In Pictures: Problems on Supertram

Posted on Monday 4 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

The start of April has not exactly been the smoothest for Stagecoach Stagecoach Supertram as there has been major disruption to services with overhead problems in the Dontesk Way and Glossop Road areas causing issues. The Donetsk Way issue has been ongoing since Friday 1st April whilst a bus collided with an overhead support pole at Glossop Road on Sunday 3rd April.

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Blackpool to celebrate Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with tram parade

Posted on Monday 4 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

Blackpool’s heritage trams are to take centre stage over the Platinum Jubilee weekend with a parade due to take place on Thursday 2nd June. Described as the “largest tram parade the resort has ever staged” around a dozen trams will be involved running between Pleasure Beach and North Pier.

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Out and About: A temporary terminus in Edinburgh

Posted on Monday 4 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

As we saw in February, the long-standing city centre terminus of Edinburgh Trams at York Place was closed permanently to allow for extension works to take place which meant that between 10th February and 27th March trams temporarily terminated at West End. In this latest “Out and About” we take a look at operations at West End during this period.

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Stop by Stop Blackpool Tramway: Heathfield Road

Posted on Sunday 3 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

“Stop by Stop” continues on the Blackpool Tramway as we reach Heathfield Road.

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Trams repairs continue but no clues on a service return but testing set to start to Edgbaston

Posted on Sunday 3 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

It has now been over two weeks since tram services on the West Midlands Metro were suspended and despite work having commenced on the replacement of the panels where the cracks were found there is no news yet of when any form of service may resume on the line between Library and Wolverhampton St George’s. However, a bit of positivity from the West Midlands comes with news that testing to Edgbaston is due to commence this week!

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Out and About: Trams in Sheffield

Posted on Sunday 3 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

We are back with another edition of “Out and About” today as we visit Sheffield for photos of a couple of trams not in standard fleet livery.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 3rd April 2022

Posted on Sunday 3 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

There are two sets of photos added this week as we feature recent images as well as heading back 10 years to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Flexity2 trams in Blackpool:

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In Pictures: Edinburgh Trams recruitment campaign gets its own wrap on a tram!

Posted on Saturday 2 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

We reported last month that Edinburgh Trams were starting a major recruitment drive in preparation for the start of services to Newhaven in 2023 and now as the campaign steps up a gear CAF built tram 258 has received an advertising livery to publicise it.

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Around the World in Trams: Zurich 32

Posted on Saturday 2 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

Its back to Lucerne for today’s “Around the World in Trams”.

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Performance down again on Tyne and Wear Metro

Posted on Saturday 2 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

The latest “How are we doing?” poster has been put up at stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network and once more performance seems to be on the decrease – both in comparison to the previous four weeks and the same period in 2021.

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Out and About: Down at Rigby Road Depot

Posted on Saturday 2 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

“Out and About” is today taking a look at Blackpool’s Rigby Road Depot where we see a little bit of shunting involving the Engineering Car and one of the ever popular Boat Cars.

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Metrolink 3137 enters service

Posted on Friday 1 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

Thursday 31st March saw Manchester Metrolink’s latest M5000 enter service with 3137 carrying its first passengers. The tram was cleared for service the previous day and was used on the East Didsbury to Rochdale service on its first day.

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More trackworks on London Tramlink

Posted on Friday 1 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

There is to be another part closure of London Tramlink with more rail replacement works taking place between Monday 4th and Wednesday 13th April. This time the works mean that there will be no trams running between Wimbledon and Therapia Lane during these 10 days.

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Picture in Time: Seaton Tramway 12

Posted on Friday 1 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

We take another trip to the Seaton Tramway on 28th August 1995 for this instalment of “Picture in Time”.

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Funding confirmed for larger West Midlands Metro depot

Posted on Thursday 31 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

An expansion of the West Midlands Metro depot at Wednesbury is set to go-ahead after £43 million worth of funding from the £1.3 billion City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) was confirmed by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) Board. The expansion of the depot is one of four schemes approved – the first to benefit from this major investment.

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Tyne and Wear Metro line to Sunderland celebrates 20 years

Posted on Thursday 31 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

The newest section of the Tyne and Wear Metro is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The Sunderland line has carried 138 million passenger journeys since it opened on 31st March 2002 giving key connectivity to places of work and leisure.

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NET performance falls slightly as latest operational report released

Posted on Thursday 31 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

Performance figures of Nottingham Express Transit tend to only be released in quarterly bursts to coincide with the next meeting of the Greater Nottingham Light Rail Transit Advisory Committee and so it is again with the latest statistics included in a report to be noted at the next meeting this month. Covering the period from the start of November 2021 to the end of January 2022 the stats show that there has been a slight fall in both reliability and punctuality.

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In Pictures: Sheffield 510 returns to service at Crich (so does MET 331!)

Posted on Wednesday 30 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

The number of trams commissioned for service at the Crich Tramway Village is continuing to increase with the last few days of March seeing not one but two returnees to the operational fleet – Sheffield 510 and Metropolitan Electric Tramways 331. Whilst 331 ran last year for the Sheffield Roberts Car it was its first use since October 2019 with it having missed the last two seasons.

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Heaton Park Tramway nearly ready for their 40th(+2!) Birthday celebrations

Posted on Wednesday 30 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

Sunday 3rd April will not only see the start of another season of operation at the Heaton Park Tramway but will also see a special event with a belated celebration to mark their 40th anniversary. The 40th (+2) Birthday Running Day will see four different trams in service at times during the day with some of the stored trams on static display as well. It will also provide the first opportunity to see the recently acquired Wootton Trams on display since their move to Manchester.

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Another Eccles line closure for more rail replacement works

Posted on Wednesday 30 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

There will be no trams between MediaCityUK and Eccles for four weeks in April as the next series of Manchester Metrolink rail replacement works gets underway. The work will see buses replace trams on this section between Monday 4th and Friday 29th April.

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