Category Archives: General

The historic Saltburn Cliff Tramway has received major damage in a fire, which is believed to have been caused by an electrical fault. The funicular is the oldest operating water balance cliff line in the UK and dates from 1884.

Transport for Greater Manchester have confirmed that KeolisAmey will continue to operate and maintain the Metrolink network for a further three years until July 2027. The new contract is an extension of the existing deal which had been due to … Continue reading →

The Light Rail Safety and Standards Board are to build on their successes of the past 12 months and aim to continue to grow and evolve in 2024 according to a new year’s message from their Chief Executive, Carl Williams. … Continue reading →

The Light Rail Safety and Standards Board (LRSSB) and the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) have signed a landmark agreement which will see the two organisations working hand in hand to further reduce the risks of accidents on UK … Continue reading →

A recently released video on the National Railway Museum YouTube channel has shown that Glasgow 585 – the only tram which remains part of the Science Museum Group collection of objects – was moved this summer between storage locations at … Continue reading →

You probably need to read the title of this article very carefully as it does say Heath not Heaton and its in Cardiff not Manchester! The Heath Park Tramway is a miniature tramway which runs in the park which is … Continue reading →

Pre Metro Operations Limited – operator of the Stourbridge to Stourbridge Junction service – have just started another public consultation of the proposed “Dasher” service which would run between Stourbridge and Brierley Hill. Since previous research was conducted the West … Continue reading →

Do you fancy owning a former tram depot? If you do – and have a spare £875,000! – now is your chance as the former Lowestoft Corporation Tramways depot in Rotterdam Road has gone up for sale.

Steve Rotherham, who is the Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor, has suggested that should a Labour government get into power at the next general election they may be able to look again at plans for trams in Liverpool. The previous … Continue reading →

As roads are continually dug up around the country either for utility works or in the name of improvements we keep seeing the past being unveiled as more tracks from the first generation of tramways in the UK reappear after … Continue reading →

Thanks in no small part to its appearances on Channel 5 series “A Yorkshire Steam Railway” and “Britain by Steam” probably the most famous steam tram engine in the UK now is Lucie, an engine which spent most of its … Continue reading →

The Alford Valley Community Railway in Aberdeenshire has recently started running again after a five year closure, but what does this have to do with trams in the British Isles? Well, amongst their rolling stock is a former Aberdeen Suburban … Continue reading →

Back in April we reported that the Telford Steam Railway were launching a fundraising appeal to allow their narrow gauge steam tram engine to return to service. At the time they were looking to raise around £20,000 for the construction … Continue reading →

Dr Lindsey Smith, HM Inspector of Railways at the Office of Road and Rail, has praised the light rail heritage sector for their willingness to engage with regulators on enhancing safety processes and risk management. Regular followers of heritage tramways … Continue reading →

The UK’s current only example of Very Light Rail is celebrating carrying its seven millionth passenger since it started operating in 2009. The Stourbridge Shuttle is thought to be the shortest passenger transit route in Europe at 0.8 miles long … Continue reading →

Havering Council – in East London comprising areas including Romford and Hornchurch – launched a vision for improving infrastructure in the borough and Thames Corridor earlier this year at an event held at the Palace of Westminster. This vision will … Continue reading →

The Light Rail Safety and Standards Board (LRSSB) have revealed that they are stepping up support for specialist training within light rail to help develop a further boost to safety, operational performance and the wellbeing of those working in the … Continue reading →

The National Transport Trust’s Red Wheel scheme continues to increase the number of sites it is recognising with the latest set to be unveiled being in Edinburgh. Not due to be formally unveiled until 7th August this red wheel commemorates … Continue reading →

In many towns and cities across the UK there are coffee shops/kiosks which are in temporary structures – and some of these are designed to look like trams. There is one such one in Dundee but unlike many of the … Continue reading →