Author Archives: Gareth Prior

Numbers 4 – Great Orme Tramway 4

Posted on Thursday 4 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

Another day in December and another tram with a number in this series – we have now reached the number 4.

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In Pictures: Heritage tram runs to Fleetwood – but things don’t go according to plan

Posted on Wednesday 3 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

Saturday 29th November saw the Fleetwood Lantern Parade (and Christmas lights switch-on) and one of the centrepieces of this was meant to be the use of Illuminated Frigate 736, which would have been the first heritage tram to run in … Continue reading →

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Metrolink strikes postponed

Posted on Wednesday 3 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

The planned strikes on Manchester Metrolink, due to start on Friday 5th December, has been suspended following negotiations between Unite the Union and KeolisAmey Metrolink. The strikes had been called because of concerns over fatigue caused by the driver rotas … Continue reading →

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Good and bad news on Tyne and Wear Metro performance

Posted on Wednesday 3 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

Its time for another look at the Tyne and Wear Metro performance poster – and the latest one contains some good and some bad news for travellers on the network.

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Adverts They Wore 2025: Manchester Metrolink 3117 – Wednesday

Posted on Wednesday 3 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

The next advert we take a look in “Adverts They Wore 2025” is something which was advertised on two tramways during the year, including Manchester Metrolink.

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Numbers 3 – Snaefell Mountain Railway 3

Posted on Wednesday 3 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

We continue counting up and reach the number 3 today.

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More old Metro trains go for scrap

Posted on Tuesday 2 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

The big changeover of the fleet of trains on the Tyne and Wear Metro has continued over the past few days as we’ve seen two more of the original Metrocars go on a final journey to the scrap merchants.

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Tram stop improvements at Meadowhall South

Posted on Tuesday 2 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

When the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) took control back of the Supertram system they promised investment into the infrastructure, and as well as various trackworks this includes work on the stops across the network. One such stop is … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh Trams extend partnership with Edinburgh Rugby

Posted on Tuesday 2 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

Edinburgh Trams have extended their commitment towards getting people to rugby matches at The Hive (the smaller stadium next to Murrayfield in the city) as a Community Impact Partner for Edinburgh Rugby throughout the 2025/26 season.

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15 Years Apart: Manchester Metrolink 3002

Posted on Tuesday 2 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

And the third special celebration photo series to feature during December is a returning series – “15 Years Apart”. This series sees two pictures of the same tram in 2010 and 2025 as we see if there have been any … Continue reading →

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Numbers 2 – Blackpool & Fleetwood 2

Posted on Tuesday 2 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

2nd December and so that must mean we are going to feature a tram with the number 2!

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In Pictures: Blackpool 014 latest to get a full wrap

Posted on Monday 1 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

As alluded to in our article on Saturday evening, another tram in Blackpool is now carrying a full vinyl wrap advertising livery. This time its 014 – hardly a stranger to adverts having carried an ad for Wednesday earlier this … Continue reading →

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Take the tram to the Old Rep panto and get money off your Metro fare!

Posted on Monday 1 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

West Midlands Metro are once again offering discounted travel to ticketholders of the Birmingham Old Rep 2025/6 pantomime – Cinderella. This is the third year in a row this has been offered with any ticketholder able to get 10% of … Continue reading →

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Old and New – Blackpool Tramway: Fisherman’s Walk

Posted on Monday 1 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

We bring you another edition of “Old and New” featuring two photos – one of a heritage tram and one of a modern Flexity2 tram operating in Blackpool at the same location. Today its Fisherman’s Walk.

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Adverts They Wore 2025: South Yorkshire Supertram 115 – Park and Ride

Posted on Monday 1 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

The second of our special photo series which will be running throughout December is “Adverts They Wore 2025”. Advertising liveries seem to split opinion, you either love them or you hate them but they are a major part of the … Continue reading →

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Numbers: 1 – London County Council 1

Posted on Monday 1 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

As we enter our birthday celebration month – 1st December is the date that British Trams Online was originally launched, and this year marks our 23rd anniversary! – we will be bringing you more content with several photo series running. … Continue reading →

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Advent Calendars 2025 – available now!

Posted on Monday 1 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

Our Advent Calendars have now gone live – you know the idea behind an Advent Calendar, each day in the lead up to Christmas you get a treat behind the window! And these give you a photo of a tram … Continue reading →

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Out and About: Tyne and Wear Metro – New trains in service

Posted on Sunday 30 November 2025 by Gareth Prior

We go “Out and About” once more and this time northeast England is the location.

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Temporary timetable introduced on Supertram

Posted on Sunday 30 November 2025 by Gareth Prior

A temporary timetable has been introduced on South Yorkshire Supertram’s Blue and Yellow routes in a bid to “provide a more reliable service for customers”. The decision to implement this timetable comes at the end of a week which has … Continue reading →

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North-south tramline consultation closes

Posted on Sunday 30 November 2025 by Gareth Prior

The 12-week consultation into plans to extend the Edinburgh Trams from Granton to the Bioquarter via the city centre has now closed. The responses will now be analysed before the results are presented to the Transport and Environment Committee in … Continue reading →

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