Category Archives: London Trams

Christmas and New Year services 2024/25

Posted on Tuesday 24 December 2024 by Gareth Prior

If you need to get out over the Christmas and New Year period and were wondering what services may be running on tramways then wonder no further! This is your regular one-stop guide to planned services over the festive period; … Continue reading →

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Trams &: London Trams 2553 & bus

Posted on Monday 9 December 2024 by Gareth Prior

Another chance to take a look at “Trams &” in South London.

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London Trams Engineering Works: Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th November

Posted on Friday 22 November 2024 by Gareth Prior

Another short-notice set of engineering works will see alterations to services on the London Trams network this week, Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th November.

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London Trams Engineering Works: Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd November

Posted on Sunday 3 November 2024 by Gareth Prior

Essential engineering works on the London Trams network have been announced (at fairly short notice with the details being confirmed on Thursday 31st October) which have been impacting services since 2000 on Saturday 2nd November and will continue throughout Sunday … Continue reading →

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Trams &: London Trams 2532 & train

Posted on Sunday 27 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

For this edition of “Trams &” we feature two modern vehicles.

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English light rail journeys increase again

Posted on Friday 20 September 2024 by Gareth Prior

In what is a mainly positive story, the latest Department for Transport figures have shown that passenger journeys being undertaken on English tram and light rail systems are continuing to increase and whilst they have still not yet got to … Continue reading →

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London Trams CR4000 2547 returns to Therapia Lane

Posted on Saturday 14 September 2024 by Gareth Prior

Coming just before the announcement of the shortlist to bid for a fleet of replacement trams was the return of a long-term out of service tram. 2547 made its return to London Trams’ Therapia Lane Depot overnight on Saturday 6th/Sunday … Continue reading →

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Four asked to submit bids for new vehicles for London Trams

Posted on Wednesday 11 September 2024 by Gareth Prior

Transport for London has asked four companies to submit full bids to design and build a new fleet of trams for the London Trams system. They are looking for 24 trams to replace the fleet of original Bombardier CR4000s with … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 8th September 2024

Posted on Sunday 8 September 2024 by Gareth Prior

Two sets of photos this week – London Trams and Blackpool Tramway the locations.

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2535

Posted on Friday 26 July 2024 by Gareth Prior

For the last time in this series of “Picture in Time” we are going to South London for a photo of the Croydon Tramlink system in 2008.

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2553

Posted on Friday 19 July 2024 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Picture in Time” we take a look at another tram operating on the Croydon Tramlink network.

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2541

Posted on Friday 12 July 2024 by Gareth Prior

We go back into the archives again as we have another edition of “Picture in Time” from Croydon Tramlink.

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2535

Posted on Friday 5 July 2024 by Gareth Prior

Another edition of “Picture in Time” as we feature Croydon Tramlink again.

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London Trams strikes off after pay deal agreed

Posted on Wednesday 3 July 2024 by Gareth Prior

Strikes which had been set to cause major disruption across the London Trams network during July have been cancelled after members of Unite the Union voted to accept a new pay deal which could see some enjoy a pay increase … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2537

Posted on Friday 28 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

We’re going back to the red and white years for the Croydon (London) Tramlink system over the next few weeks in “Picture in Time”.

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More London Trams strikes confirmed

Posted on Tuesday 25 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

The ongoing dispute on London Trams has escalated with more dates announced for strike action by engineering staff represented by Unite the Union. This dispute has been ongoing since earlier this year and is over pay where the union claim … Continue reading →

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London Trams strikes over – but service now disrupted by wheel damage

Posted on Thursday 9 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

Article updated 10/05/2024 with details of further service changes The first of two planned strikes by Unite the Union members at London Trams is now over which should have meant that as from Thursday 9th May a normal service resumed … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 5th May 2024

Posted on Sunday 5 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

Photos this week come from London Trams:

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War of words erupts over London Trams strike action

Posted on Saturday 4 May 2024 by Gareth Prior

As reported earlier this week, engineers on London Trams will be going on strike from 2000 on Sunday 5th May until 0600 on Thursday 9th May. This will cause major disruption on the network and now just before the strike … Continue reading →

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Planned service announced for London Trams strike

Posted on Monday 29 April 2024 by Gareth Prior

When planned strikes affecting London Trams services were suspended back in March it was said by Unite the Union that this was to allow meaningful talks to take place, but the proposed dates in May and July were kept in … Continue reading →

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