Work starts to remove Weymouth Harbour Tramway tracks

Posted on Wednesday 14 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

The end is approaching for the Weymouth Harbour Tramway with work having now started on removing the long disused tracks of the line which connected with the main London to Weymouth railway line and were once used for workings connecting with ferries to the Channel Islands.

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Picture in Time: Docklands Light Railway 02+03

Posted on Wednesday 14 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

The modern trams edition of “Picture in Time” this time moves on to the Docklands Light Railway as we head back to look as some archive images from this network.

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In Pictures: Wilko continues to be demolished

Posted on Tuesday 13 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

Good progress continues to be made on the demolition of the old Wilko store at the junction of Talbot Road and Dickson Road in Blackpool. Of course, the land which will be freed up by this demolition will enable not only a new hotel to be built but also the construction of a terminus for the tramway extension from Talbot Square. The work on removing the building is due to continue until the end of the year. Tony Armitage provides us with these images from 7th and 10th October.

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West Midlands Metro celebrate Light Rail Awards nominations

Posted on Tuesday 13 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

The West Midlands Metro are celebrating after confirmation they have been nominated for a number of categories in the Global Light Rail Awards – with the winners to be announced on 11th November. Amongst the categories they have received nominations in is the Operator of the Year category, currently held by Keolis Amey Docklands.

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Still Standing! Tram track on Princess Street and Blundell Street, Blackpool

Posted on Tuesday 13 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

It’s a bit of a strange one for “Still Standing!” this week as we take a look at some tram track which remains in the road in Blackpool but is now disconnected from the remainder of the tramway with no overhead in situ. We are on Princess Street and Blundell Street in this edition.

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Seaton Tramway receive £435,100 from government funding package

Posted on Monday 12 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

The Seaton Tramway has been awarded £435,100 from the government backed Culture Recover Fund following the release of the first round of funding of this £1.57 billion fund. The money will go towards wages, major overhauls such as track and tram maintenance and the creation of new offers and opportunities with world class partners and exhibitions.

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Luas Engineering Works: 17th & 18th October

Posted on Monday 12 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

There will be another weekend of disruption of Luas services on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th October with no Red line services between Blackhorse and Heuston as the trackworks in this area continue. This time the work will be concentrated at Steeven’s Lane close to Heuston.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 700

Posted on Monday 12 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

The next few weeks of our Blackpool themed “Picture in Time” series heads back to 2007 to take  a look at a few of the trams in service at that time with some well-loved and some less well-loved(!) liveries. We start off with Balloon 700.

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Trams in Video: Berlin Trams 150th Anniversary – June 2015

Posted on Sunday 11 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

Today’s video offering heads back to June 2015 with footage taken during the 150th Anniversary of Berlin Trams. BVG (Berlin’s transport authority) organised a display of historic and modern trams at Lichtenberg Depot and workshops on 27th and 28th June and this was followed by a tram parade on 28th June from Lichtenberg to Berlin City Centre. Both events feature in this video.

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Standard 143’s defective motor to be repaired

Posted on Sunday 11 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

One of the biggest talking points of 2019 was the high-profile failure of Blackpool Standard 143 on the night of its launch in September. Now over 12 months later and Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours have confirmed that the defective motor which caused the failure is to be repaired with a view for the tram to return to service – after a full period of testing.

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Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Electric Railway 7 to star on TV!

Posted on Sunday 11 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

As with so many heritage organisations, 2020 has been a challenging year for the Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Tramway Society with their usual fundraising channels having been removed as events around North Wales have been cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. But despite this there has been one ray of sunshine – film crews from S4C have been to visit the tram for a future episode of Welsh language series “Cynefin”.

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Sunday 11 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

This week we head back to mainland Europe as we feature a collection of photos from Prague:

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In Pictures: Sheffield Roberts Cars on display to commemorate anniversary

Posted on Saturday 10 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

8th October 2020 was the 60th anniversary of the closure of Sheffield Corporation Tramways and although there are currently no original Sheffield trams running in service across the UK the two surviving Roberts Cars were both on display at their current respective homes to mark the occasion. They were 510 at Crich and 513 at the East Anglia Transport Museum.

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Around the World in Trams: Innsbruck 54

Posted on Saturday 10 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

Once again we head to Austria and Innsbruck as we take a look at another of the trams in the city during July 1964.

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In Pictures: New advert for West Midlands Metro 32

Posted on Saturday 10 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

There has been a change of adverts for West Midlands Metro 32 with its year old ads for OLA being removed in favour of a new campaign for Brindleyplace. #rediscoverbrindley is a campaign reminding people that Brindleyplace is open for business again with its varied selection of bars, restaurants, retail, visitor attractions, accommodation, car parking and a luxury spa and fitness centre.

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In Pictures: Tram track found in Southend-on-Sea

Posted on Saturday 10 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

With the amount of tram track which keeps getting found under various road surfaces around the UK you could be mistaken for thinking there is enough metal there to relay the entire UK tram network! The latest place where some track has been found is Southend-On-Sea – a system which last saw a tram run in 1942.

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In Pictures: 255 receives advert for Forever Edinburgh

Posted on Friday 9 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

For a system which had really embraced adverts over the past couple of years – including at one stage all 27 trams having some form of external advertising – 2020 has been a far more barren year for new ads (for fairly obvious reasons) but October has seen only the second new advert revealed with 255 carrying ads for Forever Edinburgh.

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Chase the Tram run to take place in Nottingham

Posted on Friday 9 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

Saturday 10th October will see a “Chase the Tram” run take place in Nottingham with participants running all the way from Clifton South through to Nottingham Trent University – while abiding by social distancing rules. The runners will be raising funds for local charity Tracy’s Street Kitchen.

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Picture in Time: Glasgow 1245 & Oporto Horse Car

Posted on Friday 9 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

Back to the East Anglia Transport Museum for this latest edition of “Picture in Time”, well not strictly but its linked to the story we are telling of the early tram days at the museum.

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In Pictures: Wilko’s continues to come down

Posted on Thursday 8 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

The eagerly anticipated demolition of the old Wilko’s store on Talbot Road in Blackpool has been continuing as September becomes October with the demolition teams still concentrating on the front of the building around where the entrance used to be. In this latest pictorial update Tony Armitage provides the below photos from 1st October 2020.

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