In Pictures: Another look around Crich

Posted on Friday 28 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

We have another look around the Crich Tramway Village with all photos in this latest article being taken on Monday 17th June. This was a two tram service day with Blackpool Standard 40 and Sheffield 510 the chosen pair and as well as those trams we also take a look inside the Workshop and also at the latest with construction of the new tea rooms. Keith Chadbourne is your photographer this time.

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Metro to sell lost property in aid of charity

Posted on Friday 28 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

Property which has been left on the Tyne and Wear Metro over the past two years is set to go on sale at Tynemouth Station on Sunday 30th June. Proceeds from the sale will go towards Nexus’s chosen charity of the year, Bryson’s Animal Shelter.

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2537

Posted on Friday 28 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

We’re going back to the red and white years for the Croydon (London) Tramlink system over the next few weeks in “Picture in Time”.

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In Pictures: 555 004 on Tyne and Wear Metro testing

Posted on Thursday 27 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

Daylight testing of the new trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro has been continuing over the past few weeks and after 555 005 had been dominating the regular test runs it has recently been joined by 555 004 which has been sent out in daylight for the first time.

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Luas celebrates 20 years of operation!

Posted on Thursday 27 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

Sunday 30th June is another anniversary for a light rail system with Dublin’s Luas network celebrating 20 years of operation on that day. It was 2004 that trams first started running in the city again and since then the network has expanded significantly and they aren’t finished yet!

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South Yorkshire Supertram Engineering Works: 29th & 30th June 2024

Posted on Thursday 27 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

As part of the continued £5 million investment by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority towards improvements on the Supertram network there will be more works taking place on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June. These works will see no trams between Hillsborough to Malin Bridge with Blue route services diverted to Middlewood.

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In Pictures: Trackworks underway in Manchester

Posted on Wednesday 26 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

The first set of major trackworks this summer in Manchester got underway on Saturday 22nd June. The area being attended to in this phase (which continues until Tuesday 9th July) is adjacent and across London Road meaning that there are no trams running between Piccadilly Gardens and Piccadilly Station throughout the period.

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In Pictures: B fleet Balloon used as B fleet Balloon!

Posted on Wednesday 26 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

Since the launch of the new Blackpool Tramway timetable following the opening of the Blackpool North Station extension there has been much debate (our comments section has never been so “popular”) about its effectiveness. Much of it has centred over complaint about the reduction in frequencies, especially for through services between the north of the tramway and south, and the uneven spacing of trams between North Pier and Starr Gate. In an effort to allay some of these complaints, Sunday 23rd June saw the relatively rare use of  “B fleet” Balloon as a special using LRT platforms.

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Another award for Trams to Newhaven project

Posted on Wednesday 26 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

Its been open for over a year now but the Trams to Newhaven project which saw a 3 mile extension added to the Edinburgh Trams network is still being recognised in various awards with the latest coming at the Local Government Chronical (LGC) Awards in London.

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In Pictures: Work underway on returning an Aberdeen tram to the rails

Posted on Tuesday 25 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

Not all trams end up being restored back to their former use but do still end up carrying passengers once again, and it is a tram which falls into that category which we feature in this article. The Alford Valley Community Railway in Aberdeenshire has in its possession the body of Aberdeen Suburban Tramway Company 11 which was converted into a carriage a number of years ago and is currently undergoing attention to make it operational again.

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More London Trams strikes confirmed

Posted on Tuesday 25 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

The ongoing dispute on London Trams has escalated with more dates announced for strike action by engineering staff represented by Unite the Union. This dispute has been ongoing since earlier this year and is over pay where the union claim engineers working on the trams can earn around £10,000 less than their counterparts who work on London Underground.

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New Edinburgh Arena plans approved

Posted on Tuesday 25 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

We’ve recently seen how Edinburgh Trams is able to move large crowds in short periods of time to events at Murrayfield Stadium (Taylor Swift we’re talking about you!) and they look set to be able to showcase that again in the future after plans for the construction of a new arena at Edinburgh Park were approved by Councillors.

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In Pictures: The adverts keep on coming for Manchester Metrolink

Posted on Monday 24 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

It seems that there aren’t many weeks where we’re not reporting on a new advert for Manchester Metrolink and so it is that we again head to the northwest to see a couple of new advertising liveries – one which seems to be so high-profile that it involved a press release!

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New glazing being installed at Whitley Bay

Posted on Monday 24 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

The restoration project at Whitley Bay Tyne and Wear Metro station has reached an important stage with the start of the installation of new glazing into the canopy. Its all part of a £5.3 million project to restore the canopy which dates from the Edwardian era and will also see the metalwork full restored to its former glory.

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Out and About: On Blackpool Promenade in February 2024

Posted on Monday 24 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

We have another trip to Blackpool Promenade for this latest edition of “Out and About”.

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Trams &: Blackpool 700 & bus

Posted on Sunday 23 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

Today in “Trams &” we are heading back to the Blackpool Tramway.

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In Pictures: Another Tram-Train heads to Wales

Posted on Sunday 23 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

The delivery of the Stadler Citylink Tram-Trains being built for the South Wales Metro services is continuing with 398 017 having recently been spotted at a service station on their way to their new home.

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Events this week…

Posted on Sunday 23 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

The next week is a fairly quiet one event wise but for Beamish its one of their two main transport events for the year taking place which is the highlight.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 23rd June 2024

Posted on Sunday 23 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

The opening of the UK’s newest section of tramway in Blackpool is the subject of this week’s set of photos:

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In Pictures: New adverts on Edinburgh Trams

Posted on Saturday 22 June 2024 by Gareth Prior

There have recently been a couple of new adverts stuck onto trams in Edinburgh. One is the latest full vinyl wrap whilst the other is a more “traditional” Edinburgh style partial advert, with both debuting in mid-June as we see in this article.

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