Author Archives: Gareth Prior

In Pictures: Volks Electric Railway back up and running for 2025

Posted on Thursday 10 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

Saturday 5th April saw the Volk’s Electric Railway start running again for 2025 – a year which sees the unique coastal line reach its 142nd anniversary! Just a few days into the new season Tony Sullivan paid a visit to … Continue reading →

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Tyne and Wear Metro says farewell to two more Metrocars – but another new train into service too!

Posted on Thursday 10 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

The scrappings of the outgoing Metrocars which have plied their trade on the Tyne and Wear Metro for over 40 years have continued over the past week with a further two examples heading off to Shildon to be cut-up. Meanwhile, … Continue reading →

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Supertram Engineering Works: 18th to 20th April

Posted on Thursday 10 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

South Yorkshire Supertram services will not run from Shalesmoor to either Malin Bridge or Middlewood for three days at the start of the Easter weekend and full details of the planned service alterations, replacement transport options and what work is … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Work progresses on Glasgow 488

Posted on Wednesday 9 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

The East Anglia Transport Museum may have been closed to the public for the past three months or so – although that has now changed with the first opening day of 2025 being Sunday 6th April – but as we … Continue reading →

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Track repairs lead to service changes on Metrolink

Posted on Wednesday 9 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

Following the discovery of a damaged section of track at Deansgate-Castlefield, Manchester Metrolink services were subject to disruption on Tuesday 8th April to allow repairs to take place. This saw limited services running throughout the evening with both The Trafford … Continue reading →

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West Midlands Metro Easter Egg Hunt!

Posted on Wednesday 9 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

If you are travelling on the West Midlands Metro this Easter you can add to the excitement by taking part in an Easter Egg Hunt! Taking place between 14th and 27th April you can search for colourful Easter Eggs which … Continue reading →

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Crossover installed outside Clayton Hotel in another milestone for Birmingham Eastside extension

Posted on Tuesday 8 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

Thursday 20th March was another day where a significant milestone towards the opening of the West Midlands Metro Birmingham Eastside extension was reached with the installation of the switch and crossing infrastructure for its temporary terminus outside the Clayton Hotel.

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Nominations open for Nottingham Community Hero tram naming

Posted on Tuesday 8 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

As is probably widely known amongst readers of this website, all 37 trams which operate on the Nottingham Express Transit system carry names. Many of these are named after famous local figures, some of whom have come to national prominence … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh Trams Engineering Works: April and May 2025

Posted on Tuesday 8 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

Overnight scheduled engineering works on the Edinburgh Trams system will be taking place in April and May 2025 with three Sundays seeing a delay to the start of a full service on the network to allow this to take place … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Supertram Birley Lane engineering works

Posted on Monday 7 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

Trackworks got underway on the South Yorkshire Supertram network on Saturday 29th March around Birley Lane on the Blue route out to Halfway. During these works – scheduled to continue until Sunday 13th April – no trams are running from … Continue reading →

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Overhead line damage leads to West Midlands Metro disruption

Posted on Monday 7 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

West Midlands Metro services have only been able to run between West Bromwich Central and Edgbaston Village on Monday 7th April following overhead line damage close to the depot at Wednesbury.

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Old(er) and New – West Midlands Metro: Handsworth Booth Street

Posted on Monday 7 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

We go to the West Midlands Metro one more time for this edition of “Old(er) and New”.

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Trams &: Blackpool Balloon 723 & horse drawn landau

Posted on Sunday 6 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

Its off to Blackpool for this edition of “Trams &” as we feature two uniquely Blackpool forms of transport.

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In Pictures: A move round of exhibits at Grampian Transport Museum

Posted on Sunday 6 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

The Grampian Transport Museum – located in the village of Alford which is just 25 miles away from Aberdeen – is this year set to be the home of a new exhibition of vehicles which were once used on the … Continue reading →

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West Midlands Metro Engineering Works this April

Posted on Sunday 6 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

It would appear that the West Midlands Metro don’t want to be left out, as after announcement of engineering works in Manchester, Nottingham and Sheffield they have also confirmed details of planned works at Priestfield and The Crescent.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 6th April 2025

Posted on Sunday 6 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

This week we bring you photos from Edinburgh in our latest gallery:

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LCC 1 withdrawn from service after issues during commissioning

Posted on Saturday 5 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

London County Council 1 – commonly known as Bluebird amongst enthusiasts – has had to be withdrawn from service after issues discovered during its commissioning for the 2025 season at the Crich Tramway. The tram, which only entered service after … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Trams: Riga 51211

Posted on Saturday 5 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

The next location in “Around the World in Trams” is reached and during April we will be taking a look at some of the trams which operate in the Latvian capital city of Riga.

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In Pictures: Tarmac going down at Blackpool North Station

Posted on Saturday 5 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

When the Blackpool Tramway extension opened up Talbot Road to North Station there is little doubt that the area surrounding it had a rather unfinished look with undeveloped land. That is now changing and although its not the office development … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Metrolink works start on High Street

Posted on Saturday 5 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

The current set of engineering works on Manchester Metrolink which have seen significant service changes introduced are taking place on the original city crossing with initial work underway on High Street, as we see in these photos from Reece Hughes.

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