Author Archives: Gareth Prior

Come and “Like” us on Facebook!

Posted on Saturday 31 March 2012 by Gareth Prior

British Trams Online is now on Facebook! As some of you will be aware we have had a Group on Facebook for a number of years but the drawback of this has been that you have to be a member … Continue reading →

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Supertram 111 receives fleet numbers

Posted on Saturday 31 March 2012 by Gareth Prior

Following on from the application of fleet numbers to celebrity liveried 120, all over adverted 111 has now also received fleet numbers on each end. 111 retains its long standing advert for fellow Stagecoach subsidiary East Midlands Trains.

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Memorandum of Understanding for future Midland Metro extensions signed

Posted on Saturday 31 March 2012 by Gareth Prior

Centro and the City of Birmingham City Council have signed an agreement which should make any future extensions of Midland Metro slightly easier – although the usual hoops will still have to be jumped through. The Memorandum of Understanding between … Continue reading →

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Midland Metro Easter Services

Posted on Saturday 31 March 2012 by Gareth Prior

A revised service will operate over the Easter weekend on the Midland Metro.

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Easter services on Nottingham Express Transit

Posted on Saturday 31 March 2012 by Gareth Prior

Services on lines 1 and 2 of Nottingham Express Transit will be revised over the Easter weekend.

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More Olympic test timetables for DLR: 20th to 24th April

Posted on Saturday 31 March 2012 by Gareth Prior

The Docklands Light Railway have announced that they will be operating modified timetables again between Friday 20th and Tuesday 24th April as they continue to test their proposed service for the Olympic and Paralympic 2012 London games. Once again several … Continue reading →

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NET Phase Two information events a “success”

Posted on Saturday 31 March 2012 by Gareth Prior

Nottingham City Council have heralded recent information events on Nottingham Express Transit Phase Two as a success with nearly 1700 people having attended them. The events were organised to allow people who live or work near the extensions to find … Continue reading →

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Family Group ticket available for Easter travel on NET

Posted on Saturday 31 March 2012 by Gareth Prior

In the same week that NET have revealed fare rises they have also announced that the Family Group ticket – originally offered during the February half term – will be available between 31st March and 15th April. This ticket allows … Continue reading →

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2556 makes it three Variotrams for Tramlink

Posted on Saturday 24 March 2012 by Gareth Prior

The third of the Variotrams for London Tramlink was delivered to Therapia Lane depot in the early hours of Friday 23rd March. Numbered 2556 this marks the halfway point in deliveries of these extra vehicles for Tramlink as the original … Continue reading →

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Metrolink Fleet Update

Posted on Saturday 24 March 2012 by Gareth Prior

Further examples of the M5000 trams on Manchester Metrolink have entered service in recent weeks following the fitting of equipment enabling them to operate on the current system but despite rumours of the demise of the first of the T68s … Continue reading →

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Four tramways to feature in Olympic Torch Relay

Posted on Saturday 24 March 2012 by Gareth Prior

Full details of the route for the Olympic Torch Relay in the lead up to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has recently been unveiled and amongst the various forms of transport which will be used four different tramways … Continue reading →

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Work starts on expansion of Midland Metro Depot

Posted on Saturday 24 March 2012 by Gareth Prior

Work has started on a major project to expand and upgrade the Wednesbury Midland Metro Depot ahead of the delivery of the new trams, which are due to enter service in February 2014. The contract for the £13.8 million project … Continue reading →

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Kangaroo tickets jump in price

Posted on Saturday 24 March 2012 by Gareth Prior

The Kangaroo ticket – the multi-modal ticket available for unlimited travel in Nottingham  – is to increase in cost from the current £3.70 to £4 per day. This ticket is the only ticket which is now available on both the … Continue reading →

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MER season commences as go-ahead given for new substation at Laxey

Posted on Saturday 24 March 2012 by Gareth Prior

Just a few days after the commencement of services on the Manx Electric Railway for this year it was announced that Tynwald have given permission for the construction of a new substation at Laxey to replace the current equipment which … Continue reading →

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More construction jobs advertised for NET Phase Two

Posted on Saturday 24 March 2012 by Gareth Prior

A further forty labouring jobs are currently being advertised to help with the construction of phase two of Nottingham Express Transit. This follows on from the initial 70 previously filled and means that the project will have created 110 jobs … Continue reading →

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Crich join in with 20.12% discount offer

Posted on Thursday 22 March 2012 by Gareth Prior

Crich Tramway Village are joining in with the 20.12% off is great campaign which has been organised by the national tourist boards to try and encourage people to take their holidays in the UK this year with so many exciting … Continue reading →

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Manchester Metrolink Engineering Works: Sunday 1st April 2012

Posted on Thursday 22 March 2012 by Gareth Prior

Further engineering works will be taking place on Manchester Metrolink on Sunday 1st April which will mean no trams will be running on the Eccles line. A replacement bus will be provided which will operate between Eccles and Trafford Bar … Continue reading →

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More Olympic test timetables for the DLR

Posted on Thursday 22 March 2012 by Gareth Prior

There will be two further test timetables for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games on the Docklands Light Railway on Saturday 31st March and Good Friday 6th April. Once again the DLR have said it is essential that they … Continue reading →

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Tram-trains for Glasgow Airport link?

Posted on Thursday 22 March 2012 by Gareth Prior

Plans have been released which suggest that tram-trains could be used as a cheaper alternative to link Glasgow city centre with the Airport. It had originally been intended that a full blown railway link would be used to the Airport … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh City Centre worksite to extend to West Maitland Street

Posted on Thursday 22 March 2012 by Gareth Prior

The City of Edinburgh Council have now confirmed that the city centre worksite will be extended to include West Maitland Street from Saturday 24th March. Previously it had been revealed that this would be happening sometime in March but no … Continue reading →

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