Trams &: Cheltenham 21 & bus

Posted on Sunday 2 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

It may be the last “Trams &” for now but we hope you agree we have almost saved the best until last as it’s a trip into the archives in the pretty unlikely location of Cheltenham.

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Extra funding announced for Metro modernisation project

Posted on Sunday 2 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

The continued modernisation of the Tyne and Wear Metro has recently got a boost with an extra £20 million of government funding confirmed by Nexus for the project which got underway back in April 2010. This is additional to the £350 million Metro All Change budget which was due to end in March 2021.

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Sunday 2 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

Photos both old and new are included in our latest main site update:

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Tramlink Sutton extension “paused”

Posted on Saturday 1 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

It’s a project which has been on then off on a pretty regular basis over the years but the London Tramlink extension to Sutton is once again on the “no” pile after Transport for London confirmed in their revised budget that the project was “paused”. The revised budget was part of the funding agreement with the government earlier this year and sees TfL reassigning their priorities with other projects also being paused whilst others will be reliant on other funding if they are to take place.

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Around the World in Trams: Amsterdam 795

Posted on Saturday 1 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this latest edition of “Around the World in Trams” we again stop off in Amsterdam for a view of one of the trams in action during March 1988.

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So Nearly, Not Quite! Docklands Light Railway 102+152

Posted on Saturday 1 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

We continue our look at photos where things didn’t go according to plan in “So Nearly, Not Quite!” with a trip to the Docklands Light Railway.

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Government support for light rail set to run-out as Nottingham and Sheffield call for more cash

Posted on Saturday 1 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

The previous funding announcement by the Department for Transport to prop up English light rail systems in Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Tyne and Wear and the West Midlands is set to run out at the start of August with no sign yet of official confirmation of extra cash to allow their continued operation. Over the past few days stories have come out of both Nottingham and Sheffield about the need for this extra cash with Tramlink Nottingham (operators of Nottingham Express Transit) said to be losing £400,000 a week with the significant drop in passenger revenue.

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East Anglia Transport Museum announces reopening plans

Posted on Friday 31 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

The latest heritage tramway to announce a reopening is the East Anglia Transport Museum which will be open for the first time in 2020 on Sunday 9th August and then subsequently every Thursday and Sunday until further notice.

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Whatever Happened To? Blackpool Jubilee 762

Posted on Friday 31 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

As we continue our look at those trams which ran during the final weekend of traditional tramway operation in Blackpool we reach the second of the Jubilee Cars – 762.

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Picture in Time: Liverpool 762

Posted on Friday 31 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

We’re off to Birkenhead for the next couple of weeks as we take a look at some trams running during the 2006 Wirral Bus and Tram Show.

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First of latest batch of Luas trams arrives as public consultation launched into next extension

Posted on Thursday 30 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

It’s been a busy time of late in Dublin where Luas have welcomed the first of eight new Citadis 502 55 metre trams whilst at the same time have confirmed the launch of a public consultation into another extension of the network. Eamon Ryan T.D., Minister for Climate Action, Communications Networks and Transport visited the Broombridge Depot in late July to mark the occasion.

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Lockdown Walks: Tyne & Wear Metro 4015

Posted on Thursday 30 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

We take another trip to Tynemouth for this edition of “Lockdown Walks”.

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Still Standing! Guiseley Tram Depot, Leeds

Posted on Thursday 30 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

Whereas most of this series has been one side of the Pennines today we head across to Yorkshire and take a look at a surviving tram depot in Leeds – Guiseley Depot.

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Full service to resume on NET

Posted on Wednesday 29 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

A normal timetable will be reintroduced on Nottingham Express Transit as from Monday 3rd August, replacing the Sunday timetable which has been running every day since Tuesday 24th March. The decision to return to the normal timetable has been made following the continuing easing of government restrictions, most notably the removal of the “only travel by public transport if its essential” advice.

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Trams &: Stagecoach Supertram 399 206 & bus

Posted on Wednesday 29 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

Sheffield is the latest location for our “Trams &” series as we take a look at one of the tram-trains on test as it is passed by a bus in the city centre.

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Picture in Time: Dublin Luas Citadis 301

Posted on Wednesday 29 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

For the last time in this small batch of photos “Picture in Time” is off to Dublin’s Luas system for this edition.

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MER and VER resume operation as Seaton increases services

Posted on Tuesday 28 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

As expected Saturday 25th July saw the return to service of both the Manx Electric Railway and Volk’s Electric Railway whilst down in Devon there was a increase in services to a 20 minute frequency.

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So Nearly, Not Quite: Seaton Tramway 10

Posted on Tuesday 28 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

As we continue our series which shows that photography doesn’t always go right we are again in Devon for another view from the Seaton Tramway.

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Around the World in Trams: Amsterdam 787

Posted on Tuesday 28 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

Today we are again in Amsterdam for a view taken during March 1988 of another tram which has since been scrapped.

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In Pictures: Blackpool Tramway starts running again

Posted on Monday 27 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

Sunday 19th July 2020 was the first day in 112 days that the core Flexity run service in Blackpool operated following the complete suspension of services in March as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. Trams are still only running a reduced service with a 20 minute frequency for most of the day (you’d normally expect a 10 minute frequency at this time of year) and the last tram leaves Starr Gate at 1830 (1930 back from Fleetwood Ferry).

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