Colyford crossing reopens as Seaton Tramway winter maintenance continues

Posted on Thursday 14 January 2021 by Gareth Prior

They may have won the British Trams Online Tramway of the Year for 2020 but the Seaton Tramway are not resting on their laurels as they are already well advanced with their winter maintenance programme. As we reported last year they had permission for the A3052 at Colyford to be closed where it crosses the tramway for a short period and with the track relay here now completed it was able to reopen at the end of Tuesday 12th January. But that isn’t the end of the project as further work is to come.

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Tram Train Pilot Learning Hub launched

Posted on Thursday 14 January 2021 by Gareth Prior

Network Rail, the South Yorkshire PTE and Stagecoach Supertram have launched a Tram Train Pilot Learning Hub which contains a range of information drawn from the collective experience of designing, constructing and operating the first Tram-Train service in Britain. It is being hosted by the web-based SharpCloud system and will be available free of charge to interested parties.

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Stop by Stop Nottingham Express Transit: Clifton South line – Summerwood Lane

Posted on Thursday 14 January 2021 by Gareth Prior

We now reach the penultimate stop on the Nottingham Express Transit line to Clifton South – Summerwood Lane.

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Ice on the overhead causes Edinburgh Trams delays

Posted on Wednesday 13 January 2021 by Gareth Prior

Ice on the overhead is an issue which often affects tram services over the winter months but in order to counter this most tram companies send out special “ice breaker” trams overnight to ensure that a normal service can run. But still occasionally these don’t do the job and services are affected, and that was the case for Edinburgh Trams on Tuesday 12th January.

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Tram and light rail related face masks

Posted on Wednesday 13 January 2021 by Gareth Prior

Its become one of the most sought after accessories (and a necessity if you’re going anywhere) – the face mask to help slow the spread of Covid-19. Many companies have launched special ranges of face masks (far be from us to be cynical enough to suggest they are seeking to cash in on the pandemic), with many different patterns adorning them.

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Still Standing! Bow Depot, London

Posted on Wednesday 13 January 2021 by Gareth Prior

This latest edition of “Still Standing!” is again heading to London as we feature Bow Depot.

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Double trams removed from Metrolink Airport line after antisocial behaviour

Posted on Tuesday 12 January 2021 by Gareth Prior

All double trams have been temporarily removed from the Metrolink line out to the Airport after a spate of antisocial behaviour which were mainly targeting the rear cab of double trams from the platforms. Greater Manchester Police’s Transport Unit and now working with the KeolisAmey Metrolink and the TfGM to identify those involved while also increasing patrols.

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The UK double-deck trams at the Seashore Trolley Museum

Posted on Tuesday 12 January 2021 by Gareth Prior

The chances are even if you know very little about trams (or trolleys) in the United States of America you are aware that at the Seashore Trolley Museum there is a small fleet of double-deck trams from the UK which found their way out there in the 1950s and 1960s. If you have heard of their existence out there you will probably also be very well aware that there are regular calls for their repatriation on the account that in the main they have remained as static exhibits in the USA.

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Whatever Happened To? Midland Metro 09

Posted on Tuesday 12 January 2021 by Gareth Prior

We continue our way through the Midland Metro T69s to see what has happened to them since their withdrawal.

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Corgi return with Blackpool trams

Posted on Monday 11 January 2021 by Gareth Prior

Between 1997 and 2009, Corgi released a number a diecast model Blackpool Balloon and Brush trams but since the release of Balloon 726 in its HM Coastguard livery in 2009 there have been no further models made available from Corgi (although Atlas Editions seemingly used the mould for a small selection of trams in recent years). But all that is to change in 2021 as two new models – one Balloon and one Brush – is on the list for release – although you won’t recognise the adverts included!

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Latest Tyne and Wear Metro performance stats released

Posted on Monday 11 January 2021 by Gareth Prior

The latest revised “How are we doing?” poster from the Tyne and Wear Metro has been released with this one covering the four weeks from 8th November to 5th December 2020.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloons 726 & 715 & Boat 602

Posted on Monday 11 January 2021 by Gareth Prior

We’re off down to Rigby Road Depot for our latest archive image from Blackpool.

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Trams in Video: Metro Tenerife

Posted on Sunday 10 January 2021 by Gareth Prior

We are off overseas again for this latest edition of “Trams in Video” as we feature the Metro Tenerife. Included in this video is footage of the Metro Line 1 which heads from the capital of Tenerife, Santa Cruz, to La Laguna as well as Line 2 branches to La Cuesta and Tincer. With their colourful liveries – different colour each section of the trams! – the trams help to keep visitors and residents alike moving around Tenerife.

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Lucie the steam tram engine up for Heritage Railway Association award

Posted on Sunday 10 January 2021 by Gareth Prior

We may have come to an end of the British Trams Online Tram of the Year contest but that doesn’t mean that is it for trams and awards you can vote! Lucie, an 1890 built steam tram engine which has been restored to working order at the North Yorkshire Moor Railway, has been nominated for the Steam Railway sponsored award and you can vote now for your favourite online.

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Lockdown Walks: Edinburgh Trams 257

Posted on Sunday 10 January 2021 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Lockdown Walks” we are again taking a trip to Edinburgh to view one of the trams currently carrying adverts on the network.

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Sunday 10 January 2021 by Gareth Prior

As well as announcing this year’s winners of the British Trams Online Tram of the Year we also bring you another couple of Photo Galleries as part of this week’s main site update:

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Stockport 5, Seaton Tramway and Metrolink 3073 win at the Tram of the Year!

Posted on Sunday 10 January 2021 by Gareth Prior

It’s a tram which has so often been the bridesmaid in the British Trams Online Tram of the Year contest but at the fourth time of asking it has finally won the main “Tram (Traditional) of the Year” category – that tram is Heaton Park’s Stockport 5! Other winners in this contest have been the Seaton Tramway which is named both “Tramway of the Year” and “Event of the Year” (for the 50th Anniversary event) while the “Tram (Modern) of the Year” once again goes to Manchester Metrolink with 3073 becoming the fourth of the M5000s to win that category.

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In Pictures: More snow on the Tyne & wear Metro

Posted on Saturday 9 January 2021 by Gareth Prior

Its that time of the year where snow has a knack of falling which gives us all – on our daily exercise as we continue through lockdown no. 3 – the chance to get some slightly different photo opportunities. A few days ago we saw a light dusting of snow on the Tyne and Wear Metro but on 8th January 2021, although still relatively light, there was a bit more snow allowing another shot of Metrocars in the snow! Trevor Hall captured this image.

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Around the World in Trams: Den Haag 3143 & 5013

Posted on Saturday 9 January 2021 by Gareth Prior

The next stop in our world tour is Den Haag in The Netherlands, or The Hague to give it its English name, a location famous for being the home of the International Court of Justice as well as being the seat of the Dutch Parliament.

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West Midlands Metro services delayed after taxi gets stuck on the tracks

Posted on Saturday 9 January 2021 by Gareth Prior

Services on the West Midlands Metro into Birmingham City Centre were suspended for over three hours on Saturday 2nd January after a taxi became stuck on the tracks just beyond the stop at St Chad’s. The taxi was found on a section of reserved track as the line continues between St Chad’s and St Paul’s with the taxi having had to drive along a section of grassed track alongside the office Snow Hill office development.

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