In Pictures: Blackpool Towing Car 671 moves to St Helens

Posted on Monday 19 April 2021 by Gareth Prior

As was revealed earlier this year, Blackpool Towing car 671 has a new home with its movement to the North West Museum of Road Transport taking place on Sunday 18th April. It will be a new exhibit at the museum when it reopens from Sunday 23rd May and is due to receive a repaint into original colours to represent the era before the Twin Cars were permanently coupled to their trailers.

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In Pictures: Manual point changing in Sheffield

Posted on Monday 19 April 2021 by Gareth Prior

Over the past few days there has been a fault with the automatic points at Hillsborough Corner on Stagecoach Supertram where the Blue route diverges from the Yellow route as it heads down Holme Lane. This has required the manual operating of the points so that trams can still travel down to Malin Bridge as seen in the below photo from Stuart Cooke.

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Whatever Happened To? Crich Tramathon 2005 – Blackpool 166

Posted on Monday 19 April 2021 by Gareth Prior

We return to “Whatever Happened To?” today as we feature the next tram on the list of those which operated during the 2005 Tramathon at the Crich Tramway Village. That tram is Blackpool 166.

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Trams in Video: Blackpool Tramway 2011

Posted on Sunday 18 April 2021 by Gareth Prior

In 2011 the traditional Blackpool Tramway ran for the last time with it closing for the winter to allow the completion of the major upgrade to allow modern light rail vehicles to operate the day to day service. Whilst there would still be a heritage service in years to come this was the last time that they would be running the core service and in this latest “Trams in Video” we see the remaining trams of the fleet in action during those final few months.

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In Pictures: Back to Wilko’s as more work takes place

Posted on Sunday 18 April 2021 by Gareth Prior

One day soon we’re sure we will stop describing the site on Talbot Road where the tram terminus of the Blackpool North extension will be built as the old Wilko’s store but that day isn’t today! We have another short pictorial article on the site as more work takes place in preparation for the main construction works of both the tramstop and adjacent hotel/restaurant. Peter Dockerty provides the picture.

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Lockdown Walks: Stagecoach Supertram 117

Posted on Sunday 18 April 2021 by Gareth Prior

This edition of “Lockdown Walks” features another tram on the Stagecoach Supertram network.

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Luas track renewal on Green line in April, May and June

Posted on Sunday 18 April 2021 by Gareth Prior

There will be track renewal taking place on Luas’ Green line over four weekends in April, May and June which will see a revised service operate with sections being closed to allow the old track to be removed and new track to be laid.

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Final piece of track welded into place on Birmingham Westside extension

Posted on Saturday 17 April 2021 by Gareth Prior

As milestones of a project go its pretty major, and now the last piece of track for the second phase of the Birmingham Westside extension of the West Midlands Metro has been welded into place. The final piece to be put into its final position was on Hagley Road, close to the terminus of the line, and marks the end of track laying and means the start of passenger services – “later in 2021” – moves a step closer.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 17th April 2021

Posted on Saturday 17 April 2021 by Gareth Prior

There is another double helping of photos added to the site this week – coming from Sintra and Crich.

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Around the World in Trams: Freiburg 230

Posted on Saturday 17 April 2021 by Gareth Prior

We’re off to Freiburg in Germany again for this edition of “Around the World in Trams”.

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Lockdown Walks: Edinburgh Trams 272

Posted on Saturday 17 April 2021 by Gareth Prior

Its time to head into central Edinburgh once more as we head out on another “Lockdown Walk”.

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Summerlee reopens from 26th April

Posted on Friday 16 April 2021 by Gareth Prior

The latest location with a heritage tramway to announce their reopening plans for 2021 is the Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, with confirmation that the museum – including Scotland’s only heritage tramway – will reopen from Monday 26th April.

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Manchester Metrolink engineering work: 24th & 25th April 2021

Posted on Friday 16 April 2021 by Gareth Prior

The next set of Manchester Metrolink engineering work has been announced which will see no trams able to run via the first city crossing throughout the weekend of 24th and 25th April 2021.

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Picture in Time: Seaton 8

Posted on Friday 16 April 2021 by Gareth Prior

In today’s “Picture in Time” we include the last photo for now from Devon’s Seaton Tramway and include another of the older double deckers in action.

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All change at Crich as Derby 1 and Cardiff 21 get set to say goodbye

Posted on Thursday 15 April 2021 by Gareth Prior

2021 looks set to be a year of change at the Crich Tramway Village with restorations start to come to a conclusion while work will start on the major restoration of Blackpool Brush Railcoach 298. With 298 set to be moved back to Crich from Clay Cross later this year it means that there will be some changes to those trams on display – both Derby 1 and Cardiff 21 will be leaving the museum site but not before they have one last day out in the open.

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In Pictures: More progress in Leith

Posted on Thursday 15 April 2021 by Gareth Prior

The big project to bring trams to Newhaven in Edinburgh is continuing with it appearing that excellent progress continues to be made in various areas of the route, a line which is due to open during the first half of 2023.

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Stop by Stop Nottingham Express Transit: Toton Lane line – Meadows Way West

Posted on Thursday 15 April 2021 by Gareth Prior

Today “Stop by Stop” returns to Nottingham Express Transit as we embark on a journey out to Toton Lane. Having previously covered the Clifton South line in this series we now head back towards the city centre and will start the review of this line on the first stop after the Nottingham Station viaduct, which for the Toton Lane line is Meadows Way West.

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In Pictures: Work continues on the old Wilko’s site

Posted on Wednesday 14 April 2021 by Gareth Prior

Preparation work on the site once occupied by the Wilko’s store on Talbot Road, Blackpool has been continuing in recent weeks. As we’ve reported many times over the past couple of years this site will become the location of the tram terminus of the Blackpool North Railway Station tramway extension but before that can be constructed the site has to be readied and although it appears that since the last of the Wilko store was demolished very little has happened there has been good progress on making sure that the site is fully ready for construction work to start later this year.

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In Pictures: Beamish reopens – transport waits to resume

Posted on Wednesday 14 April 2021 by Gareth Prior

Monday 12th April not only saw the reopening of the Crich Tramway Village and Seaton Tramway but also Beamish, although for the Living Museum of the North, it is almost a transport free zone for now with just the access bus running and trams not due to resume until 4th September.

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Still Standing! Edinburgh Cable Tramways Depot and Power Station

Posted on Wednesday 14 April 2021 by Gareth Prior

Today “Still Standing!” is off to the Scottish capital as we take a look at a surviving artefact of Edinburgh’s cable tramways.

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