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Purple Tram Fridays come to Crich

Posted on Wednesday 2 August 2017 by Gareth Prior

Blackpool Jubilee 762 is certainly a tram that polarises opinion but has proven to be popular with children thanks to its old Nickelodeon Land all over advert with various cartoon characters including Spongebob Squarepants on the ends. Over the past … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Horse Tram Day at Crich

Posted on Wednesday 2 August 2017 by Gareth Prior

Monday 31st July was the latest opportunity for visitors to enjoy the delights of a horse drawn tram at Crich with Joseph once again being used to haul Sheffield 15 between Town End and the Depot crossover. The day also … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Oporto 273

Posted on Tuesday 1 August 2017 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of Picture in Time we are back at the Crich Tramway Village for a view of Oporto 273 shortly after arriving at the museum before it underwent its extensive restoration.

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This week on British Trams Online…

Posted on Sunday 30 July 2017 by Gareth Prior

The theme for this week is London as we bring you a couple of small galleries from the capital:

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In Pictures: New advert for 261 as Edinburgh launch late night trams for Festival

Posted on Saturday 29 July 2017 by Gareth Prior

Edinburgh Trams 261 has received new adverts to publicise the Edinburgh Festival and the special tram service running on Saturday nights throughout August. This service will see trams running every half hour between midnight and 0530 on Saturday night/Sunday morning … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Sheffield Tram-Train project update

Posted on Saturday 29 July 2017 by Gareth Prior

Despite the recent revelations about how much the Sheffield Tram-Train project has gone over budget and how close it came to be being abandoned work is still progressing at its rather sedate pace ahead of services starting in mid-2018. In … Continue reading →

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Three tram systems in one day completed for charity

Posted on Saturday 29 July 2017 by Gareth Prior

On Thursday 20th July Chris Holmes, Metrolink Asset Management Technical Assistant at Transport for Greater Manchester, completed a challenge of travelling across three tram systems in England in one day – all in the name of charity. Starting on Metrolink … Continue reading →

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Manchester Metrolink Engineering Work: Sunday 30th July

Posted on Saturday 29 July 2017 by Gareth Prior

Engineering works on Aytoun Street in Manchester City Centre will mean that a revised service will run on Manchester Metrolink on Sunday 30th July with no trams running between Piccadilly and Piccadilly Gardens throughout the day.

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Collisions in Manchester and Birmingham

Posted on Saturday 29 July 2017 by Gareth Prior

The past week has seen a couple of collisions involving trams with Manchester Metrolink and Midland Metro the affected systems this time around.

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Bridge opens linking tramstop to Queen’s Medical Centre

Posted on Saturday 29 July 2017 by Gareth Prior

A new pedestrian bridge has opened linking the Nottingham Express Transit tramstop with the Queen’s Medical Centre. Named in honour of Professor Sir Peter Mansfield – who also has a tram named after him – the bridge is 90 metres … Continue reading →

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Communications fault causes complete Metrolink suspension

Posted on Sunday 23 July 2017 by Gareth Prior

Saturday 22nd July was a day to forget for Manchester Metrolink with the entire network suspended on two separate occasions owing to a communications fault. The first suspension was short lived but the second time around it saw the end … Continue reading →

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 23 July 2017 by Gareth Prior

Photos from Blackpool are included in this week’s main site update:

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Picture in Time: Nottingham Express Transit 205

Posted on Saturday 22 July 2017 by Gareth Prior

This edition of Picture in Time is in the East Midlands as we feature Nottingham Express Transit with Incentro 205 the tram in the picture.

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Full services resumes on NET

Posted on Saturday 22 July 2017 by Gareth Prior

After four days services are once again running on the whole Nottingham Express Transit system with repairs completed to the overhead in the Basford area. Trams started to be able to run between David Lane and Wilkinson Street late on … Continue reading →

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Major disruption after overhead line damage at Basford

Posted on Thursday 20 July 2017 by Gareth Prior

They say bad luck comes in threes and hopefully that is the case for Nottingham Express Transit with the third high profile incident in recent months seeing major damage to the overhead at Basford. The damage happened due to a … Continue reading →

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Intensive service for Douglas Bay Horse Tramway during Festival

Posted on Thursday 20 July 2017 by Gareth Prior

Since we published our Event Preview on the Manx Heritage Transport Festuval further details have been released by Isle of Man Transport on the services which will run on the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway for the duration including three days … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Bilston Road Metro works

Posted on Thursday 20 July 2017 by Gareth Prior

We are now a month into the planned six month closure of Midland Metro between Priestfield and Wolverhampton St George’s to allow for track relaying along Bilston Road. In this latest pictorial update Andy Walters brings us the latest images … Continue reading →

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Tynwald approve funding for Douglas Prom reconstruction

Posted on Thursday 20 July 2017 by Gareth Prior

The future of the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway should be secure for now after Tynwald approved funding for the £20.73 million reconstruction of Douglas Promenade which will include tracks for the horse trams all the way between Derby Castle and … Continue reading →

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New operator starts on Metrolink

Posted on Thursday 20 July 2017 by Gareth Prior

There has been a changing of the guard at Manchester Metrolink with KeolisAmey Metrolink (KAM) officially taking over from RATP Dev Metrolink as the new operator of the UK’s largest tram network. The new contract will run for up to … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Twin Car 671+681

Posted on Thursday 20 July 2017 by Gareth Prior

Another edition of Picture in Time for you today and it is Blackpool day again! This time we take a look at the lowest numbered Twin Car, 671+681.

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