Author Archives: Gareth Prior

Around the World in Trams: Stockholm 335+521

Posted on Saturday 21 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Today’s edition of “Around the World in Trams” again takes us to Stockholm as we feature a motor and trailer combination.

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4020 helps Tyne & Wear Metro celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Posted on Saturday 21 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Now with added photo (24.5.22) The latest light rail network in the UK to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee is the Tyne and Wear Metro with 4020 receiving special vinyls to mark the occasion. We’d previously said that Blackpool’s offering … Continue reading →

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More rail replacement works in Sheffield over Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend

Posted on Saturday 21 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Both the Blue and Yellow routes of Stagecoach Supertram will see an amended service running throughout the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend as rail replacement works take place along Infirmary Road. These works mean there will no trams from Shalesmoor to … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Points being installed on Douglas Bay Horse Tramway

Posted on Friday 20 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

We’re sometimes accused of adding some pointless posts to the site but this article definitely has a point to it – a set of points to be precise! The often controversial project to realign the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway from … Continue reading →

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Enlarged Radcliffe Park and Ride site reopens

Posted on Friday 20 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Radcliffe on Manchester Metrolink’s Bury line is now home to a new enlarged Park and Ride site after work to increase the size was completed. The site – which now includes an extra 111 spaces – reopened from Monday 16th … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Nottingham Express Transit 215

Posted on Friday 20 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Another look back into the archives with this edition of “Picture in Time” featuring Nottingham Express Transit.

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ORR confirm they issued prohibition notice on Crich

Posted on Thursday 19 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Update at end of article (20/5/22) Ever since Crich announced earlier this week that the museum would be closed until at least the end of the week there has been a lot of online discussion as to what the cause … Continue reading →

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Your chance to take part in the Jubilee Tram Parade in Blackpool

Posted on Thursday 19 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Blackpool Council have opened a ballot for tickets to travel on the Jubilee Tram Parade due to take place on Thursday 2nd June 2022. Running from Pleasure Beach to Little Bispham from 1430 the Parade will feature around 12 trams … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: The original Metrocar mock-up cab

Posted on Thursday 19 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

In all the excitement surrounding the new trains for the Tyne & Wear Metro – mock-ups, simulators, construction process – it can easily be forgotten how things were back in the late 1970s when the system was in the final … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Metrolink 3066 receives new advert

Posted on Wednesday 18 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

The longest advertising contract on Manchester Metrolink has come to an end with 3066 losing its long-standing vinyls for the Clean Air Manchester campaign. But its not a return to fleet livery for the tram as those vinyls have been … Continue reading →

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Midland Metro Alliance helps to inspire the next generation

Posted on Wednesday 18 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Year 12 pupils from Thomas Telford University Technical College (TTUTC) have got their future careers on the right track after they designed their very own Metro extension as part of a project led by the Midland Metro Alliance. (Whether their … Continue reading →

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Out and About: Edinburgh 258 shows off its new advert

Posted on Wednesday 18 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Edinburgh Trams 258 received the first new advert of 2022 on the network during March when it received vinyls promoting a new recruitment campaign ahead of the tramway extending to Newhaven in spring 2023. This latest edition of “Out and … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: More tracklaying progress in Edinburgh

Posted on Tuesday 17 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

The old and the new are now connected in Edinburgh with the tracklaying on the Trams to Newhaven project now having reached the rail in York Place of what we can now call the first phase of the Edinburgh Trams … Continue reading →

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Crich closes over safety concerns

Posted on Tuesday 17 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

The Crich Tramway Village – home of the National Tramway Museum – has closed its doors until at least Friday of this week it has been announced. The decision comes as a result of safety concerns around the depot fan … Continue reading →

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Buses to return to Birmingham’s Broad Street in June – but what about the trams?

Posted on Tuesday 17 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Bus services are due to return to Broad Street – Birmingham’s “golden mile” – in June it has been confirmed. The news comes after the successful completion of successful infrastructure tests which took place in early May. It may be … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: One tram arrives and another enters service in Manchester

Posted on Monday 16 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Its been another busy few days on Manchester Metrolink with another M5000 being delivered to Queens Road Depot whilst another enters service on the network. This time it is 3141 which has arrived with 3139 the latest to enter service … Continue reading →

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Seaton Tramway’s Tramathon fundraiser back for 2022!

Posted on Monday 16 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Tramathon will be back at the Seaton Tramway on Saturday 2nd July! Originally conceived to help raise funds during 2020 and the start of Covid restrictions, the fundraiser has taken place for two years since with trams running for a … Continue reading →

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Out and About: Wondrous Stories in Birmingham

Posted on Monday 16 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

No, its not the story of how trams once ran on the West Midlands Metro! In this latest edition of “Out and About” we head into Birmingham City Centre to see when trams did run on the system during the … Continue reading →

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Stop by Stop Blackpool Tramway: Fleetwood Ferry

Posted on Sunday 15 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

And we finally come to the northern outpost of the Blackpool Tramway at Fleetwood Ferry as we come to the end of this series of “Stop by Stop”.

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New family multi-day ticket now on offer in Edinburgh

Posted on Sunday 15 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

The latest ticket option for travelling on Edinburgh Trams is a multi-day family ticket giving even greater value for money for families visiting the city. The ticket allows unlimited travel between Ingliston Park & Ride and St Andrew Square for … Continue reading →

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