-
British Trams Online is always on the look out for news and photos from tramways across the British Isles. Whether it be a tram being delivered, a new livery or any other piece of news we want to hear from you! All submissions should be sent to gareth@britishtramsonline.co.uk. As well as topical news and photos we are also still seeking archive photos for our Picture in Time series. Thanks to everyone who does send submissions.
All news carried on these pages is provided in good faith and is correct to the best of our knowledge. If you notice any errors please let us know either by leaving a comment or by email.
Opinions expressed on these pages are those of writer(s) and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of British Trams Online or any organisations we are associated with.
If posting comments to any news articles please read these guidelines which will help us to keep a harmonious community. All comments will be reviewed before publishing and may be subject to editing.
For details of our Privacy Policy please click the following link: Privacy Policy
-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Nick on Events this week…
- steve hyde on Events this week…
- Nick on Events this week…
- Nick on Councillor raises concerns over Blackpool tram overcrowding
- Kev on Councillor raises concerns over Blackpool tram overcrowding
Archives
- October 2024
- September 2024
- August 2024
- July 2024
- June 2024
- May 2024
- April 2024
- March 2024
- February 2024
- January 2024
- December 2023
- November 2023
- October 2023
- September 2023
- August 2023
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- January 2012
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- November 2010
- October 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- April 2010
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- March 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- September 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- November 2007
- September 2007
- June 2007
- October 2006
- September 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- October 2005
- September 2005
- June 2005
- May 2005
- February 2005
- January 2005
- November 2004
- October 2004
- September 2004
- July 2004
- June 2004
- May 2004
Categories
- 15 Events
- 15 Years Apart
- Aberdeen Corporation Transport 15
- Aberystwyth Cliff Railway
- Advert Up Close
- Amman Valley Railway Society
- Around the World in Trams
- Bath and Bristol
- Beamish Tramway
- Birkenhead Heritage Tramway
- Black Country Living Museum
- Blackpool Tramway
- Brighton Tram 53 Group
- British Trams Online at 15
- Burton & Ashby 14
- Bury Transport Museum
- Cardiff Metro
- Cliff Lifts
- Cork Luas
- Crich line-ups
- Crich Tramway Village
- Docklands Light Railway
- Douglas Bay Horse Tramway
- Dublin Luas
- East Anglia Transport Museum
- Edinburgh Trams
- Electric 50 – Crich 2014
- Event Previews
- Event Reviews
- Feature Articles
- Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust
- Fylde Tramway Society
- Fylde Transport Trust
- General
- Glasgow Airport link
- Going for a ride
- Great Orme Tramway
- Heaton Park Tramway
- Hull Streetlife Museum
- Hythe Pier Railway
- Ipswich Transport Museum
- Isle of Wight Steam Railway – Ryde Pier Tramway 2
- KenEx Tram
- Leeds Tram
- Leeds Transport Historical Society
- Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Electric Railway Society
- Loan Trams
- Lockdown Walks
- London Trams
- London Transport Museum
- Lost Trams
- LRSSB
- Lytham 43
- Manchester Metrolink
- Manx Electric Railway
- Models
- North Eastern Electrical Transport Trust
- Nottingham Express Transit
- Opinion
- Out and About
- People
- Picture in Time
- Preston Trampower
- Random A-Z of Trams
- Reviews
- Ryde Pier Tramway
- Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum
- Scenic T68s
- Seaton Tramway
- September 2018 Review
- Site News
- Snaefell Mountain Railway
- So nearly, not quite!
- South Yorkshire Supertram
- Southampton Tram Project
- Southend Pier Railway/Tramway
- Still Standing!
- Stop by Stop
- Summerlee Museum Tramway
- Support our Heritage Tramways
- Television
- The Number 20
- Then & Now
- They Ran in 2019
- They Ran in 2020
- They Ran in 2021
- They Ran in 2022
- They Ran in 2023
- They Ran in 2024
- Tram of the Year
- Tram Pub Signs
- Trams &
- Trams in Unusual Places
- Trams in Video
- Trams Up Close
- Tyne and Wear Metro
- UKTram
- Ulster Transport Museum
- Uncategorized
- Very Light Rail
- Visitor's Guide
- Volk's Electric Railway
- West Midlands Metro
- Whatever Happened To?
