Author Archives: Gareth Prior

Tyne and Wear Metro overhead line work: Sunday 18th May 2025

Posted on Sunday 11 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

Essential overhead line maintenance work will be taking place on the Tyne and Wear Metro from 2100 on Sunday 18th May 2025 meaning no trams will be able to work south of South Gosforth.

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In Pictures: Sheffield Station the terminus over May Day Bank Holiday

Posted on Saturday 10 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

A few days ago we saw the trackworks taking place at Gleadless Townend on the South Yorkshire Supertram system over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend. As a result of these works there were service changes in place with no … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Trams: East Berlin 219 069-4

Posted on Saturday 10 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

We return to East Berlin for this edition of “Around the World in Trams”.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 10th May 2025

Posted on Saturday 10 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

We go down to Brighton for some photos from the Volk’s Electric Railway in this week’s update:

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London Trams Engineering Works: Saturday 10th May 2025

Posted on Saturday 10 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

Late night services on the London Trams network will be affected by trackworks taking place after 2030 on Saturday 10th May 2025. No trams will be able to run on the eastern part of the network with the Beckenham Junction, … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Crich at the start of another day

Posted on Friday 9 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

Its time to head back to the Crich Tramway Village as we take a look at some trams in action at the Crich Tramway Village. These were taken on a normal mid-week opening day when a standard three car service … Continue reading →

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More overhead issues for West Midlands Metro

Posted on Friday 9 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

Trams didn’t run on the West Midlands Metro for much of Friday 9th May 2025 because of issues with the overhead lines. The problem was first reported at the very start of service with trams not able to start entering … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1019

Posted on Friday 9 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

For the next five weeks “Picture in Time” will be featuring images taken on the Manchester Metrolink system in the summer of 1994 by Donald Brooks.

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In Pictures: Telford Steam Tram on the road to return

Posted on Thursday 8 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

Back in 2023 we reported on an appeal by the Telford Steam Railway for funding to restore their 2 foot gauge steam tram engine. Now a couple of years later and the project has progressed sufficiently to allow it to … Continue reading →

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Tyne and Wear Metro on the stage again!

Posted on Thursday 8 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

The Tyne and Wear Metro is once again playing a starring role on the Newcastle theatre stage as part of a new play – Dogs on the Metro – now playing at the Live Theatre until 17th May. The stage … Continue reading →

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ToTo to launch on 19th May

Posted on Thursday 8 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

Edinburgh Trams have confirmed that the new ”Tap on, Tap off” system will be fully introduced from Monday 19th May 2025. As revealed a few weeks ago this system will allow users to pay for their travel on the tram … Continue reading →

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More tram moves between Wednesbury and Dudley

Posted on Wednesday 7 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

The first couple of days of May have once again seen trams being moved between West Midlands Metro depot at Wednesbury and the Very Light Rail Innovation Centre in Dudley with another one heading that way before one came back. … Continue reading →

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Whitefield Tunnel works to start

Posted on Wednesday 7 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

Major work to ensure that Whitefield Tunnel on Manchester Metrolink’s Bury line remains safe will be getting underway this weekend with service changes required as a result. The work is seeing the replacement of beams which support the roof of … Continue reading →

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Pwllheli & Llanbedrog horse tram goes into storage

Posted on Wednesday 7 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

Last featured on these pages in October 2022 it has been confirmed that Pwllheli & Llandbedrog 1 is no longer on display at Plas Glyn Y Weddw, its home since 2016.

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In Pictures: Edinburgh 267 becomes the 2025 Royal Highland Show advert

Posted on Tuesday 6 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

Over the years advertisers have come and advertisers have gone in Edinburgh (whilst some have come and stayed!) but there are also some who come, go and then come again, and one of the most regular returners is the Royal … Continue reading →

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Fleet livery returns for two more trams in Manchester

Posted on Tuesday 6 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

There are more livery changes to report on from Manchester Metrolink and this time it is the return of full fleet livery for two trams. 3047 and 3097 had only been in advertising vinyls for less than two months but … Continue reading →

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New Metro trains latest subject of prolific YouTuber’s videos

Posted on Tuesday 6 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

Geoff Marshall – who came to prominence in 2017 when he visited all 2,563 stations in Great Britain – has recently paid a visit to northeast England where he sampled the new Tyne and Wear Metro trains in service for … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Another van returns to action on the Manx Electric Railway

Posted on Monday 5 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

The Laxey and Lonan Heritage Trust and their volunteers have done it again! The latest product of their hard work – the restoration of Manx Electric Railway Van 11 – has returned to action on the line with its first … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Car Park opens at North Station

Posted on Monday 5 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

Following on from our reports a few weeks ago that work was underway in earnest on the construction of a car park next to Blackpool North Station tram terminus it has now been confirmed that it has opened to the … Continue reading →

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Old(er) and New – Manchester Metrolink: Manchester Central ramp

Posted on Monday 5 May 2025 by Gareth Prior

“Old(er) and New” time again and its Manchester Metrolink which is featured once again.

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