Monthly Archives: June 2026

Service changes for Tyne and Wear Metro on 4th June

Posted on Wednesday 3 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

There will be an early end to services on parts of the Tyne and Wear Metro on Thursday 4th June 2026 to allow for essential track repairs to take place in the South Gosforth area.

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Branch Line Society head to Germany for a tram trip

Posted on Wednesday 3 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

The Branch Line Society are running a tram trip in Germany later this month and there remain spaces left to grab your chance to take a ride on what is the last day of three days out in Saxony for … Continue reading →

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Douglas Horse Tramway extension finally gets its business case

Posted on Tuesday 2 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

£3,036,170. That is how much it is expected that the re-extension of the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway to the Sea Terminal would cost according to the new business case which will be discussed at Tynwald later this month. The Department … Continue reading →

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Blackpool Transport issued with improvement notice

Posted on Tuesday 2 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) have issued Blackpool Transport an improvement notice with concerns over the degradation of the bogies on the fleet of Flexity2 trams which operate the core service.

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Undergraduate survey looks at public perceptions of light rail systems

Posted on Tuesday 2 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

An undergraduate studying at the University of Lincoln is currently completing a dissertation which is looking at how the public views the role of light rail in areas such as economic development, regeneration, and modal shift, alongside wider attitudes towards … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: The trams of Walton-on-the-Naze

Posted on Monday 1 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex (close to Clacton) is not exactly somewhere a lot of enthusiasts will think of as somewhere which has a lot of association with trams but you would be wrong as it is home to a number of … Continue reading →

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Rochdale line rail replacement works completed

Posted on Monday 1 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

A full tram service has resumed on the Oldham and Rochdale line following the completion of essential track replacement work.

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Old(er) and New – West Midlands Metro: Soho Benson Road

Posted on Monday 1 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

“Old(er) and New” this week continues its series on the West Midlands Metro with an original T69 and a newer CAF tram seen at the same location. This time we’re at Soho Benson Road.

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