Author Archives: Gareth Prior

In Pictures: Urbos 3 27 enters service on Midland Metro

Posted on Monday 2 February 2015 by Gareth Prior

The day when a full Midland Metro weekday service is operated by the new Urbos 3 trams can’t be far off as there are now 10 of the class available for passenger service following the entry into service of 27 … Continue reading →

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Scenic T68s: Manchester Metrolink 1013

Posted on Monday 2 February 2015 by Gareth Prior

The second LRV to feature in this short series commemorating the first anniversary of the withdrawal of the last of the T68s is 1013 which was last used in service on 2nd December 2013.

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 1 February 2015 by Gareth Prior

This week we have another two Photo Galleries for you as part of our main site update:

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In Pictures: 3094 enters service on Manchester Metrolink

Posted on Sunday 1 February 2015 by Gareth Prior

Continuing the rapid entry into service of new M5000s soon after their delivery to Manchester, 3094 has now carried its first passengers. As with other recent LRVs which have entered service 3094 was used on the Manchester Airport line for … Continue reading →

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Scenic T68s: Manchester Metrolink 1023

Posted on Sunday 1 February 2015 by Gareth Prior

This Tuesday (3rd February) will mark the first anniversary of the last run normal passenger runs of Manchester Metrolink’s original fleet of trams – the T68s. To mark the occasion (and also because I have been having a sort out … Continue reading →

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Seaton unveil events for 2015

Posted on Friday 30 January 2015 by Gareth Prior

Southern England’s only operational heritage tramway, the Seaton Tramway, have become the latest organisation to reveal their event plans for 2015. As well as the regular Bird Watching Trips, Dinosaur Tram and the evening events at the Tramstop Restaurant this … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time 26: Leeds 602

Posted on Friday 30 January 2015 by Gareth Prior

Featuring for the second time in our “Picture in Time” series is Leeds 602. Last time we took a look at the tram we were in 1994 but our time machine has gone back to 1980 for this image as … Continue reading →

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Another Urbos 3 enters service

Posted on Friday 30 January 2015 by Gareth Prior

Ten different Urbos 3s have now carried passengers on Midland Metro following the entry into service of 31 on Thursday 29th January. This day saw a seven-three split of Urbos 3/T69s in service with an eighth Urbos 3 also out … Continue reading →

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More snow woe for Supertram

Posted on Friday 30 January 2015 by Gareth Prior

Of all the tram systems in the UK Stagecoach Supertram suffers most when snow falls with its large amount of street running and the height of parts of the route and the past few days has once again seen some … Continue reading →

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Trams to return to Wolverhampton St George’s in March

Posted on Friday 30 January 2015 by Gareth Prior

After much rumour and debate it has now been confirmed by Centro that Midland Metro services should return to the full length of the route to Wolverhampton St George’s in March. The official announcement states that work has resumed on … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Manchester Metrolink in the snow

Posted on Friday 30 January 2015 by Gareth Prior

Sheffield was not the only UK tramway to be hit by snow this week with Manchester Metrolink also seeing a slight covering but this caused very few problems for the service. Steve Kemp went out with his camera to take … Continue reading →

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Midland Metro welcome first new Urbos 3 of 2015

Posted on Wednesday 28 January 2015 by Gareth Prior

Friday 23rd January saw the arrival at Wednesbury of the latest CAF built Urbos 3 tram when 34 was delivered following its long journey from Spain, on the back of two loaders as usual. Unlike most recent deliveries which arrived … Continue reading →

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Car collides with tram in Manchester City Centre

Posted on Wednesday 28 January 2015 by Gareth Prior

It seems you can’t go too long on Manchester Metrolink without another incident involving a car with the latest such incident occurring on Tuesday 27th January. This time a cab managed to drive into the path of a double unit … Continue reading →

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New Tramlink Sunday service proves popular

Posted on Wednesday 28 January 2015 by Gareth Prior

10% more passengers are now using London Tramlink services between Wimbledon and New Addington on Sundays following the introduction of the enhanced timetable in mid December. On 14th December the frequency was increased from every 15 minutes to every 7/8 … Continue reading →

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Docklands Light Railway strike called off

Posted on Wednesday 28 January 2015 by Gareth Prior

The 48 hour strike called by RMT members and due to start on Wednesday 28th January on the Docklands Light Railway was called off the day before after negotiations between the RMT and KeolisAmey Docklands.

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 25 January 2015 by Gareth Prior

For the first time in 2015 we have a main site update on British Trams Online with four galleries uploaded, two of which feature new photos (and the other two are the Advent Calendar images being transferred across):

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Picture in Time 25: Blackpool Pantograph 167

Posted on Saturday 24 January 2015 by Gareth Prior

What better tram to feature as our first Picture in Time of 2015 than the tram which won the “Tramcar of the Year” – Blackpool Pantograph 167. Over the past 12 months this tram has featured countless times on the … Continue reading →

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Stockport Council call for tram-train connection

Posted on Saturday 24 January 2015 by Gareth Prior

Stockport Council have recently unveiled a new vision for rail travel in the area with four major priorities. As well as improving existing railway stations and ensuring that HS2 brings benefits to the local area the Council are calling for … Continue reading →

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Cyclists set to sue over Edinburgh accidents

Posted on Saturday 24 January 2015 by Gareth Prior

In another example of how someone seemingly has to be blamed for every accident solicitors representing a group of cyclists who have suffered injuries having fallen off their bikes in the vicinity of the tram tracks in Edinburgh have revealed … Continue reading →

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In Photos: Midland Metro in the snow

Posted on Saturday 24 January 2015 by Gareth Prior

The first fairly significant snowfall of this winter period fell on Midland Metro on Wednesday 14th January 2015 although it proved to only really be a fairly light dusting and was also mostly gone by lunchtime. Nevertheless Andy Walters was … Continue reading →

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