What’s New on British Trams Online? 2nd May 2026

With it being a Bank Holiday weekend we have bonus photos with two collections coming from two of our regular series:

Photos: Around the World in Trams – Rockhill Trolley Museum 2024 Fall Spectacular

20 Photos of… Open Top Trams

This week there are updates this week to the Blackpool Tramway (Flexity2 back into service and photo links), Douglas Bay Horse Tramway (last operated dates), Edinburgh Trams (new advert), Luas, Dublin (advert update), Manchester Metrolink (advert removed, 3053 back to Manchester and photo links), Manx Electric Railway (last operated dates and photo links), National Tramway Museum (last operated dates), Snaefell Mountain Railway (last operated dates and photo links), Tyne and Wear Metro (new train into service) and West Midlands Metro (tram into service and photo links) Fleet Lists. There are also updates to the Edinburgh Trams (new advert) and Manchester Metrolink (advert removed) Advert Lists.

A tram on the motorway is not a sight you see every day but that is exactly what was spotted on Saturday 25th April at junction 8 of the M6 as it was coming towards the end of its journey. Manchester Metrolink 3053 had been in Kilmarnock since last July for repairs after a collision with a bus at Piccadilly Gardens but with the work now completed it was transported back by Allelys. The tram finally made it back to Queens Road on Sunday 26th April 2026. (Photograph by Luke Milner)

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