New Metro stop to be named Dudley Castle

Posted on Tuesday 21 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

It has been confirmed that a stop originally called Station Drive on plans for the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill West Midlands Metro extension is to be named Dudley Castle, after, well, we think its probably obvious after what!

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Trams&: Nottingham Express Transit 213 & class 153 DMU

Posted on Tuesday 21 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

Today we take another trip to Nottingham Express Transit to see a tram alongside a train once more.

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Around the World in Trams: Oslo 70+647

Posted on Tuesday 21 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

We take one final trip to Oslo for this edition of “Around the World in Trams” but instead of taking a look at one of the current everyday fleet its some museum cars in operation we see.

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Medieval graveyard excavation starts as part of Trams to Newhaven project

Posted on Monday 20 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

Archaeologists have started their excavations of human remains, some of which could date back as far as 1300, outside South Leith Parish Church as work on the Trams to Newhaven project in Edinburgh continues to ramp up. Previous investigations have shown that in the medieval period the church’s graveyard extended across the road with graves surviving beneath the current road surface.

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So Nearly, Not Quite: Seaton Tramway 10

Posted on Monday 20 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

We head down to Seaton for this latest edition of “So Nearly, Not Quite”.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush 627 & Balloon 715

Posted on Monday 20 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Picture in Time” we are heading to Manchester Square in Blackpool where we see two trams passing during 2001.

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Trams in Video: Luas Red Line – 2007

Posted on Sunday 19 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Trams in Video” we find ourselves travelling to Dublin for some footage shot of Dublin’s Luas Red line during 2007. At this point the Red line ran between Connolly and Tallaght and was operated by Alstom Citadis 301 trams with the majority still three section at the time although we also spot some with five sections in action.

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Whatever Happened To? Blackpool Balloon 723

Posted on Sunday 19 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

The next tram to feature in this series featuring vehicles which carried passengers over the final weekend of traditional tram operation in Blackpool is Balloon 723.

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LEGO trams based on Crich collection added to LEGO Ideas website

Posted on Sunday 19 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

If like your writer you are amazed and what people can create with a little bit of LEGO then you will be interested in this next story as a supporter of the Crich Tramway Village has recently created four incredibly realistic models of trams in the national collection and added them to the LEGO Ideas website. Anything which gets enough support on this website is considered for a real production set – so you know what’s coming later in this article!

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In Pictures: Metrolink T68s stored at Long Marston

Posted on Sunday 19 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

Many readers of this website will probably remember that at the time that Manchester Metrolink’s original T68 trams were moved en masse away from Trafford Depot not all of them ended up heading to Rotherham and a date with the scrapman. Three of the 26 ended up being transferred to Long Marston in Warwickshire after they were acquired for testing purposes on behalf of UK Tram.

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Supertram rail replacement area 3 details announced as normal frequencies reintroduced

Posted on Saturday 18 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

The next stage of rail replacement works on Stagecoach Supertram will get underway from Saturday 25th July with the work due to take place between Gleadless Townend and Spring Lane. This will see no trams running between Sheffield Station and Halfway with the Purple route completely suspended. Also from this date there will be a further step-up in frequencies with a return to the standard 12 minute service during weekdays on the Blue and Yellow routes.

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Around the World in Trams: Oslo 151 & 164

Posted on Saturday 18 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

This latest edition of “Around the World in Trams” sees is in Oslo once again.

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Lockdown Walks: Edinburgh Trams 252

Posted on Saturday 18 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

It was the very first new tram to arrive in Edinburgh – in 2010, some ten years ago now! – Edinburgh Trams 252 and it is the subject of our latest “Lockdown Walk”.

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Schoolchildren artwork on display at new Metro depot

Posted on Saturday 18 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

New artwork designed by year 6 pupils at Percy Main Primary School has been put on display at the new Tyne and Wear Metro depot in Howdon as part of a safety campaign. The artwork has been put on a banner at the gates of the new depot, currently being constructed to allow some trains to be stabled and receive overnight maintenance during the redevelopment of the depot at Gosforth.

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MER to return!

Posted on Friday 17 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

It has been announced that the Manx Electric Railway (along with the Isle of Man Steam Railway) will return to service later this month having not been running since March as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The MER will be on limited operation only (Saturdays to Tuesdays) for a short-period until mid-September.

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Trams &: East Anglia Transport Museum & Bristol MW5G bus

Posted on Friday 17 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

It’s a bus which is getting almost as much air time on British Trams Online as some trams at the moment but Keith Chadbourne’s Bristol MW5G bus features again, this time on a visit to the East Anglia Transport Museum.

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Friday 17 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

Just to keep you all on your toes its an early main site update this week with a couple of Photo Galleries added:

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Picture in Time: Leeds 160

Posted on Friday 17 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

We continue our look at trams which found their way to the Middleton Railway in Leeds this week with a photo of Leeds 160 this week.

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In Pictures: Old tram track rediscovered in Colindale

Posted on Thursday 16 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

Over the years we’ve often featured rediscovered tram track underneath the road surface, exactly as it was when the tramways were abandoned and the concrete had just been put on top. But in some locations the track was removed and cut up into smaller sections to then be used to strengthen the road surface. One such location was Edgware Road in Colindale, London where recent utility work has rediscovered these small sections of track once more.

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So Nearly, Not Quite! Blackpool Railgrinder 2

Posted on Thursday 16 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

We have a historic feel to this edition of “So Nearly, Not Quite!” as we are heading back to 1969.

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