Author Archives: Gareth Prior

Luas launch new safety campaign

Posted on Friday 14 June 2019 by Gareth Prior

2019 marks the fifteenth anniversary of Dublin’s Luas light rail system – with service starting on the last day of June 2004 – and despite the fact that other road users should by now be used to the trams running … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: New platform at Crumpsall starts to receive track

Posted on Thursday 13 June 2019 by Gareth Prior

Crumpsall may seem some distance from the new Trafford Park extension of Manchester Metrolink but with trams from the Trafford Centre set to run via Manchester City Centre to this stop on the Bury line it is very much at … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Trams in action at Summerlee

Posted on Thursday 13 June 2019 by Gareth Prior

The only operating heritage tramway in Scotland is of course the short line at Summerlee in Coatbridge near Glasgow. With three operating trams plus Glasgow 1245 under restoration there is plenty to keep a tram enthusiasts interest at the museum … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool 49, Blackpool 607 & Blackpool 710

Posted on Thursday 13 June 2019 by Gareth Prior

We return to Crich for the next few weeks of the Traditional Tram Picture in Time series, starting in 1985 including a couple of loan trams.

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In Pictures: 26 returns to service on West Midlands Metro

Posted on Wednesday 12 June 2019 by Gareth Prior

Well that didn’t take long! Just a week after testing started West Midlands Metro Urbos3 26 returned to service on Wednesday 12th June 2019 – the best part of two years since it had last turned a wheel in revenue … Continue reading →

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CAF chosen to supply new fleet for the DLR

Posted on Wednesday 12 June 2019 by Gareth Prior

A fleet of 43 new walkthrough trains on the Docklands Light Railway will be built by CAF following the awarding of a contract by Transport for London. These new trains will replace 33 of the oldest trains currently running on … Continue reading →

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Tree halts West Midlands Metro services

Posted on Wednesday 12 June 2019 by Gareth Prior

It may not have escaped your notice but the weather over the past few days (even weeks!) is decidedly un-June like with very wet and windy conditions across much of the UK (just ask the cricketers trying to compete in … Continue reading →

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Open Day to see progress on Brighton 53

Posted on Tuesday 11 June 2019 by Gareth Prior

Around the country there are various groups restoring trams which remain off the radar as they aren’t such high profile of those projects ongoing at the main heritage tramways we regularly report on. One such tram is Brighton 53 – … Continue reading →

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Reliability on the up for NET

Posted on Tuesday 11 June 2019 by Gareth Prior

Some pleasing news to report from Nottingham Express Transit – the service has just published its highest reliability for three years. Statistics for the period between February and April 2019 have shown 95.9% punctuality and 98.8% reliability; it was during … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush 630 & 631

Posted on Tuesday 11 June 2019 by Gareth Prior

Completing our little look at the last year of the traditional tramway in Blackpool, today we view two of the Brush Cars which ran that year, both of which were in advertising liveries.

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Passenger numbers and revenue growth on Edinburgh Trams confirmed

Posted on Monday 10 June 2019 by Gareth Prior

The continued success of the tram line in Edinburgh between York Place in the city centre and the Airport has once again been shown with both revenue and passenger numbers continuing to grow. The figures for 2018 have shown that … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: More on Supertram track renewal

Posted on Monday 10 June 2019 by Gareth Prior

Now around a week into area two of the Stagecoach Supertram rail replacement project for 2019 the worksite has moved to the inbound track in the vicinity of the Bamforth Street stop (the actual worksite is from the road of … Continue reading →

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Metro extension works move on to Five Ways

Posted on Monday 10 June 2019 by Gareth Prior

It may have taken the best part of 20 years but work on major extensions of the West Midlands Metro network is now well underway with new lines at both ends of the currently line in progress and further lines … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Trams: Rio de Janeiro 124

Posted on Sunday 9 June 2019 by Gareth Prior

In this article we take another look at one of the Alstom Citadis trams which operate on the modern light rail system in Rio de Janeiro.

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In Pictures: Old tram rail uncovered in Sheffield

Posted on Sunday 9 June 2019 by Gareth Prior

Tram rails in Sheffield has been in the news over the past few months with the latest phase of the major rail replacement project on the Supertram network but there is more tram track in Sheffield – track which hasn’t … Continue reading →

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Rewiring continues on Railcoach 279

Posted on Sunday 9 June 2019 by Gareth Prior

Work on the restoration at Brinwell Road of the Fylde Transport Trust’s Blackpool Railcoach 279 is continuing with contractors JRW having returned to the tram after a short break because of other commitments. This crucial phase of the restoration is … Continue reading →

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 9 June 2019 by Gareth Prior

We have photos from Manchester Metrolink this week:

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Another Crossbench set for return on the MER

Posted on Saturday 8 June 2019 by Gareth Prior

Whilst 2019 is looking like being the year of the returning trailer on the Manx Electric Railway (37, 49 and 54 all due to back in action in time for the Manx Heritage Transport Festival in July) looking further ahead … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Luas 301

Posted on Saturday 8 June 2019 by Gareth Prior

We continue our look at the trams in Dublin through the years as part of Picture in Time today.

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Work continues on returning Bluebird to service

Posted on Saturday 8 June 2019 by Gareth Prior

In what has been volunteers week the workshops at Crich continue to be a hive of activity with three major projects ongoing with a view to returning more trams to the operational fleet. With Newcastle 102 and London Transport 1622 … Continue reading →

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