Author Archives: Gareth Prior

Supertram fare increases on the way

Posted on Sunday 6 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

There will be increases to some fares on Stagecoach Supertram from Sunday 13th October – only affecting single and return tickets with dayriders remaining unchanged. Stacgecoach have said they have made the changes as a result of a review of … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Metrolink 3061 receives Babyliss advert

Posted on Sunday 6 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

The uninspiring advert designs on Manchester Metrolink continue – 3061 has received an ad for Babyliss with a grey/white base colour, not too dissimilar to the standard Metrolink colours! The advert was first noted in service in late September and … Continue reading →

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 6 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

After a slightly longer than planned hiatus we are back with another Photo Gallery this week:

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Picture in Time: Docklands Light Railway 40+97

Posted on Saturday 5 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

Back to the DLR for this edition of Picture in Time and we are heading back 14 years to 2005.

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Half price travel for locals on Great Orme Tramway

Posted on Saturday 5 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

For the first time, the Great Orme Tramway will be a holding a community weekend during October which will give local residents the chance to enjoy travel up the Great Orme for half price. Taking place on Saturday 19th and … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: FTS Triple Tram Illumination Tour

Posted on Friday 4 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

It was a tour which should have provided the first chance to ride on Standard 143 but turned out to be a tour which utilised three different trams (sort of) as the evening took many different twists and turns! Returning … Continue reading →

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Nottingham Express Transit stars on CBeebies

Posted on Friday 4 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

It is often that you see trams playing a starring role on television but a recent episode of CBeebies’ popular show Maddie Do You Know featured a brief segment on Nottingham Express Transit. It would appear that the whole premise … Continue reading →

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A soggy September Spectacular in Blackpool

Posted on Thursday 3 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

What’s that saying about the best laid plans? Well, that is exactly how the organisers of the September Spectacular must have felt with very heavy rain at times and of the three trams due to return to service over the … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Magenta clinging on in the West Midlands

Posted on Thursday 3 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

Just when you thought you had seen the last magenta tram actually running on the West Midlands Metro then 37 comes along with a replacement front wing – still in the old fleet livery! It is likely that 37 has … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Glasgow 1297

Posted on Thursday 3 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

We carry on taking a look at Crich’s 1973 Transport Extravaganza for this week’s Picture in Time with Glasgow 1297 the tram seen in the picture.

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Motor problem sidelines Standard 143

Posted on Wednesday 2 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

It was going to be the star of the September Spectacular weekend in Blackpool having been launched at the start of the week but in the end the Fylde Transport Trust’s Standard 143 ended up being a static exhibit after … Continue reading →

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In Preview: Wirral Bus & Tram Show

Posted on Wednesday 2 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

A busy three weeks of tram events come to an end on Sunday 6th October with the annual Wirral Bus and Tram Show taking place in Birkenhead – with five trams due to be in service during the day, including … Continue reading →

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Work underway to demolish old South Shields station

Posted on Wednesday 2 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

Work to demolish the first Tyne and Wear Metro station to have closed permanently since the network opened in 1980 at South Shields has started. The station closed to passengers on 8th July to make way for a brand new … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: 33 goes blue and enters service – but still not the end of magenta

Posted on Tuesday 1 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

Sometimes we just get a bit carried away with the excitement of new liveries and forget about a tram which hasn’t been seen in action for a while. And that is precisely what has happened on the West Midlands Metro … Continue reading →

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TfGM and KAM step in to help Heaton Park

Posted on Tuesday 1 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

It has been said that in adversity you see who your friends are and that is exactly the situation for the Heaton Park Tramway. As we reported last week the tramway had been hit by theft of overhead wire which … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool OMO 5

Posted on Tuesday 1 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

We leap forward from the 1970s to the 1990s for the next few weeks worth of Blackpool Picture in Time images and start off with a photo of OMO 5.

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Punctuality and reliability down on Metrolink again

Posted on Monday 30 September 2019 by Gareth Prior

The Manchester Metrolink performance figures for the four weeks between 21st July and 17th August are out and for the second successive period there has been a small decrease in both punctuality and reliability across the network.

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Isle of Man Railways continue to review options for Ramsey

Posted on Monday 30 September 2019 by Gareth Prior

For the past couple of years all Manx Electric Railway services to Ramsey have been forced into terminating short of the old station site due to a combination of the poor state of the track (although it can still be … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Trams: Toden Arakawa 8806

Posted on Sunday 29 September 2019 by Gareth Prior

A trip out to Japan for today’s edition of our worldwide tram series.

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In Pictures: Three refurbished NET Incentros now in service

Posted on Sunday 29 September 2019 by Gareth Prior

There are now three of the 15 strong class of Nottingham Express Transit’s Bombardier Incentro trams which have gone through their second refurbishment and have returned to service sporting the revised livery, along with the mechanical overhaul and internal changes. … Continue reading →

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