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Its easy to just think about the main “tramway centres” when considering restorations but dotted around the country there are also a number of dedicated enthusiasts who are getting on with restoring trams from their local areas and in this … Continue reading →

The Light Rail Safety and Standards Board have released a new three year business plan following the confirmation of £3.3 million worth of funding from the Department for Transport. This gives the organisation – who are responsible for driving light … Continue reading →

There has regularly been talk on the Isle of Man of extending the Manx Electric Railway along the horse tram tracks in Douglas but what about a major extension all the way to Port Erin?! If a sign in the … Continue reading →

Have you ever wondered what adventures the seagulls of Blackpool get up to? (When they’re not swooping down and stealing food from oblivious visitors anyway!) Well, now is your chance as a new series of children’s story books will take … Continue reading →

The Light Rail Safety and Standards Board annual report has highlighted the successful delivery of a wide range of projects aimed at further enhancing light rail safety over the past year. From the publication of updated guidance documents to the … Continue reading →

We’ve often mentioned tram rosettes on these pages, with many actually still clinging on to buildings across the UK (and then getting to feature in “Still Standing!”). During the heyday of first generation trams one city which relied heavily on … Continue reading →

We’ve seen it many a time before, and will doubtless see it many more times, tram track being uncovered beneath the road surface in various UK towns during roadworks. This time around its Stockport where the past has been rediscovered.

The only tram at the Aldridge Transport Museum – formerly the Aston Manor Road Transport Museum – has recently received some new interpretation to give visitors to the museum a better idea of what the tram would have looked like. … Continue reading →

We’ve seen something similar happen before but amongst the mattresses, tables, children’s toys and bricks (free bricks no less!), Facebook Marketplace sometimes throws up a bit of surprise. The surprise this time is the body of Norwich Electric Tramways no. … Continue reading →

Pre Metro – operators of the Stourbridge Shuttle which uses Parry People Mover vehicles – have recently met with Dudley South MP, Mike Wood, who has reaffirmed his support for the Dudley Dasher proposal which would see services running between … Continue reading →

North Shields is the latest town/city in the UK to have uncovered a piece of its tramway past recently with some tracks not used for at least 90 years having been found during some redevelopment work in the town.

You probably can’t help but have noticed that over the past few days there has been a major transport announcement from the government affecting the midlands and north of England with details of the Integrated Rail Plan –  which includes … Continue reading →

This article has been updated since original publication of 21st November 2021. While we often feature Sheffield trams – old and new – there is one surviving tram which has very little mention – Sheffield 460. It may not be … Continue reading →

Since the first trams were introduced in the British Isles there have been probably millions of photos taken of them, whether that be official works pictures or a member of the public taking a quick snapshot in the city centre. … Continue reading →

Most of our articles featuring Southend-on-Sea on the Essex coast usually look at the Pier Tramway/Railway (which is seeing new trains introduced within the next few months) but the town used to be home to a 3ft6in gauge tramway from … Continue reading →

The proposed Stourbridge Dasher – which it is hoped will run between Stourbridge and Brierley Hill using a low-cost light rail vehicle – is now looking for alternative sources of funding to achieve its ambitions after the Department for Transport … Continue reading →