Comic book to celebrate Tyne & Wear Metro’s superheroes!

Posted on Sunday 22 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Mick Duckett, a local artist, is to draw a 40 page comic to celebrate the work of frontline staff on the Tyne and Wear Metro. The comic book will tell the stories of Metro’s frontline employees as they look after customers, challenge ticketless travel and provide a reassuring presence on stations and trains.

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Further engineering works on Luas

Posted on Sunday 22 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Essential engineering works on Luas’ Green Line over two weekends at the end of May and start of June will see changes to the start and finish times of services again. The works are taking place 27th to 29th May and 3rd to 5th June.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 22nd May 2022

Posted on Sunday 22 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

This week’s photos feature Nottingham Express Transit:

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More Heritage Tram events for Blackpool’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations

Posted on Saturday 21 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

We’ve known for a while that there would be a Tram Parade in Blackpool to help celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and now its been confirmed that there will be more Blackpool Heritage Tram Tour events – including regular heritage tours between Pleasure Beach and Bispham on the afternoon of Thursday 2nd June, yes the return to normal tours albeit just for three hours!

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Around the World in Trams: Stockholm 335+521

Posted on Saturday 21 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Today’s edition of “Around the World in Trams” again takes us to Stockholm as we feature a motor and trailer combination.

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4020 helps Tyne & Wear Metro celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Posted on Saturday 21 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Now with added photo (24.5.22)

The latest light rail network in the UK to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee is the Tyne and Wear Metro with 4020 receiving special vinyls to mark the occasion. We’d previously said that Blackpool’s offering on 010 was underwhelming but we take it all back now as it seems to have involved a lot more effort than this one which has just seen four of official Jubilee logos affixed to the outside of the train!

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More rail replacement works in Sheffield over Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend

Posted on Saturday 21 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Both the Blue and Yellow routes of Stagecoach Supertram will see an amended service running throughout the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend as rail replacement works take place along Infirmary Road. These works mean there will no trams from Shalesmoor to either Malin Bridge or Middlewood.

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In Pictures: Points being installed on Douglas Bay Horse Tramway

Posted on Friday 20 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

We’re sometimes accused of adding some pointless posts to the site but this article definitely has a point to it – a set of points to be precise! The often controversial project to realign the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway from the centre of the road to the sea side of the road has finally seen some progress with probably the most high-profile set of points in recent memory being installed at the southern end of Central Promenade.

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Enlarged Radcliffe Park and Ride site reopens

Posted on Friday 20 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Radcliffe on Manchester Metrolink’s Bury line is now home to a new enlarged Park and Ride site after work to increase the size was completed. The site – which now includes an extra 111 spaces – reopened from Monday 16th May and is part of the broader Metrolink Park and Ride expansion scheme.

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Picture in Time: Nottingham Express Transit 215

Posted on Friday 20 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Another look back into the archives with this edition of “Picture in Time” featuring Nottingham Express Transit.

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ORR confirm they issued prohibition notice on Crich

Posted on Thursday 19 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Update at end of article (20/5/22)

Ever since Crich announced earlier this week that the museum would be closed until at least the end of the week there has been a lot of online discussion as to what the cause was. Whilst the initial statement did say it was due to safety concerns around the depot fan, no specific details were given but the Office of Rail Regulation have now confirmed that it came following an inspection of the infrastructure and their decision to issue a prohibition notice.

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Your chance to take part in the Jubilee Tram Parade in Blackpool

Posted on Thursday 19 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Blackpool Council have opened a ballot for tickets to travel on the Jubilee Tram Parade due to take place on Thursday 2nd June 2022. Running from Pleasure Beach to Little Bispham from 1430 the Parade will feature around 12 trams showcasing the best of the heritage fleet of trams.

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In Pictures: The original Metrocar mock-up cab

Posted on Thursday 19 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

In all the excitement surrounding the new trains for the Tyne & Wear Metro – mock-ups, simulators, construction process – it can easily be forgotten how things were back in the late 1970s when the system was in the final stages of being prepared for opening. This included a special test track built at North Shields and a cab mock-up used to tour local schools for safety talks. In this article we see those two featured today, now at the Stephenson Steam Railway.

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In Pictures: Metrolink 3066 receives new advert

Posted on Wednesday 18 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

The longest advertising contract on Manchester Metrolink has come to an end with 3066 losing its long-standing vinyls for the Clean Air Manchester campaign. But its not a return to fleet livery for the tram as those vinyls have been replaced by a new advert for Hits Radio – no stranger to advertising on Metrolink having previously had an advert on 3103.

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Midland Metro Alliance helps to inspire the next generation

Posted on Wednesday 18 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Year 12 pupils from Thomas Telford University Technical College (TTUTC) have got their future careers on the right track after they designed their very own Metro extension as part of a project led by the Midland Metro Alliance. (Whether their plans included working out how delayed the project could be isn’t clear!) They put their studies to the test and demonstrated their technical and design skills during the three month employer project which involved them designing a tramway for the city environment.

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Out and About: Edinburgh 258 shows off its new advert

Posted on Wednesday 18 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Edinburgh Trams 258 received the first new advert of 2022 on the network during March when it received vinyls promoting a new recruitment campaign ahead of the tramway extending to Newhaven in spring 2023. This latest edition of “Out and About” takes a look at the new advert.

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In Pictures: More tracklaying progress in Edinburgh

Posted on Tuesday 17 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

The old and the new are now connected in Edinburgh with the tracklaying on the Trams to Newhaven project now having reached the rail in York Place of what we can now call the first phase of the Edinburgh Trams network. This significant milestone means that there are now just a few sections where the track still need to be laid as we continue to look ahead to spring 2023 and the opening of the extension.

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Crich closes over safety concerns

Posted on Tuesday 17 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

The Crich Tramway Village – home of the National Tramway Museum – has closed its doors until at least Friday of this week it has been announced. The decision comes as a result of safety concerns around the depot fan which now require further investigations before presumably a repair plan can be put into place ahead of an eventual reopening.

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Buses to return to Birmingham’s Broad Street in June – but what about the trams?

Posted on Tuesday 17 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Bus services are due to return to Broad Street – Birmingham’s “golden mile” – in June it has been confirmed. The news comes after the successful completion of successful infrastructure tests which took place in early May. It may be good news for bus travellers but there is no date set for the start of tram services on Phase Two of the Birmingham Westside extension, but then there’s still no date for any trams to run again on the network so that’s hardly a surprise.

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In Pictures: One tram arrives and another enters service in Manchester

Posted on Monday 16 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

Its been another busy few days on Manchester Metrolink with another M5000 being delivered to Queens Road Depot whilst another enters service on the network. This time it is 3141 which has arrived with 3139 the latest to enter service for the first time.

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