Author Archives: Gareth Prior

In Pictures: Archaeology work on Trams to Newhaven project

Posted on Sunday 30 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

When new tram lines are constructed we are used to the initial stages of utility diversion works before much obvious progress can be seen but an extra stage of works on the Trams to Newhaven project in Edinburgh has seen … Continue reading →

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Lockdown Walks: Manchester Metrolink 3113

Posted on Sunday 30 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

Let’s get out and about again in 2020 with another “Lockdown Walk”!

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Nexus staff raise over £12,000 for Alzheimer’s Society

Posted on Sunday 30 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

Staff at Nexus have raised a total of £12,675 for the Alzheimer’s Society with a virtual check presentation recently taking place to hand the money over. Nexus chose the Alzheimer’s Society as their charity for 2019/20 with various activities taking … Continue reading →

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A tale of two Coronations

Posted on Saturday 29 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

There is no denying that Blackpool’s Coronation Cars remain popular with enthusiasts even though (or maybe because!) there hasn’t been an operational example on the Promenade tramway for several years. The road to return for two of the three survivors … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Trams: Seville 303

Posted on Saturday 29 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

Continuing our look at trams running in the centre of Seville.

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Driver Safety Wrist Band to be developed by Edinburgh Trams and IHF

Posted on Saturday 29 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

Edinburgh Trams and IHF have confirmed that they are continuing to progress a project aimed at improving the safety of drivers and mobile workers by using wearable technology. The Driver Innovation Safety Challenge (DISC) aims to support the development of … Continue reading →

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Lockdown Walks: Edinburgh Trams 276

Posted on Saturday 29 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its time for another “Lockdown Walk” today and the location is again central Edinburgh.

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Comments on articles

Posted on Friday 28 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

Many of you have already noticed this – thanks to those who have let me know – but the comments on articles are not currently showing (although they are held in the “backend” of the database which is used to … Continue reading →

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Blackpool Brush Car 298 restoration moves forward

Posted on Friday 28 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

Work may not have resumed yet on the restoration of Blackpool Brush Car 298 at Crich but another major and significant milestone has been reached in the project with confirmation that the Tramcar Sponsorship Organisation and the Tramway Museum Society … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Rail replacement works on Tyne & Wear Metro

Posted on Friday 28 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

As we mentioned a few weeks ago weekends during August have seen closures on the Tyne and Wear Metro to allow for some essential track maintenance to take place south of Gateshead. The work is concentrated on the section between … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Sheffield 74 & Southampton 45

Posted on Friday 28 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its back to Crich again for this edition of “Picture in Time” as we have one further image during the temporary working arrangements on 25th May 2011.

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New Ashton Interchange to open 30th August

Posted on Thursday 27 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

Passengers travelling on Manchester Metrolink will be able to enjoy far easier interchange with buses at Ashton-under-Lyne from Sunday 30th August with the new Interchange due to open for 90% of bus services. The £32.7 million has been built to … Continue reading →

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Great Orme Tramway to remain closed in 2020

Posted on Thursday 27 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

It has been announced that the Great Orme Tramway will not run at all during 2020 with the decision made in light of the continued Coronavirus restrictions and the practicalities of running the trams on the two sections between Victoria … Continue reading →

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Lockdown Walks: West Midlands Metro 27

Posted on Thursday 27 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

We are today heading to the West Midlands Metro for another image taken during the Covid-19 restrictions.

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Tree maintenance to see NET changes over the Bank Holiday weekend

Posted on Wednesday 26 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

Nottingham Express Transit will be undertaking some standard maintenance work on the trees close to the tramway over the August Bank Holiday weekend which will see some changes to services to allow this to safely take place. Both the Phoenix … Continue reading →

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Covid-19 service update – operating systems

Posted on Wednesday 26 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

It’s been around two months since we last brought you a summary of the service being run on the tram and light rail systems of the British Isles – so its about time we gave a handy update all in … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Midland Metro 05

Posted on Wednesday 26 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

Over the past few weeks we have seen what was in reality a fairly light snowfall in February 2012 on the Midland Metro but this week we move forward a year to a time when a much heavy snowfall had … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Wednesday 26 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

A main site update, on a Wednesday! Have we gone mad? Quite possibly but this week’s update is now online earlier than usual as we again head into the archives for some more photos:

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Yet another increase in services on the Blackpool Tramway

Posted on Tuesday 25 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

A new timetable will be introduced on the Blackpool Tramway from Sunday 30th August to allow more trams to run during illumination evenings with services running up to every 10 minutes. Blackpool Transport will also be introducing “Tram Full” messages … Continue reading →

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Covid-19 update – heritage systems and museums

Posted on Tuesday 25 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its been a while since we last had a summary of which heritage lines are operating following the continued easing of lockdown restrictions so here we go again! This summary only gives details of those museums/heritage lines which have reopened. … Continue reading →

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