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Rail replacement works set to take place on Luas

Posted on Saturday 28 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

There will be a closure of part of Luas’ Red line on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th August to allow for some rail replacement work to take place close to the stop at St James. During this period trams on … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Seaton Tramway 19, Works 01 & 02

Posted on Saturday 28 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

Back to Devon for this instalment of Picture in Time as we take a look at the Seaton Tramway with a true original Devon tram the main feature.

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MER disrupted after car collides with tram

Posted on Saturday 28 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

There were delays to Manx Electric Railway services – during the Manx Heritage Transport Festival – on Friday 27th July after a car drove into the side of a tram in Onchan. Winter Saloon 22 was heading north at the … Continue reading →

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Zonal fare system approved for Metrolink

Posted on Friday 27 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

A new zonal fare system will be introduced on Manchester Metrolink from early 2019 after council leaders have final approval to the plans following the results of a public engagement exercise. There will be some winners and losers in the … Continue reading →

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Group tickets launched in Nottingham and West Midlands

Posted on Friday 27 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

With school now out for summer a couple of the UK’s tram systems have launched special group ticket offers to help families make the most of the holiday season. Both Nottingham Express Transit and West Midlands Metro have extended the … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: London Tramlink from above

Posted on Thursday 26 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

In this pictorial we take a brief look at London Tramlink from above with a couple of images taken at the Centrale stop on Tamworth Road, part of the single line loop through central Croydon on the way to West … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Trams: Amsterdam 465

Posted on Thursday 26 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

Today we take a look at a historic tram from the Dutch capital city of Amsterdam – 465.

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Track laying starts at Trafford Centre

Posted on Wednesday 25 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

Another week and another tramway extension has seen the laying of track with the first track now in place at into Trafford Centre as part of the Metrolink extension due to open in 2020. This track laying is in addition … Continue reading →

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Special DLR Discovery trains to run this summer

Posted on Tuesday 24 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

Have you ever travelled on the Docklands Light Railway and wondered about the history of the area? Well if you have now is your chance to fund out more with the DLR Discovery train running every weekend from 4th August … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: South Yorkshire Supertram 15

Posted on Tuesday 24 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

As we continue our archival photographic series we are once again in South Yorkshire for a image taken towards the start of operations on Supertram.

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Increase in punctuality for Metrolink

Posted on Monday 23 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

The last set of performance data for Manchester Metrolink (for the period 27th May to 23rd June) has shown that punctuality has increased on the network with reliability also on the up. True, neither were big increases but it was … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Supertram 119 receives a relivery

Posted on Monday 23 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

With fewer trams currently required for service as a result of the rail replacement works the chance is being taken to give the tram fleet some TLC including 119 which has seen its standard fleet livery reapplied giving a much … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: West Midlands Metro makes its mark

Posted on Sunday 22 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

31 became the very first Urbos 3 to receive the new blue livery vinyls when it entered service during the evening peak on Monday 16th July and was then used in service again the following day. We featured the first … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: More on Tram-Train daylight testing

Posted on Sunday 22 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

As we reported earlier in the week Tram-Train daylight testing has now got underway along the Network Rail line to Rotherham as preparations step up a pace for the start of the pilot service sometime later this year. 399 202 … Continue reading →

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 22 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

We have another couple of Photo Galleries for you to take a look at this week:

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Sold Douglas Horse Tram on the move

Posted on Saturday 21 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

One of the trams sold by Douglas Borough Council at the time of the transfer of ownership of the horse tramway looks set to start a new life off the Isle of Man with pictures recently coming to light of … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Brussels 9062

Posted on Saturday 21 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

2018 marks the 30th anniversary of Scotland’s first – and still only – heritage tramway at Summerlee and in this instalment of Picture in Time we go back to beginning to see what the operation was like in those early … Continue reading →

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In Preview: Manx Electric Railway 125th Anniversary

Posted on Saturday 21 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

Six weeks today will see the start of a packed week of events on the Isle of Man to celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the Manx Electric Railway. With events on each day between Saturday 1st and Saturday 8th September … Continue reading →

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Progress made on horse tram restoration at Beamish

Posted on Saturday 21 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

A fairly low profile tram restoration which has been ongoing for a number of years at Beamish is that of the horse tram – a combination of Newcastle & Gosforth 49 and Leamington & Warwick 8. Work has been continuing … Continue reading →

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Blackpool to take advantage of events

Posted on Friday 20 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

Two interesting developments to report of in Blackpool – the first of which is on Sunday! To take advantage of the expected high visitor numbers Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours will be operating four trams on Sunday 22nd July whilst a … Continue reading →

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