Author Archives: Gareth Prior

National Trust also advertise on Manchester Metrolink

Posted on Friday 4 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

Last year when West Midlands Metro 44 started to advertise the National Trust’s Blossom Watch campaign, Manchester Metrolink 3116 was not far behind it – and now in 2025 something very similar has happened although maybe a slightly longer gap … Continue reading →

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London Trams Engineering Works: 5th to 18th April

Posted on Friday 4 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

School holidays? You all know what that tends to mean – more engineering works on the London Trams network! Starting from Saturday 5th April and continuing until Friday 18th April there will be no service from Sandilands to New Addington … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Manx Electric Railway 31

Posted on Friday 4 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

For the next few weeks “Picture in Time” will be coming from the Isle of Man and we start this batch off in 2002 with a shot of Crossbench 31 – its last year of passenger use.

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In Pictures: Early season at Crich

Posted on Thursday 3 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

As we have already reported on these pages, Crich Tramway Village – home of the National Tramway Museum – opened for the first time in 2025 on Saturday 16th March 2025. Since that date it has remained opened Saturday to … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: More progress on Black Country line

Posted on Thursday 3 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

With spring now upon us and longer days, progress is truly being made on the construction of the West Midlands Metro extension to Dudley. Now known as the Black Country line, it is due to open as far as Flood … Continue reading →

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Prime Minister promises funding for transport in north

Posted on Thursday 3 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

During a visit to a factory in the north of England, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has promised that funding for improving transport links across the region will be available from his government. Headline projects which they will be supporting will … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Trams running at Beamish again!

Posted on Wednesday 2 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

After what may have felt like a long (almost) three months the good news to report from Beamish is that trams are running around the museum once again! Operations resumed from Wednesday 2nd April 2025 with the track relay on … Continue reading →

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West Midlands Metro tram fleet continues to change

Posted on Wednesday 2 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

Trams come and trams go – and that’s no more certain than on the West Midlands Metro where we regularly see trams sent away for storage or repair, whilst others are readied for a return to service. The last full … Continue reading →

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Restoration of Whitley Bay Metro station canopy completed

Posted on Wednesday 2 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

A two year project to restore the Grade II listed canopy at Whitley Bay Tyne and Wear Metro station has been completed. Funded through the Metro Asset Renewal Programme, an event took place on 20th March to officially celebrate the … Continue reading →

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Another train into service as more go for scrap on the Tyne and Wear Metro

Posted on Tuesday 1 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

It has been another busy week of fleet changes for the Tyne and Wear Metro as once again we have seen one of the new Stadler built units enter service as more of the original Metrocars have left the network … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Update from Beamish

Posted on Tuesday 1 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

As we’ve reported regularly on these pages, there have been no trams running at Beamish since early January to allow for major trackwork to take place. The bulk of the work has been undertaken by external contractors on the curve … Continue reading →

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Autonomous Trackless Trams to be tested at Teesside Airport

Posted on Tuesday 1 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

Plans for the introduction of autonomous trackless trams in the Tees Valley region of England are progressing with a pilot set to take place at Teesside Airport later this year. Tees Valley Combined Authority had previously agreed an autonomous public … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Coventry Very Light Rail vehicle under test

Posted on Monday 31 March 2025 by Gareth Prior

We recently brought the news that construction work is now underway on track in Coventry City Centre for a demonstration line for the Very Light Rail project. Aimed to start running this summer, having the track is one thing but … Continue reading →

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New café at Crich Tramway Village to be officially opened

Posted on Monday 31 March 2025 by Gareth Prior

If you happened to visit the Crich Tramway Village – home of the National Tramway Museum – last year you probably can’t have helped but notice the construction work going on to replace the former Tea Rooms with an all … Continue reading →

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Old(er) and New – West Midlands Metro: Priestfield

Posted on Monday 31 March 2025 by Gareth Prior

We continue with “Old(er) and New” with another edition from the West Midlands Metro with one of the original fleet and one of its replacements at the same place.

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Trams &: West Midlands Metro 28 & bus

Posted on Sunday 30 March 2025 by Gareth Prior

Another edition of “Trams &” as we go to Birmingham for a photo of a tram on the West Midlands Metro network and a bus operated by National Express West Midlands.

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Man charged after noxious substance released on Metrolink

Posted on Sunday 30 March 2025 by Gareth Prior

A 31 year old man from Manchester has appeared in court charged with four counts of administering noxious substances with intent and three counts of causing a public nuisance following incidents on board trams in Manchester.

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Metro teams up with schools to bring Bulls in the City

Posted on Sunday 30 March 2025 by Gareth Prior

With the West Midlands Metro being a sponsor of the forthcoming Bulls in the City Art Trail, they have launched an exciting project where they are calling on local primary schools to help to design a bull! The trail – … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 30th March 2025

Posted on Sunday 30 March 2025 by Gareth Prior

This week we have the first of a two part selection of photos from Manchester Metrolink:

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In Pictures: More adverts arrive in Manchester

Posted on Saturday 29 March 2025 by Gareth Prior

‘Tis the season for new adverts it would appear! After a quite few months of very few new adverts, Manchester Metrolink have really gone for it with new vinyl wraps. After recent ads on 3091 for Prosecco and 3031 for … Continue reading →

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