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37 returns to service with batteries

Posted on Tuesday 5 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

37 has become the latest battery fitted tram to enter passenger service on West Midlands Metro with it making its first revenue earning runs on Tuesday 5th February. It had last run in service back on 22nd November 2018 before … Continue reading →

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Man suffers serious injuries after being hit by tram

Posted on Tuesday 5 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

A man in his 30s suffered severe injuries after he was hit by a tram on Manchester Metrolink on the railway style section between Pomona and Cornbrook on Friday 25th January. The man was hit by tram at around 2330 … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Centenary 641

Posted on Tuesday 5 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

From the first Jubilee last week to the first Centenary Car this week as we continue our archive photo series with another image taken in Blackpool.

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In Pictures: Latest images from North Station extension

Posted on Monday 4 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

Work on the extension of the Blackpool Tramway along Talbot Road to Blackpool North Railway Station is continuing ahead of the delayed reopening of the Promenade road. As we have reported previously the Prom road was due to reopen during … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Old Liverpool overhead support poles still in place

Posted on Monday 4 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

Earlier this year we reported on the last remaining overhead support poles in Liverpool which are set to be removed during 2019. Now in sole use for street lighting an upgrade of this equipment will necessitate the removal of these … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Trams: Tenerife Tram 20

Posted on Sunday 3 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

It is time for the last of our images for now from the Canary Islands as we take a look at one more of the Alstom 302 trams which operate the service in Tenerife.

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Campaign launched to restore Douglas Horse Tram 32

Posted on Sunday 3 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

The Douglas Bay Tramway Heritage Trust have announced plans to raise funds to restore Sunshade tramcar 32 to become part of the museum fleet to operate on the tramway. 32 is one of the trams which has been retained by … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Standard Life advert on Edinburgh 261

Posted on Sunday 3 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

As we reported at the end of last month, Edinburgh Trams 261 has received a new advert for Standard Life replacing its previous ad for C R Smith. First noted in mid-January this advert is of the usual Edinburgh Trams … Continue reading →

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 3 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

More photos for you this week in our latest main site update:

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Details announced for Isle of Man’s Rush Hour on the Railways 2019

Posted on Saturday 2 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

It’s a surreal sight for us to see an official leaflet publicising a major event celebrating the fact that the Manx Electric Railway won the British Trams Online Tramway of the Year for 2018 but that is exactly what greets … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Tyne & Wear Metro 4033

Posted on Saturday 2 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

From last week’s image looking at the outside of South Gosforth Depot this week we head inside the building for an image taken during the 30th Anniversary Open Day.

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In Pictures: Snow on Tyne & Wear Metro

Posted on Saturday 2 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

It’s not just Manchester which has been hit by snow this week – the Tyne and Wear Metro has also seen fairly significant snow falls although it doesn’t seem to have much of a negative impact on service which has … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: More snow on Metrolink

Posted on Saturday 2 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

The white stuff is still sticking around for a little while longer it seems and although it is nowhere as bad as 2018’s “Beast from the East” it has still made for interesting photographic opportunities on the Manchester Metrolink network. … Continue reading →

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Tramlink Nottingham post loss of £18 million

Posted on Friday 1 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

Tramlink Nottingham – the company who operate Nottingham Express Transit – have posted their latest accounts which have shown a loss of over £18 million in the past year; a not insignificant sum but one which is £48.5 million less … Continue reading →

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Box 40 to run at Beamish and Crich in 2019

Posted on Friday 1 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

If the news that Manchester 765 was to visit Beamish in time for April’s Great North Steam Fair wasn’t enough to persuade you to make a visit how does it sound if you added Blackpool & Fleetwood Box 40 to … Continue reading →

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Power supply problems on Supertram

Posted on Thursday 31 January 2019 by Gareth Prior

Thursday 31st January has proven to be a bad day for Stagecoach Supertram with disruption to both the Tram-Train service and the Blue route thanks to two separate overhead line issues – one on the railway section of the Tram-Train … Continue reading →

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Tree brings a halt to West Midlands Metro services

Posted on Thursday 31 January 2019 by Gareth Prior

A large tree across the tracks between Dudley Street and Dartmouth Street on Sunday 27th January saw West Midlands Metro services disrupted for several hours whilst it was removed and safety checks made to check for any possible damage to … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Glasgow 1198

Posted on Thursday 31 January 2019 by Gareth Prior

We head back into the archives today with the first of three photos taken around Glasgow’s Coplawhill Works in 1962 just as the final trams were being prepared ready for scrapping.

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In Pictures: Snow hits Manchester – and overhead support wire breaks

Posted on Wednesday 30 January 2019 by Gareth Prior

The first real snowfall of this winter has hit Manchester with services suffering delays throughout the day – not helped by an overhead support wire snapping close to Victoria meaning that all services through the city centre have had to … Continue reading →

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An advert free tram in Edinburgh!

Posted on Wednesday 30 January 2019 by Gareth Prior

For the first time since July 2018 there is a tram running in Edinburgh advert free! The tram noted sans adverts is 251 which has become the third tram to lose its C R Smith adverts (these were the Cumbernauld … Continue reading →

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