More Metrolink problems after pantograph damage identified

Posted on Monday 14 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

Manchester Metrolink services were briefly suspended on Monday 14th December after damage to pantographs on some trams was identified – coming just 48 hours after damage to the overhead wires at Cornbrook. Equipment has recently been installed to monitor trams and this identified the problems of some pantographs which led to the decision by KeolisAmey Metrolink to briefly suspend all services while an investigation took place.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Western Train 733+734

Posted on Monday 14 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

As we look into the archives again today, this edition of “Picture in Time” take a look at one of the popular Blackpool illuminated feature cars.

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Lockdown Walks: Edinburgh Trams

Posted on Monday 14 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its another trip out and about in 2020 as we take an aerial view of a tram in Edinburgh City Centre.

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Trams &: Blackpool 147 & bus

Posted on Monday 14 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

It’s the old and the modern for today’s “Trams &” as heritage tram Blackpool Standard 147 heads along the Prom at the same time as one of Blackpool Transport’s current fleet of buses.

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Trams in Video: Edinburgh Trams – April 2014

Posted on Sunday 13 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this latest edition of “Trams in Video” we are off to Edinburgh for some pre-opening footage of driver training during April 2014 – just over a month before public services would commence. We see members of the CAF built tram fleet running at various locations on the system as plans for its opening were being ramped up.

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In Pictures: Wilko’s demolished!

Posted on Sunday 13 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

It was the blocker for the completion of the extension of the Blackpool Tramway up Talbot Road to Blackpool North Railway Station but it isn’t anymore as the demolition of the old Wilko’s store has now been demolished. That’s right the building which has been in place since 1978 is no more as the last remaining section has now been raised to the ground – although don’t expect trams to be running up Talbot Road for a while yet as there still remains quite a bit of work to be completed before that comes to fruition.

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15 Years Apart: Blackpool Centenary 642

Posted on Sunday 13 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

It’s the turn of Blackpool again for today’s “15 Years Apart” as we feature one of the Centenary Cars in 2005 and 2020.

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Overhead woes for Metrolink

Posted on Sunday 13 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

A major fault with the overhead at Cornbrook on Saturday 12th December saw major disruption for Manchester Metrolink with the repairs taking the best part of the day to complete leading to major disruption for all Metrolink lines except for that between Bury and Piccadilly. An investigation is underway to see what the cause of the problem was with this initially unclear.

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Trams &: Sunderland 16 & bus

Posted on Sunday 13 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

We are again off to Beamish in this edition of “Trams &” as we take a look at Sunderland 16 alongside one of the museum’s resident buses.

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Sunday 13 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

Once again we are heading back into the recent archives with photos this week coming from 14 years ago at Crich:

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Utility diversions underway on Birmingham Eastside extension

Posted on Saturday 12 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

Work on diverting utilities on the route of the West Midlands Metro Birmingham Eastside Extension to Digbeth via the HS2 station at Curzon Street is now underway with a water main on New Bartholomew Street being upgraded and future-proofed. To mark the occasion various local dignitaries, including Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street, visited the scene to see the works taking place.

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Around the World in Trams: Berlin 2222

Posted on Saturday 12 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

We take a further look at the trams running in Berlin with this latest edition of our worldwide tram series.

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Trams for Canterbury?

Posted on Saturday 12 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

Could trams provide traffic congestion in Canterbury? The historic city in Kent are about to start investigating ways to solve severe traffic congestion and one possible solution is said to be trams to avoid Canterbury becoming left behind by other similar cities.

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Lockdown Walks: Manchester Metrolink 3055

Posted on Saturday 12 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Lockdown Walks” we are again taking a trip to Manchester to see the busy Metrolink network.

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Last remaining Nexus Travelshops to remain closed

Posted on Saturday 12 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

Nexus have announced that their six remaining Travelshops at bus and Metro stations will not be reopening, having initially closed at the start of the pandemic overnight on 23rd March. It is said that they are no longer needed as all the services they provided are available online, at ticket machines or through the assistance of staff at bus and Metro stations.

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Trams &: Glasgow 1017 & Garratt steam locomotive

Posted on Saturday 12 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Trams &” we are heading to Scotland’s only operating heritage tramway at Summerlee.

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New track to be laid at Colyford in January

Posted on Friday 11 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

The winter period on the Seaton Tramway may not be seeing trams running (after the Christmas and New Year operating period anyway) but that doesn’t mean its not going to be a hive of activity in this small corner of Devon. As part of their ongoing maintenance programme the track across the A3052 in Colyford will be replaced leading to the road itself being closed to all traffic for 9 days.

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Petition launched against Port of Leith tramstop

Posted on Friday 11 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

A group of local residents in Leith have banded together calling on the City of Edinburgh Council to rethink their plans for the stop at Port of Leith claiming that it will cause 30 trees to be cut down from an area which is lacking in green areas. They have launched a petition which already has over 130 signatures and have now taken their campaign to local media in Edinburgh reiterating their calls for a rethink.

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Picture in Time: Granada Studio Tours trams

Posted on Friday 11 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

For one last time in this series we head back to Granada Studio Tours to take a look at one of the “trams” which could be found in Manchester in the 1980s.

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15 Years Apart: Nottingham Express Transit 212

Posted on Friday 11 December 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its time for another edition of our comparison archive photo series as we take a look at one of the original Nottingham Express Transit vehicles “15 Years Apart”.

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