Monthly Archives: October 2024

Around the World in Trams: Budapest 2037

Posted on Saturday 19 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

“Around the World in Trams” continues with another photo from Budapest.

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NET urge students to secure their discounted season tickets as figures reveal 42% of tram users fined are aged 16-21

Posted on Saturday 19 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

Students in Nottingham are being reminded that they can still secure a discounted season ticket for travel on the city’s tram network with the deal ending on Sunday 20th October. With recent figures showing that 42% tram users who have … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 19th October 2024

Posted on Saturday 19 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

This week we go to Nottingham Express Transit for another selection of photos:

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In Pictures: Inside the depot at Beamish

Posted on Friday 18 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

The tram fleet at Beamish has once again had a busy year with two or three trams in service on any given day when the museum is open (which is daily from March until the start of November!). This has … Continue reading →

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Bus and tram in head-on collision in Manchester City Centre

Posted on Friday 18 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

A bus and a tram have been involved in a head-on collision at Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester City Centre. It happened at around 1415 on Friday 18th October and saw a bus operated by Magic Bus collide with the front … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Docklands Light Railway 72

Posted on Friday 18 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

Another edition of “Picture in Time” goes to London’s Docklands Light Railway.

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Sir Paul Smith latest to have tram named after him in Nottingham

Posted on Thursday 17 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

There has been a renaming of a tram in Nottingham with 230 now carrying the name after Beeston-born designer Sir Paul Smith. This was a renaming for the tram with it having previously been named George Green (a British mathematical … Continue reading →

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Long-serving Metro team member recognsied at Light Rail Awards

Posted on Thursday 17 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

Gavin Lloyd, Technical Engineer at West Midlands Metro, was recognised at the recent Global Light Rail Awards in the Judges Special Award category. He has worked at West Midlands Metro for 18 years and in 2015 was diagnosed with Motor … Continue reading →

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Man taken to hospital after being hit by tram

Posted on Thursday 17 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

A 21 year old man was taken to hospital with potentially life threatening injuries after he was it by a tram near to the Shaw & Crompton stop on the Oldham & Rochdale line of Manchester Metrolink.

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In Pictures: Blackpool Balloon 708 celebrates its 90th birthday!

Posted on Wednesday 16 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

Blackpool Balloon 708 has celebrated its 90th birthday with its new home, the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft, marking the occasion at the end of September.

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In Pictures: 3064 goes back to fleet livery

Posted on Wednesday 16 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

Manchester Metrolink 3064 is running again in full fleet livery for the first time in six months following the removal of its advertising vinyls for New York City.

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NHS workers poems showcased on Metro

Posted on Wednesday 16 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

There is more poetry for travellers on the Tyne and Wear Metro to enjoy with a series of poems written by NHS workers now being showcased at several stations on the network. These are the result of the first Newcastle … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Update from West Midlands Metro Dudley extension

Posted on Tuesday 15 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

If you believe the literature from the Midland Metro Alliance this time next year we may be on the final run-up to services starting on the West Midlands Metro extension from Wednesbury to Dudley. But that still looks some way … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Birkenhead 7 at the Wirral Transport Show

Posted on Tuesday 15 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

As the Wirral Transport Museum and Heritage Tramway remains closed following the Big Heritage takeover and work underway to update the attraction, the former Wirral Bus and Tram Show was again, in 2024, retitled the Wirral Transport Show with the … Continue reading →

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Tyne and Wear Metro tunnel projects wins Project of the Year at Global Light Rail Awards

Posted on Tuesday 15 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

A complex £3.4 million project which saw the Tyne and Wear Metro Prudhoe Street junction completely renewed in the tunnels underneath Newcastle City Centre has won the Project of the Year category at the Global Light Rail Awards.

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In Pictures: A return visit to Carlton Colville

Posted on Monday 14 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

In this latest trip to the East Anglia Transport Museum we see two Blackpool trams in service, another at rest in the depot and some other general views around the museum sight as they enter the final few weeks of … Continue reading →

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UKTram Centre of Excellence recognised at Global Light Rail Awards

Posted on Monday 14 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

UKTram’s Centre of Excellence has been named Team of the Year at the 2024 Global Light Rail Awards. The team of light rail experts has been recognised for their role in removing barriers to the future expansion of the sector.

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Out and About: West Midlands Metro – Urbos3s in action May 2024

Posted on Monday 14 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

This “Out and About” goes to the West Midlands Metro again to take a look at a couple of the initial batch of Urbos trams in service.

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Stop by Stop Blackpool Tramway: North Station

Posted on Sunday 13 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

And we end the Blackpool Tramway edition of “Stop by Stop” once again by featuring the latest terminus at North Station.

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Pay as You Go contactless payments to be extended across whole Bee Network from March 2025

Posted on Sunday 13 October 2024 by Gareth Prior

Public transport users who travel on both Manchester Metrolink and Bee Network buses will be able to enjoy price caps between the two modes as from 23rd March 2025. Having already been used on the trams for some time, the … Continue reading →

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