15 Years Apart: Blackpool Illuminated Trawler

Posted on Sunday 6 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its another trip to Blackpool for this instalment of “15 Years Apart” and we again see a tram which has changed during that period.

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Flooding causes major disruption on Edinburgh Trams

Posted on Sunday 6 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

The Great British weather has a lot to answer for doesn’t it? There are very few trams systems in the UK which aren’t affected at some time or other with the latest to see major disruption to their services being Edinburgh Trams. This time around it’s the rain which has caused problems with service on Saturday 5th December only being able to run for a small part of the route.

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Trams &: Llandudno & Colwyn Bay 7 & tractor

Posted on Sunday 6 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Trams &” we are going deep into the mud of the Llandudno Transport Festival in 2016.

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Tram of the Year 2020 voting now open!

Posted on Sunday 6 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

You can now register your votes for the British Trams Online Tram of the Year 2020 with the final shortlist now announced in all four categories: Tram (Traditional), Tram (Modern), Tramway and Event of the Year. Some years it is difficult to come up with the shortlists because so much has happened whereas other years it’s a struggle because not much has – and 2020 probably comes into the latter! But despite that we think there is a good varied selection of trams, tramways and events you can vote for.

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Sunday 6 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

This week’s photos come from the recent archive as we go back to 2007 and images from Stagecoach Supertram:

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Stockport 5 returns to service!

Posted on Saturday 5 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

It was 2013 that the last passengers enjoyed the opportunity for a ride on open topper Stockport 5 but that all changed on Friday 4th December with the tram relaunched into service on its home tramway at the Heaton Park Tramway. The tram was taken out of service after 2013 to allow an overhaul to take place and following seven years of hard work the work is now complete and the tram is part of the operational fleet once more!

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Around the World in Trams: Berlin 1582

Posted on Saturday 5 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

We are again in Berlin for this latest edition of “Around the World in Trams”.

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Metro performance falls

Posted on Saturday 5 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

The latest performance report on the Tyne and Wear Metro has been posted at stations across the network and shows that for the last four week period performance has fallen by quite a large amount.

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Lockdown Walks: Manchester Metrolink 3061

Posted on Saturday 5 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Lockdown Walks” we are again in Manchester and show one of the M5000 trams in action.

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West Midlands Metro CATs out and about for first time

Posted on Saturday 5 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

We’ve seen Manchester Metrolink and their Trambassadors and now the West Midlands Metro have unveiled their very own team to help passengers to comply with the current restrictions – the Covid Advice Team (CAT). They have recently started patrols across the system to give advice on how journeys can be planned to avoid situations where social distancing may be difficult and they will also carry spare face coverings to give to passengers who have forgotten their own.

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Trams &: Leeds 399, Blackpool 630 & bus

Posted on Saturday 5 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

It’s a trip to Crich for us in this edition of “Trams &” as we see not one, but two trams alongside a visiting bus.

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Planning permission given for Preston Trampower demonstration line

Posted on Friday 4 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

It has been a while since we last had an update from the proposal to return trams to Preston but its back in the news again as planning permission has recently been given for the construction of a demonstration line. This line will be 200 metres long and will be built using part of the old Longridge railway between Skeffington Road and West View Leisure Centre in Ribbleton.

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In Pictures: Metrolink 3117 receives new advert

Posted on Friday 4 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

For the first time in around nine months we can report on a new vinyl wrap advert on a tram on Manchester Metrolink! Not since before the pandemic really got a hold of us all has a new advert been seen (3073 for intu Trafford Centre and 3091 for Go North Wales received ads in March) but that has all changed with 3117 receiving a yellow design advertising Cyberpunk 2077 – a new video game due for release later this month.

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Picture in Time: More Granada Studio Tours Trams

Posted on Friday 4 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

Sometimes you just can’t predict what article will be popular and get lots of comments and correspondence and it would be fair to say the Granada Studio Tours trams is a case in point. Considering they aren’t real trams the number of comments and emails we’ve seen on the subject is pretty impressive and so an extra set of photos is included this week showing some more of the tram sights at the former visitor attraction in the centre of Manchester.

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15 Years Apart: Nottingham Express Transit 209

Posted on Friday 4 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of our “Then and Now” series “15 Years Apart” we feature a tram in Nottingham, a tram which is in two different liveries both of them all over adverts.

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Trams &: Sunderland 101 & steam road engine

Posted on Friday 4 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

As we’ve all seen over the years probably the number one location for getting photos of trams with the biggest variety of other vintage transport is Beamish and that is where we go for this edition of “Trams &”.

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Music Festival coming to Crich

Posted on Thursday 3 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

Of all the places you may think of heading for a music festival we reckon that the Crich Tramway Village would be quite a way down your list! But that’s exactly what is due to happen on Saturday 12th June 2021 with the Signals Festival due to take place – and the trams will be playing a part!

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Yellow route timetables to change on Supertram

Posted on Thursday 3 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

Ah, Stagecoach Supertram its been a while since you changed your timetables! After a couple of weeks of stability there will be another change as from Sunday 6th December although this will only affect the Yellow route which will see an increased frequency from this date.

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Stop by Stop Nottingham Express Transit: Clifton South line – Compton Acres

Posted on Thursday 3 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its time for another instalment of our look at the stops of Nottingham Express Transit and we have now reached Compton Acres as we continue on our way to Clifton South.

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Lockdown Walks: Stagecoach Supertram 107

Posted on Thursday 3 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this latest edition of “Lockdown Walks” we have again got out and about in Sheffield as we view another of the original Siemens-Duewag built trams which were constructed for the opening of the system in 1994.

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