under £1

Posted on Sunday 30 August 2026 by Gareth Prior

With the new academic year just around the corner, Nottingham Express Transit have launched their latest discounted travel offers for students. An eight week promotion (which started on 24th August) will offer the Student Academic Year tram pass for £315 … Continue reading →

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Trams in the works at East Anglia Transport Museum

Posted on Saturday 29 August 2026 by Gareth Prior

The addition of the second tram depot at the East Anglia Transport Museum has not only allowed them to increase the number of trams on-site but also means that more restoration and overhaul work can be completed concurrently. When you … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Trams: Hong Kong 48

Posted on Saturday 29 August 2026 by Gareth Prior

As August comes to an end, so does our collection of photos taken in Hong Kong earlier this year.

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Global Light Rail Awards 2026 shortlist announced

Posted on Saturday 29 August 2026 by Gareth Prior

The tramways and supporting companies which are up for an award in the Global Light Rail Awards 2026 have been announced with the UK well represented on the list of operators nominated.

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The Modern British Tramcar Journey – From Revival to Revolution

Posted on Saturday 29 August 2026 by Gareth Prior

The annual Geoffrey Claydon Memorial Lecture will take place at the National Tramway Museum on Friday 11th September 2026. It will be led by David Leeder, transport historian and commentator, with the title confirmed as being “The Modern British Tramcar … Continue reading →

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A(nother) trip to… National Tramway Museum

Posted on Friday 28 August 2026 by Gareth Prior

We have more photos from the National Tramway Museum in this article with Steven Hughes paying his latest visit to the museum on Saturday 22nd August 2026. It was another standard operating day for the museum which saw three trams … Continue reading →

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Trams set to return to Newhaven

Posted on Friday 28 August 2026 by Gareth Prior

After what seems to have been a long seven weeks, trams are set to return to the full Edinburgh Trams route from Saturday 29th August – subject to successful testing. Trams have been prevented from travelling along Princes Street since … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Dreadnought 59 & Jubilee 761

Posted on Friday 28 August 2026 by Gareth Prior

The tour we have been featuring over the past few weeks now comes to an end – but the weather continues to make its presence felt!

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In Pictures: More adverts in Manchester

Posted on Thursday 27 August 2026 by Gareth Prior

You don’t often go many days without a new advert being applied on Manchester Metrolink and so in this article we head back to the UK’s largest tram network to see another couple of adverts which have recently been added. … Continue reading →

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NET host charity day

Posted on Thursday 27 August 2026 by Gareth Prior

Nottingham Express Transit’s Wilkinson Street Depot was the location for a team family day which saw money raised for local charities as well as allowing connections with local stakeholders to be strengthened.

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Tyne and Wear Metro scrappings restart

Posted on Wednesday 26 August 2026 by Gareth Prior

There must be a renewed confidence at Nexus that the new Stadler trains have settled into service on the Tyne and Wear Metro as the past few days have seen three of the last Metrocars head off for scrap – … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Supertram gets ready to run over the delta again

Posted on Wednesday 26 August 2026 by Gareth Prior

Tomorrow (Thursday 27th August) should see the resumption of South Yorkshire Supertram services across the delta junction following the early conclusion of the major engineering works which started back on Saturday 8th August. In preparation for the return of services … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh Trams to run extra services for Bon Jovi concert

Posted on Wednesday 26 August 2026 by Gareth Prior

While this summer hasn’t seen the major blockbuster multi night concerts at Murrayfield Stadium there will be a sell-out appearance by Bon Jovi on Friday 28th August – and to help people get to see the rock and roll legends … Continue reading →

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Overhead wires removed at Rigby Road

Posted on Tuesday 25 August 2026 by Gareth Prior

Mid-August 2026 has seen some work take place around Blackpool’s Rigby Road Depot with the start of work to remove overhead wires around the depot complex. Whilst there has been no official word as to reason for the removal of … Continue reading →

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KeolisAmey appoint management team ahead of Luas takeover

Posted on Tuesday 25 August 2026 by Gareth Prior

KeolisAmey Luas have announced their senior leadership team ahead of the company taking control of operation on Dublin’s tram system from 1st September 2026. KeolisAmey were announced as the new operator earlier this year following a competitive tender which saw … Continue reading →

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Feasibility study for Edinburgh South Sub line confirmed

Posted on Monday 24 August 2026 by Gareth Prior

The first Scottish tram-trains could be on the horizon following the news that Transport Scotland and Network Rail Scotland will be carrying a feasibility study on their potential use on the South Suburban line in Edinburgh.

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Blue route disruption following discovery of a well under the tracks

Posted on Monday 24 August 2026 by Gareth Prior

It would appear that after good news that planned engineering works are going to end early it has to be tempered by some bad news as it has been confirmed that trams will be unable to run on South Yorkshire … Continue reading →

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Stop by Stop London Trams: Central Croydon – Centrale

Posted on Monday 24 August 2026 by Gareth Prior

Onwards we go with a trip on the London Trams system. We’re still in central Croydon and this time we continue around the central Croydon loop coming to the newest stop on the system.

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They’ve Run in 2026 – Meet the Trams: East Anglia Transport Museum – Sheffield 513

Posted on Sunday 23 August 2026 by Gareth Prior

This is the last outing for “Meet the Trams” from the East Anglia Transport Museum (at least for now) as we feature the last of five trams which have run in service during 2026. That tram is Sheffield 513.

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Extra Metro services for Great North Run

Posted on Sunday 23 August 2026 by Gareth Prior

The Great North Run, normally one of the busiest days of the year for the Tyne and Wear Metro, will be taking place this year on Sunday 13th September 2026 with Nexus recently announcing their plans for the day. This … Continue reading →

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