Author Archives: Gareth Prior

Manchester Metrolink Engineering Work: Monday 27 May

Posted on Wednesday 22 May 2013 by Gareth Prior

Victoria station tramstop will again be closed on Monday 27 May with a change in services as a result. No trams will run between Crumpsall and Victoria or Central Park and Victoria with a replacement bus services operating from Central … Continue reading →

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Supertram launch reduced price Child Megarider for limited period

Posted on Wednesday 22 May 2013 by Gareth Prior

Stagecoach Supertram have announced that from Monday 27 May to Tuesday 23 July a Child weekly Megarider will only cost £7. The ticket is able to be purchased from conductors on board the trams and it will be valid on … Continue reading →

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Mosley Street closes

Posted on Saturday 18 May 2013 by Gareth Prior

At 0055 in the early hours of Saturday 18 May, 3018 became the last tram to stop at Mosley Street in Manchester city centre as it permanently closed to “improve journey times, reliability and capacity” on the Manchester Metrolink network. … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: More Blackpool Heritage trams in operation

Posted on Saturday 18 May 2013 by Gareth Prior

As we have previously shown you on these pages the recent May Day Bank Holiday weekend was another successful period of heritage tram operation in Blackpool with the highlights being the return to service of Brush 631 in its new … Continue reading →

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Multi million pound investment on Supertram confirmed

Posted on Saturday 18 May 2013 by Gareth Prior

It has been confirmed that the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) and Stagecoach Supertram are to jointly fund the major programme of tram rail replacement works which are needed to protect the future of the Supertram network. The works … Continue reading →

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Sutton moves ahead of Crystal Palace for Tramlink extension?

Posted on Saturday 18 May 2013 by Gareth Prior

Sutton Council have claimed that they have moved ahead of Crystal Palace in the race to extend the London Tramlink system – although the situation remains that Transport for London are not committed to funding any extensions at the present … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: More from the Southampton Tram Project

Posted on Saturday 18 May 2013 by Gareth Prior

During the opening day of the Southampton Maritime Festival the Southampton Tram Project received a special guest to look at their work when Prince Michael of Kent had a tour of their work when he opened the event. We can … Continue reading →

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NET services to change for Milk Race

Posted on Saturday 18 May 2013 by Gareth Prior

Nottingham Express Transit services from Hucknall and Phoenix Park will terminate at the Royal Centre on Sunday 26 May because Nottingham city centre will be transformed into a race track for the return of the iconic cycling Milk Race. A … Continue reading →

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Heritage Trams for the next week…

Posted on Friday 17 May 2013 by Gareth Prior

As part of our feature “Support our Heritage Tramways” we will continue to bring you a weekly look at when and where you can travel on heritage trams across the UK. Once again if you know of any errors or … Continue reading →

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Liverpool 762 makes rare nighttime appearance

Posted on Wednesday 15 May 2013 by Gareth Prior

On Wednesday 8 May former British Trams Online Tram of the Year Liverpool 762 made a rare appearance in service at night on the Birkenhead Heritage Tramway. Following swiftly on from the use of Birkenhead 20 for the BBC’s Great … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Glasgow 488 top deck arrives in Wales

Posted on Wednesday 15 May 2013 by Gareth Prior

Not previously reported on these pages was the arrival of the top deck of Glasgow 488 at Minffordd on the Ffestiniog Railway joining the lower deck which had of course arrived in March. The top deck was delivered to Wales … Continue reading →

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Stagecoach Supertram Engineering Works: Sunday 26 and Sunday 27 May

Posted on Wednesday 15 May 2013 by Gareth Prior

Track replacement works will once again be taking place over a Bank Holiday weekend on Stagecoach Supertram (bang goes any chance of nice weather then!) with the Blue route being forced to terminate at Crystal Peaks on Sunday 26 and … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Metrolink Passenger Information Displays

Posted on Tuesday 14 May 2013 by Gareth Prior

As reported last week the Passenger Information Displays (PIDs) in Manchester city centre were switched on on Thursday 9 May, a major milestone in the installation and commissioning of the Tram Management System (TMS). The city centre and Piccadilly is … Continue reading →

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Metrolink services to East Didsbury to start on 23 May

Posted on Tuesday 14 May 2013 by Gareth Prior

The next part of the Manchester Metrolink jigsaw will be put into place on Thursday 23 May when the remainder of the South Manchester line to East Didsbury starts passenger services – and for a nice change it is several … Continue reading →

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2005 withdrawn & 2003 to follow soon

Posted on Monday 13 May 2013 by Gareth Prior

The T68A fleet on Manchester Metrolink has been reduced to two examples following the withdrawal of 2005 from service and it is expected that within the next couple of weeks 2003 will also be withdrawn leaving just 2001 carrying the … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Double T68s run to St Werburgh’s Road

Posted on Monday 13 May 2013 by Gareth Prior

Sunday 12 May saw the rare sight of double T68 units running on the South Manchester line through to St Werburgh’s Road. As a result of the engineering work taking place at Victoria on this day all six double T68s … Continue reading →

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Taxi takes on tram in Manchester and loses!

Posted on Saturday 11 May 2013 by Gareth Prior

On Saturday 27 April a taxi stopped too close to the tram line on Mosley Street in Manchester city centre and ended up getting hit causing significant damage to the road vehicle with M5000 3028 also suffering some damage. According … Continue reading →

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Mosley Street closure date confirmed

Posted on Friday 10 May 2013 by Gareth Prior

Transport for Greater Manchester have confirmed that the single platform at Mosley Street in Manchester city centre is to close to passengers following services on Friday 17 May. It is now possible to close Mosley Street because new real time … Continue reading →

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NET 205 returns to service after refurbishment

Posted on Friday 10 May 2013 by Gareth Prior

The third of Nottingham Express Transit’s Incentro trams to undergo the refurbishment work has returned to traffic. 205 re-entered service on 2 May following the work at the Wilkinson Street depot and its place has now been taken by 213 … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Bank Holiday trams in Blackpool

Posted on Friday 10 May 2013 by Gareth Prior

As reported elsewhere on these pages the heritage trams of the “C” fleet were joined by the modified Balloons of the “B” fleet over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend in Blackpool. The highlight of the weekend was the return … Continue reading →

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