Author Archives: Gareth Prior

Edinburgh Trams announce first fare increase since 2023

Posted on Wednesday 5 March 2025 by Gareth Prior

The cost of travelling on the Edinburgh Trams system is set to increase from Sunday 6th April to help the firm meet the increased operational costs faced by the operator, and is in line with similar changes being made by … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Overhead support masts continue to go up on WMM extension

Posted on Tuesday 4 March 2025 by Gareth Prior

We are going off to the West Midlands Metro’s Black Country line extension again this evening as we take another look at some of the recent progress on construction. This time we concentrate on the installation of the overhead support … Continue reading →

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Trams back running at Seaton

Posted on Tuesday 4 March 2025 by Gareth Prior

The very short closed season at the Seaton Tramway has already reached its end as trams were running once again in time for the February half-term (there are only around six weeks between the end of the 2024 season’s Christmas/New … Continue reading →

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A trip to… Edinburgh Trams

Posted on Monday 3 March 2025 by Gareth Prior

We’re going back to Edinburgh for this pictorial article as we take a look at some images of the trams in service on Saturday 1st March 2025. Steven Hughes captured these images.

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Old and New – Blackpool: North Albert Street

Posted on Monday 3 March 2025 by Gareth Prior

The last in the current series of “Old and New – Blackpool” comes to us as we again see two photos of the old and new tramway and this time we go north to Fleetwood.

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Stop by Stop Edinburgh Trams: Through the City Centre and beyond – Balgreen

Posted on Sunday 2 March 2025 by Gareth Prior

We have another edition of “Stop by Stop” as our journey on Edinburgh Trams continues. We now come to Balgreen.

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Out and About: The last days of Supertram 115’s JD Sports advert

Posted on Sunday 2 March 2025 by Gareth Prior

Although so far in 2025 it has been relatively quiet for advertising changes on UK tram systems one tram which has swapped one set of vinyls for another is South Yorkshire Supertram 115. In this “Out and About” we take … Continue reading →

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Aberdeen 11 hits the rails on test

Posted on Sunday 2 March 2025 by Gareth Prior

Work on returning Aberdeen Suburban Tramways Company 11 to service – albeit as hauled stock – on the Alford Valley Community Railway in Aberdeenshire is continuing to move forward with it having escaped from the workshops for an initial test … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 2nd March 2025

Posted on Sunday 2 March 2025 by Gareth Prior

We are off to Edinburgh for this week’s photos:

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555 005 makes its four Stadler trains in service on the Tyne and Wear Metro

Posted on Saturday 1 March 2025 by Gareth Prior

There are now four possible new trains which you could see out in service on the Tyne and Wear Metro after 555 005 became the latest to be used in revenue service. The Stadler built train carried its first passengers … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Trams: Nice 008

Posted on Saturday 1 March 2025 by Gareth Prior

The next location for “Around the World in Trams” (as it will be throughout March) will be the French city of Nice.

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Tramtown to reopen from Easter

Posted on Saturday 1 March 2025 by Gareth Prior

There will be another chance to see behind the scenes at the historic Rigby Road Depot in Blackpool from Easter with the launch of “whole new tour experience”. This year the established Tramtown tours will be different as there will … Continue reading →

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Light Rail Engineers highlight grey areas as Asset Management

Posted on Saturday 1 March 2025 by Gareth Prior

UK Tram’s Light Rail Engineering Group recently met in Birmingham for their first meeting of 2025 alongside a best practice day where they discussed the challenge posed by “grey assets”. These are assets may not be subject to clear ownership … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Another progress update on the Black Country line

Posted on Friday 28 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

Construction work is continuing on the West Midlands Metro Black Country line extension as we see in this latest pictorial update. The line will be the next extension to open on the West Midlands Metro with the current plans being … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Metrolink T68 1003 at the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Training and Safety Centre

Posted on Friday 28 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

When Manchester Metrolink’s T68 and T68A trams were withdrawn from service the majority of them were sold for scrap and made the journey across to Rotherham where they met their end. But there were a few which would have a … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Railcoach 678

Posted on Friday 28 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

“Picture in Time” return to Blackpool for the next few weeks with another set of images. And we carry on with some more wintry images taken in January 1979 to start with from the camera of Donald Brooks.

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Luas 5037 moved to France for repairs

Posted on Thursday 27 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

This article has been updated 04/03/2025 with a photo of the tram before its move. A piece of news which we didn’t pick on at the time involves a tram which was severely damaged during the Dublin riots in November … Continue reading →

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Beamish announce details of Festival of Transport 2025

Posted on Thursday 27 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

There will be a change of transport special events for 2025 at Beamish with the traditional Steam Fair replaced by a nine day Festival of Transport. This new event will take place at the end of May and start of … Continue reading →

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The voice of the Tyne and Wear Metro is revealed

Posted on Thursday 27 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

Have you ever wondered who the voice of the Tyne and Wear Metro is? Well, if you have it has now been revealed by Nexus as professional voiceover artist, Mark Bryant. He has been recording the automatic announcements on the … Continue reading →

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Advert Up Close: South Yorkshire Supertram 115 – Park and Ride

Posted on Wednesday 26 February 2025 by Gareth Prior

We go “Up Close” with another advert in this article as we take a look at the newest wrap in Sheffield – that on 115 promoting the various Park and Ride sites located adjacent to tramstops. Stuart Cooke helps us … Continue reading →

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