Out and About: Beamish – June 2024

Posted on Monday 2 December 2024 by Gareth Prior

A heritage tram edition of “Out and About” for you today as we find some new photo opportunities at Beamish.

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Manchester Metrolink Then & Now: Market Street

Posted on Sunday 1 December 2024 by Gareth Prior

Same location as last week for this edition of “Manchester Metrolink Then & Now” but we look in a different direction.

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LRSSB outline plans for full RIDDOR integration

Posted on Sunday 1 December 2024 by Gareth Prior

Senior figures in the UK light rail sector have recently heard from the Light Rail Safety and Standards Board (LRSSB) how work to incorporate statutory health and safety reports into a fully integrated light rail incident database is progressing well.

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Out and About: Edinburgh Trams – Saughton

Posted on Sunday 1 December 2024 by Gareth Prior

Throughout December we will be looking back at photos from 2024 as our “Out and About” series continues. In this edition we are at Saughton on the original section of the Edinburgh Trams network.

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Tram of the Year 2024 – nominations open!

Posted on Sunday 1 December 2024 by Gareth Prior

As December arrives it can only mean one thing (well, it probably means quite a lot of things!) – its time to launch the British Trams Online Tram of the Year contest for 2024! Regular readers of this website will know exactly what that means, but for the rest of you read on to find out more. Once again this year we will be looking to name “Tram (Heritage)”, “Tram (Modern)”, “Tramway/Museum”, “Tramway (Modern)” and “Event” of the Year. The next seven days or so is your chance to put forward nominees to make the final shortlist ahead of voting in December/January.

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Advent Calendars 2024 – available now!

Posted on Sunday 1 December 2024 by Gareth Prior

Our 2024 Advent Calendars are now online! Once again we bring you another 48 photos in the lead-up to Christmas – 24 heritage trams and 24 modern trams. Head to http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/advent.html to find links for the two Advent Calendars. New images will generally be uploaded the evening before.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 1st December 2024

Posted on Sunday 1 December 2024 by Gareth Prior

This week our main photographic offering comes from Blackpool:

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A trip to… Edinburgh Trams in the snow

Posted on Saturday 30 November 2024 by Gareth Prior

Storm Bert gave all sorts of different weather across the UK, whether that was strong winds, heavy rain or in some cases snow. Edinburgh fell into the final category with Saturday 23rd November seeing some snow fall and giving the chance to capture the trams in operation through the white stuff. The trams were incredibly busy on this day, in no small part down to the fact that in the morning Lothian Buses withdrew their vehicles back to depot (there were no buses in the city from around 1040 until approximately 1430). This collection of photos takes a look at some of the trams in the city centre on this day, with thanks to Roy Calderwood.

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Around the World in Trams: Milan 1818

Posted on Saturday 30 November 2024 by Gareth Prior

We have one last shot from San Francisco in 2002 in this “Around the World in Trams” but this time we move away from the PCCs.

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The Western Train from North Station – welcome the Blackpool Express!

Posted on Saturday 30 November 2024 by Gareth Prior

Earlier this autumn, Blackpool’s illuminated Western Train made history when it ran on test on the North Station extension (the first feature car to travel on the extension) with Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours teasing at the time that this was ahead of something special they were working on. And now that something special has been revealed – it’s the Blackpool Express!

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All change at the DfT

Posted on Saturday 30 November 2024 by Gareth Prior

It hasn’t taken long for there to be a change at the Department for Transport with a new Secretary of State for Transport announced on Friday 29th November. The change comes after press reports regarding the outgoing Secretary of State which saw her tender her resignation.

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In Pictures: Latest shots from Horseley Road on Dudley extension

Posted on Friday 29 November 2024 by Gareth Prior

We have another pictorial update for you from the newly re-named Black Country line as construction work continues to make progress ahead of phase one of this West Midlands Metro extension opens, currently planned for late 2025.

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More trams for Nottingham in the lead-up to Christmas

Posted on Friday 29 November 2024 by Gareth Prior

Nottingham Express Transit services are to run more frequently later into the evening in the lead-up to Christmas as part of a new festive timetable being introduced on the network. Aiming to support Nottingham’s nighttime economy this timetable will benefit those travelling into the city centre for late-night Christmas shopping and festive parties.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush 633

Posted on Friday 29 November 2024 by Gareth Prior

Another edition of “Picture in Time” as there is more snow around Fleetwood in January 1979.

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A trip to… Edinburgh Trams

Posted on Thursday 28 November 2024 by Gareth Prior

Photos in this article come from Edinburgh Trams and show a few of the trams in service around St Andrew Square on a clear 14th November 2024 – both during the day and then during the evening rush hour. Roy Calderwood provides the images.

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No trams to run at Beamish for rest of week

Posted on Thursday 28 November 2024 by Gareth Prior

The tram service is currently suspended at Beamish, with no trams expected to run in the period between Thursday 28th November and Sunday 1st December (inclusive) with the official explanation on the website saying that is due to essential maintenance.

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Two of the first passengers on the Metro take a trip down memory lane

Posted on Thursday 28 November 2024 by Gareth Prior

As the Tyne and Wear Metro gets ready to welcome a new fleet of trains – with the first set to enter service in the next few weeks – two people who travelled on the first services back in August 1980 of the original fleet have bee reminiscing. Paula Henderson and Adrian Don, both now in their 60s, have told how proud they were at being among the first people to travel on the network.

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In Pictures: Christmas gets underway at Beamish – a day late!

Posted on Wednesday 27 November 2024 by Gareth Prior

The Christmas season at Beamish is now underway, although it happened a day later than originally planned because of heavy snowfall in the northeast. As a result of the snow the museum had to remain closed on Saturday 23rd November with the official start of the Christmas events at Beamish taking place on Sunday 24th November instead.

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West Midlands Metro offer you the chance to see the wizard

Posted on Wednesday 27 November 2024 by Gareth Prior

West Midlands Metro, in partnership with The Old Rep Theatre, are offering six lucky winners the chance to meet the wizard with a competition which can be entered on the West Midlands Metro website. The prize not only gives tickets to a production of The Wizard of Oz at The Old Rep Theatre but also provides an all-zone ticket to help you get there.

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NUFC legend takes his first ride on the Metro!

Posted on Wednesday 27 November 2024 by Gareth Prior

Nobby Solano, former Newcastle United FC star, has taken his very first ride on the Tyne and Wear Metro, despite having played for the club in two spells between 1998 and 2004 and from 2005 to 2007. He took the trip as part of planned filming with a broadcaster ahead of Newcastle’s home match against Arsenal on 2nd November.

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