- World Cup of Trams
Meta
Monthly Archives: November 2017
Brierley Hill Metro extension gets funding
Trams could be running to Brierley Hill from 2023 after confirmation of £250 million worth of funding which will enable the extension from Wednesbury to be constructed. The money will be coming from the Transforming Cities Fund which was given … Continue reading
Picture in Time: Blackpool Marton VAMBAC 11
An image from the 1970s is the feature of today’s edition of Picture in Time as we head to the early days of the East Anglia Transport Museum with a look at the unique Blackpool Marton VAMBAC 11.
In Pictures: East Anglia Transport Museum
Of all the operating museum tramways in the UK one of the least covered on these pages is probably the East Anglia Transport Museum at Carlton Colville. After the excitement of 2016 when London County Council 106 became the first … Continue reading
Blackpool’s Brush cars on parade!
Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours have announced an unexpected but very welcome late addition to this year’s events celebrating 80 years of the Brush Railcoach class – a parade featuring all of the serviceable members of the type! This will start … Continue reading
In Pictures: Edinburgh Trams 276 goes all Christmassy
It is becoming increasingly difficult to find a tram in standard fleet livery in Edinburgh now with just nine of the 27 strong class of CAF trams carrying the house colours. The latest tram to receive special vinyls is 276 … Continue reading
This week on British Trams Online
There are another couple of Photo Galleries which have now been added as this week’s main site update:
Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1026
The last of the original T68 trams to be delivered to Manchester is the main feature of this edition of Picture in Time. It is 1026 and we catch up with the tram in 2005.
In Pictures: Crumpsall Metrolink stop in transition
Work is continuing at Crumpsall which will see it transformed to allow trams from the Trafford Park line to terminate without getting in the way of the 10 trams an hour which currently run through to Bury. So far work … Continue reading
Midland Metro on track to return to Wolverhampton in December
It may have appeared to the naked eye that progress on the track replacement along Bilston Road has been slow but it has now been confirmed that an end is in sight for the completion of the project. Subject to … Continue reading
New DLR trains procurement continues
There are changes afoot in the rolling stock of the Docklands Light Railway with the search for a builder for 43 new trains – due to be introduced in 2022 – stepping up a gear. Transport for London have asked … Continue reading
Free trams in Edinburgh for Hogmanay
There will again be free late-night trams in Edinburgh for Hogmanay with a special tram service running every 20 minutes between midnight on 31st December and 0500 on 1st January from West End Princes Street to Edinburgh Airport. This service … Continue reading
In Pictures: Glasgow 1245 restoration continues at Summerlee
Another low-key tram restoration currently underway can be found at Summerlee where members of the Summerlee Transport Group are heavily involved in returning Glasgow Coronation Car 1245 to the rails. Last time we reported on the tram’s restoration we saw … Continue reading
Picture in Time: Blackpool & Fleetwood Rack 2 (and friends!)
A truly fascinating image is featured in this instalment of Picture in Time. We have often taken a look inside Rigby Road Depot in this series but very rarely have we seen such a eclectic mix of trams with Blackpool … Continue reading
In Pictures: Citylinks spread their wheels
Since their introduction into service the Citylink tram-trains now operating on the conventional Stagecoach Supertram network have been mainly confined to the Purple route – aside from a few “service extras” – but that has now changed as from Thursday … Continue reading
Statfold Barn Railway operating dates announced for 2018
If you haven’t had the chance to see Burton & Ashby 14 running at the Statfold Barn Railway this year don’t despair as it is expected to run again next year with several more opportunities to catch the tram in … Continue reading
In Pictures: Urbos3 18 breaks cover
Since returning from Spain following the fitting of batteries Midland Metro’s Urbos3 18 has rarely been seen outside in daylight with it being kept undercover in between test runs (which have now begun overnight). However, that all changed on Monday … Continue reading
Picture in Time: Sheffield 15
We are going back to the early days of Crich for this instalment of Picture in Time as we feature horse car Sheffield 15 in operation during 1963 – the first year of passengers being carried at what we now … Continue reading
In Pictures: Trackwork starts at Crich
Whilst the main winter project at Crich may be concerned with refurbishing the depots that isn’t all that is going on with a volunteer led project to replace the single line section of track between the Bandstand and Wakebridge. This … Continue reading
In Pictures: Burst water main causes Midland Metro suspension
In the early hour of Monday 13th November a burst water main was discovered in Birmingham City Centre on the corner of Bull Street and Corporation Street. Despite only apparently being a minor leak the water from the pipe covered … Continue reading
Where’s that tram moved to?
Big Shunt 2 at Crich saw a number of trams moved around the depots and Great Exhibition Hall to allow Depot II to be fully cleared so that the major refurbishment works could commence. In order to fit all of … Continue reading