Author Archives: Gareth Prior

West Midlands Metro welcomes 46 to the UK

Posted on Thursday 11 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

After a gap of nine months, the West Midlands Metro has welcomed another new tram to its network with CAF Urbos100 46 being delivered to Wednesbury Depot on 10th August 2022. This is the ninth of this exact class of … Continue reading →

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Seaton Wetlands Halt opens

Posted on Thursday 11 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

Trams on the Seaton Tramway are now regularly calling at the new Seaton Wetlands Halt (as well as that at Riverside Depot) following the official opening on 1st August 2022. The new halt gives visitors the chance to explore Seaton … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: More progress on Trams to Newhaven project

Posted on Wednesday 10 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

Over the past month or so we’ve heard lots from the Trams to Newhaven project with the programme of completion revised and then an unnamed source criticising the project and saying it wouldn’t manage to hit its deadline and now … Continue reading →

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Overhead line damage leads to Tyne & Wear Metro disruption

Posted on Wednesday 10 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

Tyne and Wear Metro services between Haymarket and Airport and Haymarket and Four Lane Ends were suspended from the afternoon of Wednesday 10th August following damage to the overhead line. The damage occurred in the Gosforth area with engineers on … Continue reading →

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Stagecoach Supertram Engineering Works: 20th and 21st August

Posted on Wednesday 10 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

Essential engineering works on Stagecoach Supertram on the weekend of Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st August will mean that the Blue and Purple routes will be running a revised (or no) service throughout the weekend.

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In Pictures: Blackpool Flexity2 004 back into service

Posted on Tuesday 9 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

The Blackpool Tramway has welcomed back Flexity2 004 into its operational fleet – some three and a half years since it last ran with passengers on board! The tram has remained at Starr Gate Depot throughout this period with an … Continue reading →

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More overhead line works on the West Midlands Metro

Posted on Tuesday 9 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

The final phase of the currently planned upgrade works to the overhead on the West Midlands Metro is set to get underway later this month which will see some disruption to late night services on selected dates during August and … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Birmingham Eastside extension update

Posted on Monday 8 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

Amongst the opening of the Birmingham Westside extension, splitting of the Brierley Hill line into two phases and the continuing delays to the Wolverhampton Railway Station extension, there is one other extension being built on the West Midlands Metro – … Continue reading →

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Out and About: West Midlands Metro 41

Posted on Monday 8 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

Its time to go on another trip “Out and About” and the latest location we visit is the West Midlands Metro.

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Trams &: Stagecoach Supertram 399 206 & bus

Posted on Sunday 7 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

Today “Trams &” is back in Sheffield as we feature another of the trams operating on the Supertram network along with a bus.

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In Pictures: Douglas Bay Horse Tram on the road!

Posted on Sunday 7 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

When the assets of the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway were transferred between Douglas Borough Council and the Isle of Man Government, there were a number of trams which were deemed surplus to requirements and so were made available via auction. … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Streetlife Museum, Hull

Posted on Sunday 7 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

In this pictorial article we take a trip to the Streetlife Museum in Hull which has been open since 1989 and is currently home to three exhibits with tram connections – one which is very local and the others which … Continue reading →

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West Midlands Metro staff set to be balloted on strike action

Posted on Saturday 6 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

There is the potential for more disruption on the West Midlands Metro but this time its nothing to do with the trams but staff are set to vote on taking strike action following the rejection of a pay offer which … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Trams: Lviv 1077+1079

Posted on Saturday 6 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

In today’s edition of “Around the World in Trams” we take another trip to Ukraine and the city of Lviv.

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Metro’s new train mock-up goes on public display

Posted on Saturday 6 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

The future of the Tyne and Wear Metro is on public display for the first time after a full sized replica of a cab of one of the new trains was transferred to the Stephenson Steam Railway in North Tyneside … Continue reading →

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Metrolink 3145 sneaks in to Manchester and 3144 enters service

Posted on Friday 5 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

Manchester Metrolink M5000 3145 has arrived at Queens Road Depot – although it managed to sneak in almost unnoticed arriving later than usual. It made the usual journey across from mainland Europe via Hull Docks with it arriving either late … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool OMO 5

Posted on Friday 5 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

Its Blackpool – well, Fleetwood – again for this edition of “Picture in Time” as it’s a hattrick of images of an OMO car.

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In Pictures: New adverts on Metrolink

Posted on Thursday 4 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

The turnover of adverts on Manchester Metrolink continues with 3087 and 3102 the latest to see new designs – both of which are now on their second adverts since entering service but for the former it comes after a very … Continue reading →

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Crich’s cabmen shelter now open!

Posted on Thursday 4 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

Whilst the high profile restorations at the Crich Tramway Village are tramcars, that’s not all that gets restored at the home of the National Tramway Museum. We’ve featured the Bradford Cabmen’s Shelter on these pages before which has seen extensive … Continue reading →

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Metro services resume full operation as planned after bridge works

Posted on Thursday 4 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

Services on the Tyne and Wear Metro between St James and Tynemouth starting running again as planned on Saturday 30th July after a two week closure. The closure had been necessary to allow Tanners Bank Bridge to be replaced amongst … Continue reading →

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