Author Archives: Gareth Prior

In Pictures: New notices warn against tram surfing

Posted on Thursday 5 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

It may not be a new phenomenon but tram surfing has again been proving an issue in Manchester and in order to try and combat the problem trams on Metrolink have started to receive new warning notices. The small notices … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: May Vintage Weekend in Blackpool

Posted on Wednesday 4 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

The second event weekend of 2022 in Blackpool took place over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend from Saturday 30th April to Monday 2nd May. As we previewed just before the weekend, the Vintage Weekend saw the return of hop-on, … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Progress at Picardy Place

Posted on Wednesday 4 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

As we’ve noted many times since construction work on the Trams to Newhaven project got underway in Edinburgh the first new stop on the line will be at Picardy Place. This is a replacement stop for York Place which closed … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Aberdeen tram rosettes restored

Posted on Wednesday 4 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

We’ve often mentioned tram rosettes on these pages, with many actually still clinging on to buildings across the UK (and then getting to feature in “Still Standing!”). During the heyday of first generation trams one city which relied heavily on … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: The next tram is for Broadway

Posted on Tuesday 3 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

For a large period of April there have been no Manchester Metrolink service running to Eccles with rail replacement works taking place. Works started on Monday 4th April and initially saw all trams from Ashton-under-Lyne terminating at MediaCityUK with buses … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Football specials on Stagecoach Supertram

Posted on Tuesday 3 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

On Saturday 30th April with Sheffield Wednesday having a crucial match in their bid for promotion from League One it was back to the old days on Stagecoach Supertram – with the return of football specials! It may not quite … Continue reading →

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New Edinburgh Trams validators switched on

Posted on Tuesday 3 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Passengers travelling on the Edinburgh Trams network using various smartcards can now benefit from newly upgraded on-platform validators which were officially switched on for the first time from Thursday 28th April.

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In Pictures: 3140 arrives in Manchester (and we see 3088’s advert too!)

Posted on Monday 2 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

140 down, seven to go! Manchester Metrolink’s 140th M5000 was delivered to Queens Road Depot on Saturday 30th April (back into its usual slot after the last arrival turned up midweek) with 3140 making the well-trodden trip across from Germany … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: More tram track uncovered

Posted on Monday 2 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

We’ve seen it many a time before, and will doubtless see it many more times, tram track being uncovered beneath the road surface in various UK towns during roadworks. This time around its Stockport where the past has been rediscovered.

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Out and About: Trams diverted in Manchester

Posted on Monday 2 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

For a week in late March all trams through Manchester City Centre were diverted via 2CC with the original city crossing closed to allow for rail replacement works to take place. In this edition of “Out and About” we take … Continue reading →

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Stop by Stop Blackpool Tramway: London Street

Posted on Sunday 1 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

And so we reach true on-street running as our trip north on the Blackpool Tramway continues.

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In Pictures: Rail replacement works on West Midlands Metro

Posted on Sunday 1 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

With no public tram services still able to run on the West Midlands Metro as repairs to the trams continue at the depot the chance (sensibly) is being taken to undertake maintenance work on the tramway. This has recently included … Continue reading →

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Work starts on production of bogies for new Metro trains

Posted on Sunday 1 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Another week and another milestone in the construction of the new trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro. Stadler – who are building 46 new trains – have now started manufacture of the first of 276 sets of bogies (each … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 1st May 2022

Posted on Sunday 1 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

This May Day Bank Holiday Weekend sees us feature photos from home (London Tramlink) and abroad (Prague):

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Full schedule announced for Manx Summer Transport Festival

Posted on Saturday 30 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

Its under three months until the Summer Transport Festival takes place on the Isle of Man and the full schedule of events across all the island’s heritage railways and tramways has now been revealed. The Manx Electric Railway will again … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Trams: Stockholm 521

Posted on Saturday 30 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

We move on with “Around the World in Trams” as for the next few weeks we head to Sweden and the city of Stockholm.

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In Pictures: Latest from the Newhaven terminus

Posted on Saturday 30 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

We return once more to Edinburgh to see what progress there is on the Trams to Newhaven project. This time we are off to Newhaven as we see recent work on installing a scissors crossover just before the terminus and … Continue reading →

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Metrolink 3088 receives new advert

Posted on Saturday 30 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

You wait ages for a new advert to be applied to a tram in Manchester and then a second one comes along soon after! The latest tram to receive a wrap is 3088 which is now advertising Charlotte Tilbury. As … Continue reading →

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Tram allocations announced for Blackpool’s Vintage Weekend

Posted on Friday 29 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

Blackpool Heritage Tram Tour’s second Vintage Weekend of 2022 takes place from Saturday 30th April until Monday 2nd May and the tram allocations for the hop-on, hop-off tours have now been announced. The trams chosen are mostly as you would … Continue reading →

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More Luas engineering works

Posted on Friday 29 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

Further essential engineering works on Dublin’s Luas network will see service changes on the Red Line across the two weeks between Saturday 30th April and Sunday 8th May. The work will see no trams running from Blackhorse to Heuston on … Continue reading →

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