Monthly Archives: August 2014

First tram runs on Nottingham Express Transit Phase Two

Posted on Friday 22 August 2014 by Gareth Prior

During the early hours of Friday 22nd August a major milestone was reached in the construction of Nottingham Express Transit Phase Two extensions with the first movement of a tram over the Karlsruhe Friendship Bridge and on towards Wilford.

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Thursday 21 August 2014 by Gareth Prior

A mini update for you this week with just the one Photo Gallery added for your viewing pleasure:

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Bargain hunting at Crich

Posted on Thursday 21 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Crich Tramway Village played host to the popular BBC1 daytime television programme ‘Bargain Hunt’ on Wednesday 20th August, when the show’s charismatic presenter Tim Wonnacott visited the museum to film a segment to feature in a future episode. The programme … Continue reading →

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A Coronation to Fleetwood

Posted on Thursday 21 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Just one day after making a historic test run along Blackpool promenade, Blackpool Coronation car 304 hit the headlines again on Thursday 21st August, when it completed its first run to Fleetwood since 2009! Following the success of the testing … Continue reading →

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Another Citadis is delivered to Nottingham

Posted on Thursday 21 August 2014 by Gareth Prior

The 17th Alstom Citadis tram for Nottingham Express Transit was delivered to Wilkinson Street Depot in the early hours of Wednesday 20th August – the first delivery for over two months. 232 arrived by the same route as the previous … Continue reading →

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Heritage Trams this week

Posted on Thursday 21 August 2014 by Gareth Prior

Want to know when and where you ride on heritage trams over the next few weeks? Well if you do you have come to the right place as this is your one stop guide to heritage trams in the UK … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Brush car 290 meets an old friend

Posted on Wednesday 20 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Our latest look at the transformation of the Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust’s Blackpool Brush car 290 shows the tram in the latter stages of its repaint into a traditional green and cream livery. The gloss coat has now been applied … Continue reading →

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1014 leaves Manchester for scrapping

Posted on Wednesday 20 August 2014 by Gareth Prior

It looks set to be a busy couple of days for the movement of Manchester Metrolink’s T68s with 1014 having already left for Rotherham and 1016 due to depart in the early hours of Thursday 21st August for Long Marston.

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Blackpool Coronation 304 runs on test

Posted on Wednesday 20 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Another small piece of tramway history occured on Wednesday 20th August 2014, when a VAMBAC equipped tramcar operated on the upgraded Blackpool system for the first time. The honour of performing this historic duty went to Coronation car 304 which … Continue reading →

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Liverpool 869 lifts off!

Posted on Tuesday 19 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

A satisfying step towards the return to service of Liverpool 869 at Crich Tramway Village occurred on Saturday 16th August, when the tram was lifted off its bogies for a heavy overhaul to begin. This follows a period of inactivity … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Metrolink reaches Manchester Airport

Posted on Tuesday 19 August 2014 by Gareth Prior

The first Manchester Metrolink LRVs have reached Manchester Airport as testing of the extension continues ahead of the planned opening by the end of this year. M5000s 3075 and 3066 (running as a pair) arrived at the Airport at 0045 … Continue reading →

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Nottingham Express Transit’s new timetable to launch on Tuesday 26th August

Posted on Tuesday 19 August 2014 by Gareth Prior

It has been confirmed that the new higher frequency timetable will be fully introduced on Nottingham Express Transit from Tuesday 26th August following the successful conclusion of trials over the past few weeks. Trams will now run up to every … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh Trams to trial extended timetable

Posted on Tuesday 19 August 2014 by Gareth Prior

Edinburgh Trams are to run services until 0030 on 22nd-24th and 31st August as part of a trial to test whether there is a business case for occasional extensions to the timetable. This trial will take place during the final … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Manchester Victoria construction update

Posted on Tuesday 19 August 2014 by Gareth Prior

Work on the multi million redevelopment of Manchester Victoria railway station is continuing with the new station roof making progress. Metrolink services continue to run through Victoria without stopping: Rochdale-East Didsbury and Bury-Altrincham and will continue to do so until … Continue reading →

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Event Preview: Blackpool heritage tram operation, 23rd – 25th August

Posted on Monday 18 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

The final stint of daytime operation for the Blackpool tramway’s heritage fleet occurs over the three-day August Bank Holiday weekend, with an action packed schedule planned as usual to entertain enthusiasts and other passengers alike. With many of the English … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Further progress on Blackpool 290

Posted on Saturday 16 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

The transformation of the Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust’s Blackpool Brush Railcoach 290 has continued to make impressive progress in the last few days with a good impression of the final green and cream livery now in evidence. This has been … Continue reading →

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Saturday 16 August 2014 by Gareth Prior

We have two new Photo Galleries for you this week on British Trams Online as we are actually up-to-date with main site updates for the first time since early May! We have also added a new article to this page … Continue reading →

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Isle of Man – an Island of transport delights

Posted on Saturday 16 August 2014 by admin

David Mee reports from the Isle of Man summarising the main activities on the Manx Electric Railway and Snaefell during private hires by the ‘Isle of Man 50 Group’ and the following Manx Heritage Transport event in 2014. 11 days … Continue reading →

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Midland Metro Urbos3s to enter service in September

Posted on Saturday 16 August 2014 by Gareth Prior

It has been confirmed that the first four of the new fleet of Urbos3 trams for Midland Metro will carry their first passengers on Friday 5th September and not the August Bank Holiday weekend as had been previously rumoured.

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T68 1010 heads for scrapping

Posted on Saturday 16 August 2014 by Gareth Prior

1010 has become the latest T68 to leave Trafford Depot for scrapping, leaving during the evening of 14th August – the eleventh T68/T68A to head to Booths in Rotherham for an appointment with the cutters torch.

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