Author Archives: Gareth Prior

In Preview: Manx Heritage Transport Festival 2018

Posted on Wednesday 11 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

For obvious reasons a lot of attention has gone towards the September events for the 125th Anniversary of the Manx Electric Railway this year but let’s not forget that the annual Manx Heritage Transport Festival also takes place with the … Continue reading →

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More overhead woes on West Midlands Metro

Posted on Wednesday 11 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

Copy and paste here…Well, that is exactly how it feels at the moment as there have been more problems with the overhead of the West Midlands Metro today (Wednesday 11th July) causing yet more issues for regular and irregular travellers … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Adverts complete in Edinburgh

Posted on Tuesday 10 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

It was obviously only going to be a matter of time but all 27 trams in Edinburgh now have external adverts in the standard pattern of full height vinyls of the third and fifth section and above window ads on … Continue reading →

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Repairs completed as normal service is resumed

Posted on Tuesday 10 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

Normal service was finally resumed on West Midlands Metro shortly after 1800 on Tuesday 10th July following the completion of repairs to the overhead just to the north of Winson Green Outer Circle stop. As we reported yesterday a fault … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Docklands Light Railway 02+14

Posted on Tuesday 10 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

Our archive photo series continues today with a trip to London’s Docklands for a picture on the DLR in 2004.

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Strike starts in Sheffield after revised pay offer refused

Posted on Monday 9 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

A severely reduced service has run on Stagecoach Supertram on Monday 9th July with the first of a series of days of strike action taking place over the latest pay offer to drivers and conductors. Showing their usual disregard for … Continue reading →

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It’s happened again – more overhead problems on West Midlands Metro

Posted on Monday 9 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

Long suffering commuters on West Midlands Metro are having to change trams once again to complete their journeys with yet more overhead line problems. The issue has again happened close to Handsworth Booth Street, although it isn’t known whether this … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Trams get ready for service at Seaton

Posted on Sunday 8 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

An aspect of operations at the Seaton Tramway we rarely feature is at the start of the day as the trams are prepared for service and shunted out of Riverside Depot, until now that is! On Tuesday 29th May Keith … Continue reading →

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Finnish trams not yet finished!

Posted on Sunday 8 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

We don’t often report on news from overseas tramways but this story caught our eye as the Helsinki transport authority is offering up some of its historic trams for free! There are several catches, however!

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 8 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

We bring you another couple of Photo Galleries this week:

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On street tram services for Cardiff as part of new rail franchise?

Posted on Saturday 7 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

A story which has gone under the radar slightly was part of the announcement of the new rail franchise for Wales – a tram-train service including on street running and four new stops. Very little detail has actually been released … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Marton VAMBAC 11

Posted on Saturday 7 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

As our Picture in Time series from Blackpool takes a break for July we go back to more general traditional trams – with this edition featuring a tram from…Blackpooll! It’s a tram which has featured several times before in Picture … Continue reading →

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First track laid as part of Wolverhampton City Centre extension

Posted on Saturday 7 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

Whilst there were problems on the current West Midlands Metro network there was a reason for celebration on one of the extensions as the first section of track was laid in Wolverhampton City Centre. This line – which will run … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Progress continues at Rotherham Central

Posted on Friday 6 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

The slow progress in construction work for the Tram-Train service to Rotherham Parkgate is continuing ahead of the start of public services sometime in the latter part of this year. In this latest pictorial update we take a look at … Continue reading →

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All night trams back for Edinburgh Festival

Posted on Friday 6 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

Every Saturday during the Edinburgh International Festival trams will run throughout the night to ensure that visitors to the world renowned festival can get back to their accommodation after late night shows. The Festival takes place between 3rd and 28th … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Second battery operated tram enters service

Posted on Friday 6 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

West Midlands Metro now has two battery fitted trams in its main operational fleet with 31 re-entering revenue earning service on Thursday 5th July – a day which saw a full service resume although there were still speed restrictions following … Continue reading →

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Tram and lorry involved in Nottingham City Centre collision

Posted on Thursday 5 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

Tram services on Nottingham Express Transit were suspended in the city centre for just over an hour after a tram and lorry were involved in a collision close to the stop at Lace Market. Citadis 221 was involved in the … Continue reading →

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Car v tram again – this time on Eccles line

Posted on Thursday 5 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

There has been another collision between a car and a tram on Manchester Metrolink, this time affecting the Eccles line. The slow speed collision – with no injuries reported – happened close to the stop at Ladywell during the morning … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Trams Guide: Trams in Rome

Posted on Thursday 5 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

A bit of a change for our worldwide tram series this week as this is the first in a new occasional look at various tram systems from around the world from the view of a visitor to see just what … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Concrete base laid for North Station extension

Posted on Wednesday 4 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

The project may be delayed and it is likely to be quite some time before we can all enjoy a ride along Talbot Road to Blackpool North railway station but visible progress is now being made on preparing the surface … Continue reading →

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