Author Archives: Gareth Prior

Whatever Happened To? Crich Tramathon 2005 – Southampton 45

Posted on Monday 16 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

It was the tram that in effect started the Tramway Museum Society and it is the last car which ran in passenger service during the 2005 Tramathon. Today “Whatever Happened To?” features Southampton 45.

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Stop by Stop Blackpool Tramway: Gynn Square

Posted on Sunday 15 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Another edition of “Stop by Stop” on the Blackpool Tramway with our northbound trip now arriving at Gynn Square.

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3128 enters service on Metrolink

Posted on Sunday 15 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

The Manchester Metrolink network – now working a reduced timetable because of staff shortages – has now welcomed a further tram into service with 3128 entering service on Monday 9th August 2021.

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In Pictures: A spot of trolley trouble for Boat 600

Posted on Sunday 15 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

With Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours currently running daily tours during the summer school holidays there are usually one or two heritage trams out on Blackpool Prom each day. They may normally run without any issue transporting their paying customers either … Continue reading →

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Trams to Newhaven project warns of concrete shortages

Posted on Sunday 15 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

In their fortnightly project update the Trams to Newhaven team have warned that there may have to be a change to the current plan for construction as a result of a nationwide concrete shortage. Despite this issue they have confirmed … Continue reading →

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Hop on, hop off heritage tours to return in Blackpool for Anniversary Weekend

Posted on Saturday 14 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

It’s a weekend which is penciled in to the diaries of many a Blackpool tram enthusiast at the start of the year and its back for 2021! The Anniversary Weekend – which will see the tramway celebrate 136 years – … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 14th August 2021

Posted on Saturday 14 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Our main site update this week includes photos from the Isle of Man and Blackpool (its different sets of photos but is the same places as last week!) along with our usual Fleet List updates:

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Manx Electric Railway service report: 30th July to 1st August

Posted on Saturday 14 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

With the Mini Manx Heritage Transport Festival taking place between Friday 30th July and Sunday 1st August this is a report on the output on the Manx Electric Railway during this period along with details of the Snaefell Mountain Railway … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Trams: Prague 8312

Posted on Saturday 14 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

And its time to return to Prague again for this latest edition of “Around the World in Trams”.

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New track starts to be laid in Birmingham City Centre

Posted on Saturday 14 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Over the first couple of weeks of the project to relay tracks in Birmingham City Centre – along with installing the junction between the current city centre line and the forthcoming Birmingham Eastside extension – our updates had shown the … Continue reading →

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Out and About: Trams at Cathedral in Sheffield

Posted on Saturday 14 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

A new irregular photo series starts today – “Out and About”. In this series we will be featuring recently taken photos on UK tramway’s and it is in no way whatsoever “Lockdown Walks” under a different name! (Well, maybe a … Continue reading →

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New adverts on Metrolink and Tramlink

Posted on Friday 13 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

This article has been updated with the addition of a photo of Tramlink 2531. There have been another couple of vinyl adverts applied on trams in the UK – with Manchester Metrolink seeing another design added to 3064 while a … Continue reading →

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Eccles line to reopen from Monday 16th August

Posted on Friday 13 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Services will resume to MediaCityUK and Eccles from Monday 16th August after the completion of the delayed rail replacement works which have taken place over the past four weeks. The line had originally been due to reopen from Sunday 1st … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Blackpool span wires continue to appear

Posted on Friday 13 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

In another update from Blackpool we head onto Talbot Road again as we see more span wires being installed as well as a feeder cable. With the ongoing work taking place overnight they have now reached the junction with Abingdon … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool 166

Posted on Friday 13 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Today “Picture in Time” continues its look at trams in operation at Crich on August Bank Holiday Monday 1979.

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Half of Glasgow 488 arrives in Suffolk

Posted on Thursday 12 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

The project to restore Glasgow 488 so it can operate at the East Anglia Transport Museum in Carlton Colville has reached a momentous milestone as the lower deck has left Wales and arrived at a storage location in Suffolk. There … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: McDonald Road tramstop under construction

Posted on Thursday 12 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

While most of the photos we have shown of the Trams to Newhaven project have concerned the installation of track and the preparations for that to happen there has also been some work on the construction of the stops – … Continue reading →

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Supertram’s Yellow route to return to normal timetable

Posted on Thursday 12 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

How many times in the past 18 months have we reported on a change in timetable for Stagecoach Supertram? Well, here’s another one after the Covid self-isolation imposed change the Yellow route will be reverting to its usual service frequency … Continue reading →

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Berlin 223 006-4 to be displayed to commemorate 60th anniversary of the Berlin Wall

Posted on Wednesday 11 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

On 13th August 1961 residents of Berlin awoke to find that their city had been split into two. Roads had been torn up, railway lines blocked and barbed wire fencing erected along the 97 mile border between the western sector … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Blackpool wiring work starts to move along Talbot Road

Posted on Wednesday 11 August 2021 by Gareth Prior

Since the overhead installation for the Blackpool Tramway extension began last month it has been taking place on the section where the new line connects with the old Prom line. This has seen overhead put in place on the south … Continue reading →

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