Correction 27/5/26: 5037 entered service on 21st May 2026 not 22nd May 2026.
Luas 5037 – the tram which was severely damaged by a fire during the November 2023 Dublin riots – has returned to service on the Green line, less than three years after it was set on fire.
The £8.8m project to upgrade the Tyne and Wear Metro control room at Gosforth has been successfully completed. It now has some of the most advanced technology in the railway industry and has involved the complete renewal of a system which manages key parts of Metro’s infrastructure, including the high voltage power supply.
In this latest edition of “Old(er) and New” we stay on the West Midlands Metro to take a look at an original tram in service and then a newer tram in action at the same location on the network.
“Meet the Trams” continues with a review of those tramcars which have run in passenger service during 2026 at the National Tramway Museum. And this time around we take a look at Blackpool & Fleetwood 40.
Balloon Car 717 has been out on Blackpool Promenade again, this time being hired by Trinity Hospice for a special trip as part of Dementia Action Week. It was out to provide a nostalgic trip along the seafront for a group of Fylde coast residents who live with dementia.
Over the years we’ve reported on how various people have run the complete 65 mile route of the Tyne and Wear Metro network in a single day and the latest to attempt the feat would be the first woman to do so. Alice Townend, 53, will be attempting the run over the weekend of 8th and 9th August in support of Women’s Street Watch.
South Yorkshire Supertram have announced that they will be running additional late-night services on Sunday 24th May to assist people getting home after the Sheffield Adored Festival which is taking place at Don Valley Bowl.
The sun doesn’t always shine at the National Tramway Museum in Derbyshire but a little bit of rain doesn’t stop the trams from running! This pictorial article shows one such day when a three tram service was in operation featuring Glasgow 22, Blackpool 40 and Blackpool 167, with two of the trams featured here. Steven Hughes with the images.
Its a Bank Holiday weekend and that means only one thing – a double dose of photos as we go overseas and have another retrospective look at some heritage trams in action:
Its San Francisco again for this edition of “Around the World in Trams”.
A major £7.9 million renewal project of Regent Tyne and Wear Metro station is set to be completed by Kier following the award of a contract to complete the work.
Launching on 19th May 2025, the Tap-on, Tap-off (known as ToTo) way of paying for travel on Edinburgh Trams has now reached a significant milestone – its first anniversary.
Another pictorial article as we head off to the Tyne and Wear Metro once again to take a look at some of the new Stadler trains in service on various dates in April 2026. Howard Forster provides us with the images on this occasion.
Nottingham Express Transit have reaffirmed their commitment to safety and reliability with the appointment of a new Head of Operations and Safety.
It’s a final stop in Blackpool for this batch of photos in “Picture in Time” as we feature one of the iconic illuminated trams back in 1979.
In this article we feature photos of Edinburgh Trams 271 both inside and out as it stands at the Newhaven terminus. The tram retains its advert for Emirates which was added in June 2025 – one of ten such ads applied at the time. Roy Calderwood with the photos.
There will be no service on the Tyne and Wear Metro between Tuesday 26th and Thursday 28th May to allow for emergency overhead line repair works to take place at Benton. The overhead lines need immediate repair work after a dewirement incident earlier in 2026.
The UKTram team recently met up for a two day session at their headquarters in Birmingham to start work on the next phase of their strategy, which is set to have a renewed focus on strengthening member value and supporting the delivery of new light rail schemes across the UK.
The National Tramway Museum at Crich have asked everyone to “save the date” as they confirm that they are planning the official launch of Access Tram II on the first day of this year’s Tram Weekend – Saturday 12th September 2026.
An out of court settlement has been reached between the City of Edinburgh Council and DLA Piper over the legal advice the former received during the original tram project. But the terms of the agreement mean that the exact amount won’t be revealed.
