Author Archives: Gareth Prior

Your chance to find out more on Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust Plans

Posted on Sunday 8 July 2012 by Gareth Prior

Next Sunday sees the return of the annual Fleetwood Tram Sunday event and this year it is planned that there will be a display of trams at Pharos Street, kindly provided by Blackpool Transport, to add to the excitement for … Continue reading →

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NET 208 enters service in new all over advert for EON

Posted on Saturday 7 July 2012 by Gareth Prior

Nottingham Express Transit 208 has received its first full vinyl wrap advert with a red based design for EON being applied over the weekend of 30th June/1st July. This now means that three of the fleet of Bombardier built trams … Continue reading →

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Plans to be submitted for reconstruction of Douglas Promenade

Posted on Saturday 7 July 2012 by Gareth Prior

The Douglas Horse Tramway could be set for a major change if plans due to be submitted to Douglas Council next month are approved. These plans are part of a major reconstruction of the promenade in Douglas which would see … Continue reading →

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New campaign to encourage more passengers onto NET

Posted on Saturday 7 July 2012 by Gareth Prior

Nottingham Express Transit have launched a new poster campaign urging more people to  glide into Nottingham”. The posters are due to start appearing across the City in the coming weeks and they will also contain special “QR codes” which can … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh tram drivers to be employed 18 months before the system opens?

Posted on Saturday 7 July 2012 by Gareth Prior

More controversy has been caused in Edinburgh with the news that ten drivers and controllers and a General Manager for the tram system are to employed by the end of this year – at least 18 months before the system … Continue reading →

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NET Phase Two works continue

Posted on Saturday 7 July 2012 by Gareth Prior

Utility diversion work is due to commence on Abbey Street in Lenton next week with motorists being advised to either avoid the area or expect delays. Abbey Street is one of the main routes into Nottingham and so the utility … Continue reading →

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Woman hit by tram in Blackpool

Posted on Saturday 7 July 2012 by Gareth Prior

The first major pedestrian versus tram incident has happened on the upgraded Blackpool Tramway when a woman in her early 20s was hit by a tram on the newly installed pedestrian crossing near Lauderdale Avenue in Cleveleys – the location … Continue reading →

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Manchester Metrolink Engineering Works: Sunday 15th July

Posted on Saturday 7 July 2012 by Gareth Prior

Engineering works on Manchester Metrolink on Sunday 15th July will see no trams running between St Werburgh’s Road and Trafford Bar. A replacement bus will operate between these two stops calling at all stops. As a result of these works … Continue reading →

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Horse tram hit by van in Douglas

Posted on Saturday 7 July 2012 by Gareth Prior

A horse tram was struck by a van on Douglas Promenade during the afternoon of Wednesday 4th July. The Police undertook an investigation which entailed the road being closed and tram services suspended. No-one (including the horse) was injured in … Continue reading →

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Public Exhibitions for Metrolink Manchester Airport extension

Posted on Saturday 7 July 2012 by Gareth Prior

Transport for Greater Manchester are holding a series of informal drop in sessions for people to find out more about the Metrolink extension to Manchester Airport which is due to open in 2016. Work on utility diversions for this line … Continue reading →

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Olympic Torch rides on fourth and final tram

Posted on Sunday 1 July 2012 by Gareth Prior

The involvement of trams in the London 2012 Olympic Torch relay has now come to an end after Wolverhampton 49 became the fourth tram to carry a torch bearer at the Black Country Living Museum on Saturday 30th June.

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In Pictures: Nottingham Express Transit 211 in its Jubilee Livery

Posted on Sunday 1 July 2012 by Gareth Prior

A couple of weeks ago we reported that Nottingham Express Transit 211 had received a new vinyl wrap livery celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and now thanks to a couple of British Trams Online readers we are able to bring … Continue reading →

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Another attempted cable theft causes more Metrolink problems

Posted on Sunday 1 July 2012 by Gareth Prior

Manchester Metrolink were hit by another attempted cable theft on Wednesday 20th June which caused major disruption for passengers on the Bury line. The vandals attempted to steal the overhead wire between Heaton Park and Bowker Vale early in the … Continue reading →

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Mitcham Doubling latest

Posted on Sunday 1 July 2012 by Gareth Prior

Work on doubling the track between Mitcham and Mitcham Junction on the Wimbledon branch of London Tramlink is approaching completion and indeed trams are now able to use the new track although at the present time it is still being … Continue reading →

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Metrolink Service Performance Update

Posted on Sunday 1 July 2012 by Gareth Prior

The latest service performance statistics on the Manchester Metrolink system have been released on the TfGM Committee website – http://www.transportforgreatermanchestercommittee.gov.uk/download/4374/item_08_metrolink_service_performance. This latest report gives details on periods 12 and 13 between Monday 5th March and Sunday 28th April 2012.

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Princes Street reopens as Edinburgh tram works move on to York Place

Posted on Sunday 1 July 2012 by Gareth Prior

We may still be two years away from the first trams carrying passengers on the new Edinburgh tramway but progress is continuing to be made on the construction of the line with Princes Street west of Waverley Bridge now reopened … Continue reading →

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Metrolink delays after points failure

Posted on Sunday 1 July 2012 by Gareth Prior

A points failure just outside Victoria on Tuesday 26th June caused delays on the Bury and Oldham Metrolink lines. Although initially all services on these lines were suspended trams between Bury and the City Centre soon resumed although there was … Continue reading →

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Supertram Engineering Works: 1st July 2012

Posted on Sunday 1 July 2012 by Gareth Prior

More track is due to be replaced on the Stagecoach Supertram network on Sunday 1st July, this time the affected area will be on Granville Road. As a result of this work trams on the Blue and Purple routes will … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Variotram 2554 and its Croydon livery

Posted on Thursday 28 June 2012 by Gareth Prior

A couple of days ago we reported that new Variotram 2554 had received a special vinyl wrap livery for Croydon in time for the launch of the new line 4 at the start of this week and made an attempt … Continue reading →

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8 launched in new livery at Seaton Extravaganza

Posted on Thursday 28 June 2012 by Gareth Prior

After a year without a gala at the Seaton Tramway a Weekend Extravaganza returned to the calendar in 2012, this time it being a joint event with the Yeovil Railway Centre and Pecorama at nearby Beer. The main highlight of … Continue reading →

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