Author Archives: Gareth Prior

Stop by Stop London Trams: New Addington line – Gravel Hill

Posted on Monday 16 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

In the latest edition of “Stop by Stop” our journey on the London Trams New Addington line continues as we make our way towards Croydon.

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Out and About 2025: Edinburgh Trams – West End

Posted on Sunday 15 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

Its time for another edition of “Out and About” and this time we go to Edinburgh.

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Rotherham Parkgate Park and Ride opens

Posted on Sunday 15 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

It was teased on the advert applied to South Yorkshire Supertram 115 in January and now the Park and Ride site at Rotherham Parkgate (the end of the tram-train route) is open for business. Providing 289 free parking spaces its … Continue reading →

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UKTram appoint Dan Hill as Knowledge Manager

Posted on Sunday 15 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

UKTram have announced that Dan Hill has been appointed as the organisation’s Knowledge Manager. As part of this new role Dan, who has been at UKTram since 2016, will be to create a dedicated reference library and Request for Information … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 15th June 2025

Posted on Sunday 15 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

Off to the capital for images of the Docklands Light Railway this week:

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And another Metrocar heads away for scrap

Posted on Saturday 14 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

The scrappings of the Metrocars, which have been running on the Tyne and Wear Metro for over 40 years let’s not forget – appears to be showing no signs of slowing down as not content with sending six for scrap … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Trams: Lille 420

Posted on Saturday 14 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

As we stayed in East Berlin a bit longer than planned we have a few weeks left in June so rather than going to one new location, the rest of the month will see shots from across Europe, and we … Continue reading →

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VolkerRail help Heaton Park Tramway with track renewal

Posted on Saturday 14 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

In yet another example of how companies help out heritage tramway organsations across the UK, VolkerRail have recently stepped in to assist Manchester’s Heaton Park Tramway with some track renewal during their current closure whilst the substation equipment is renewed.

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More come out in support of major funding for light rail in England

Posted on Saturday 14 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

Following last week’s announcement of an unprecedented £15.6 billion being made available to transport in Mayoral Combined Authority regions across England, with much of this set to be committed to light rail projects, more industry bodies have come out with … Continue reading →

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Cheltenham 21 made available by Council

Posted on Friday 13 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

After over 30 years stored behind closed doors Cheltenham 21 is being offered to interested parties with the Council admitting they have no plans for its restoration or display. The tram – which in the preservation era has called both … Continue reading →

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Bus boss in Nottingham rails against NET expansion

Posted on Friday 13 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

If you ever wondered what one of the fundamental problems with public transport in the UK is we present you exhibit A – the Managing Director of Trentbarton buses, Tom Morgan, has railed against the idea that Nottingham Express Transit … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool OMO 2

Posted on Friday 13 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

The next set of images in “Picture in Time” again come from the Blackpool Tramway as we head back over 40 years to see what then was just the mundane day-to-day running of the UK’s only remaining public service tramway, … Continue reading →

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Tyne and Wear Metro scrappings resume

Posted on Thursday 12 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

After a gap of around two months between departures, the scrappings of the redundant original Tyne and Wear Metro trains has resumed with six having left the network to be cut-up over several days at the start of June.

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North Station tramstop celebrates its first birthday

Posted on Thursday 12 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

Happy birthday to Blackpool’s North Station extension! Officially opening to the public on 12th June 2024 (following pre-opening specials in the run-up, including both Flexity2 trams and Balloon 700), over the past year more than a quarter of a million … Continue reading →

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Supertram offers free travel for Armed Forces Day 2025

Posted on Thursday 12 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

South Yorkshire Supertram have confirmed that they will be offering members of the armed forces and veterans free travel for the Armed Forces Day celebrations in 2025 (and they are likely to not be the only transport operator to do … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Trams joined by buses at Beamish’s Festival of Transport

Posted on Wednesday 11 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

This is in effect an extended edition of “Trams &” as we head to Beamish to see a few shots of trams along with buses. These were all taken during the recent Festival of Transport (24th May to 1st June) … Continue reading →

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West Midlands Metro stars in Great British Railway Journeys

Posted on Wednesday 11 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

Trams on television alert! The latest series of BBC’s Great British Railway Journeys saw Michael Portillo embark on another set of journeys around the UK and one, which featured the Black Country heavily, saw him see behind the scenes at … Continue reading →

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NET give warning over TikTok tram surfing trend

Posted on Wednesday 11 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

Following media reports showing youths “tram surfing” by clinging on to the rear of trams in Nottingham, bosses at Nottingham Express Transit have given a warning over the dangerous act to anyone who may be tempted to follow the trend … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: 3002 gets 2025 pride vinyls in Manchester with other livery changes too

Posted on Tuesday 10 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

There have been a number of livery changes on Manchester Metrolink again with probably the most significant being the application of this year’s Pride livery on 3002. Elsewhere in Manchester there have been wraps removed on a couple of trams … Continue reading →

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Event Coming Soon! Past Times at Crich Tramway Village

Posted on Tuesday 10 June 2025 by Gareth Prior

Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd June 2025 will see the return of the Past Times event at the Crich Tramway Village. This is a mulit-era event allowing visitors to have a fun look back through history, covering a range of … Continue reading →

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