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New vinyl wrap livery set to debut in Edinburgh

Posted on Saturday 14 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

This weekend looks set to see Edinburgh Trams welcome a newly wrapped tram into service. It is presumed that this will again be 261 with revised vinyls applied following the removal of the adverts for the free service on Hogmanay … Continue reading →

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DLR Custom House station to close for Crossrail work

Posted on Saturday 14 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

No Docklands Light Railway services will stop at Custom House from Friday 3rd February until December to allow for major construction works in connection with Crossrail to take place. Normal DLR services will run through the station but passengers will … Continue reading →

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Work starts on Trafford Park Metrolink extension

Posted on Saturday 14 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

Work has commenced on the latest Manchester Metrolink extension with the “first spades” into the ground this week as utility diversion and enabling works get underway. The 3.4 mile line will leave the current Metrolink network just after Pomona travelling … Continue reading →

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RAIB launch investigation into fatal Supertram accident

Posted on Saturday 14 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

The RAIB have started an investigation into an accident on 22nd December 2016 at Woodbourn Road on the Stagecoach Supertram Meadowhall line which saw an elderly pedestrian hit by a tram as he crossed the tracks. The 81 year old … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Rigby Road Depot

Posted on Thursday 12 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

We have a fascinating image from October 1962 for today’s Picture in Time as we take a look at Rigby Road Depot with many long gone trams visible.

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Picture in Time: Volks Electric Railway

Posted on Tuesday 10 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

A line we rarely feature on these pages is the subject of Picture in Time today as we head to the south coast and Brighton’s Volks Electric Railway.

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2530

Posted on Saturday 7 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

Today our archive photo series is head to Greater London for a view from the (as was then) Croydon Tramlink network. The tram we are looking at in this edition is the first built of the Bombardier CR4000s – 2530.

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Free Edinburgh Hogmanay trams a major success

Posted on Friday 6 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

More than 5,000 people took advantage of Edinburgh Trams free service offered on Hogmanay with extra trams having to be used to keep up with demand. The free service was provided for the first time since the line opened in … Continue reading →

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Drop-in sessions for Metrolink Trafford Park line

Posted on Friday 6 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

A series of drop-in sessions are to be run to allow the public to find out more about the Trafford Park Manchester Metrolink extension ahead of the start of construction this year. The first enabling and utility works are due … Continue reading →

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A new year, same old problems

Posted on Friday 6 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

It may be a new year but it has started with the same problems on Manchester Metrolink’s Airport line – a car has driven onto the tracks and become stuck. The first incident of 2017 was recorded on Thursday 5th … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush 626

Posted on Thursday 5 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

Blackpool Zoo adverts have long been synonymous with Blackpool trams – and in particular the Brush Railcoaches – with the very first single deck advert being for that very attraction. In this edition of Picture in Time we are taking … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh Trams introduce new timetable

Posted on Wednesday 4 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

Trams in Edinburgh are now running more frequently following the introduction of a new timetable on Wednesday 4th January. Previously a trial timetable had been introduced which saw increased frequencies at peak times but extra trams are now being run … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Seaton 15

Posted on Tuesday 3 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

The transformation of Seaton Tramway’s no. 17 into a fully enclosed saloon tram was completed in the lead up to Christmas with it being used alongside the other enclosed single deck trams during the Polar Express event. As part of … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Burton & Ashby 14 update

Posted on Tuesday 3 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

Work on returning Burton and Ashby 14 to the rails is continuing at the Statfold Barn Railway in Staffordshire with the owner of the railway hoping that no. 14 will be running in the UK once again in March.

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Snow Hill becomes St Chads

Posted on Tuesday 3 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

A new year has equalled a new stop name in Birmingham City Centre with the stop adjacent to Snow Hill station now known as St Chads. The change was made from New Year’s Day and is said to more reflect … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Leeds 602

Posted on Tuesday 3 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

Always a popular tram when featured in any form on this website today Picture in Time takes a look at Leeds 602, but this time we aren’t looking at its preservation career as we catch up with it in Leeds … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Midland Metro 06

Posted on Saturday 24 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

As its nearly Christmas we have some wintery images for our last visit to the archives for 2016 as we are on Midland Metro. The subject of this edition of Picture in Time is T69 06 which had been in … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Posted on Friday 23 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

As this is our last update until early in the new year we would like wish everyone who reads this website a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 2016 has been a year full of ups and downs in … Continue reading →

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Christmas and New Year services 2016-17

Posted on Friday 23 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

This is your complete one-stop guide to services being operated on all tram and light rail networks in the British Isles over the Christmas and New Year period 2016-17. The differences in services being offered is plain to see from … Continue reading →

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RAIB release safety digest into Twin Car 272 fire

Posted on Friday 23 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch have released their safety digest into the electrical fire suffered by Blackpool Twin Car 272 on Saturday 24th September during the Anniversary Spectacular event in the resort. As was previously known the fire started as … Continue reading →

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