Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1006

Posted on Thursday 18 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Picture in Time” we are again travelling to Manchester Metrolink for an early image, taken before public services had even begun.

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VolkerFitzpatrick appointed to build new Metro depot

Posted on Wednesday 17 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

The new Tyne and Wear Metro depot at South Gosforth – replacing the current structure – is to be built by VolkerFitzpatrick following their appointment by Stadler to construct the £70 million facility to accommodate the state of the art trains which should enter service from 2023.

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Whatever Happened To? Blackpool Balloon 709

Posted on Wednesday 17 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

We continue our look at those trams which ran on the final weekend of the traditional Blackpool Tramway with Balloon 709 the latest to be seen.

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Still Standing! Tram Street Depot, Platt Bridge

Posted on Wednesday 17 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its another trip to the northwest for this edition of “Still Standing!” as we head to the Platt Bridge area of Wigan with a depot which can be found in the incredibly aptly named Tram Street!

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Isle of Man Government commit to completing Horse Tramway – in winter 2021/22

Posted on Tuesday 16 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

It’s a story which still no signs of having a final resolution – we are of course talking about the relaying of the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway all the way between Derby Castle and the Sea Terminal. Last time we reported on the latest developments it appeared that the Isle of Man Government were going back on their promise to fully lay tracks, specifically the final section between Broadway and the Sea Terminal, but they have now committed to completing the line – although it won’t be until winter 2021/22 that a full tramway is in place.

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Lockdown Walks: Edinburgh Trams 270

Posted on Tuesday 16 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its time to head to Edinburgh once more for a photo taken on a “Lockdown Walk”.

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Around the World in Trams: San Francisco 1051 & 1056

Posted on Tuesday 16 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

We end our time in San Francisco with one further image showing two of the PCC cars stabled at the end of the “F” line.

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What did we learn from Seaton Tramway’s Tramathon?

Posted on Monday 15 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

Over the week of 8th June 2020, the Seaton Tramway had a week of remote events to not only entertain us but also to help raise funds to secure the future of the Tramway, with their main stream of money currently unavailable as a result of their enforced closure. With various different events taking place – culminating in a full 24 hour “Tramathon” which saw trams run on the line throughout the night – there were plenty of snippets of information for both the immediate and longer term futures and in this article we take a look at some of these.

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Trams &: Nottingham Express Transit 205 & class 156 DMU

Posted on Monday 15 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this latest edition of “Trams &” we head to the East Midlands for an image of a tram and train on Nottingham Express Transit.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Replica Vanguard 619

Posted on Monday 15 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

After last week’s archive Blackpool tram image featured a tram now at Heaton Park we have another tram which also resides there today – Replica Vanguard 619.

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Trams in Video: Isle of Man Horse Trams – July & September 2013

Posted on Sunday 14 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

A trip across the Irish Sea to the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway for this latest edition of “Trams in Video”. Filmed in July and September 2013 we see both the horse trams running along Douglas Promenade as well as a peek inside the depot at Strathallan. At the time of this video originally being uploaded the future of the horse tramway was in doubt but fortunately this seems to have passed now (although how much of a line we end up with still seems uncertain) and the depot is also enjoying a major rebuild.

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So Nearly, Not Quite! Docklands Light Railway 46+23

Posted on Sunday 14 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its not just traditional trams where the photo which comes out of the camera wasn’t what we expected when we pressed the shutter – we are all into equality and can do exactly the same with modern trams and light rail vehicles too!

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Tyne and Wear Metro celebrate 40 years with a new livery

Posted on Sunday 14 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

2020 was due to see celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of the Tyne and Wear Metro which opened in 1980 but as with so much this year those celebrations are likely to be much lower key than planned. But one aspect of the celebrations which are still going ahead is a new livery on original Metrocar 4001 – which can be best described as a “best of”!

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Sunday 14 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

Once again we head to the United States of America for a look at another funicular as we have another main site update:

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Supertram latest tramway to announce an increase in services

Posted on Saturday 13 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

Sunday 14th June will see the start of additional services running on Stagecoach Supertram with around 80% of the usual service being operated Monday to Saturday. This will see a 15 minute frequency on the Blue and Yellow routes whilst it will be two services an hour on the Tram-Train service.

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Around the World in Trams: San Francisco 1015

Posted on Saturday 13 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Around the World in Trams” we head back to San Francisco for another shot of a PCC in service on the “F” line.

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Whatever Happened To? Blackpool Balloon 707

Posted on Saturday 13 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

11 Balloon Cars operated over the last two days of the traditional Blackpool Tramway, the largest number of trams from a single class but the lowest numbered of these was actually 707 which is the first we feature in this continuing series.

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Trams to Newhaven construction work set to get back underway

Posted on Saturday 13 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

We mentioned a couple of weeks ago that the first stage towards the resumption of construction works for the Trams to Newhaven project were underway with preparation works taking place, getting ready for a time when the actual construction could start again. That time is now – or at least it will be soon with the Scottish Government having given the go-ahead for construction sites to move to Phase 2 – Soft start to site works where physical distancing can be maintained.

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More Metro disruption after cable theft

Posted on Friday 12 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

It would appear that not only are more businesses starting to reopen but cable thieves are also back out in force as major disruption on the Tyne and Wear Metro network has been put down to a cable theft in the early hours of Friday 12th June. 300 metres of copper power cables were targeted between Byker and Chillingham Road leading to major disruption on the Metro network throughout Friday 12th June.

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Luas Engineering Works: Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June

Posted on Friday 12 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

There will be further engineering works on Dublin’s Luas network on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June with the Green line affected throughout both days between St Stephen’s Green and Beechwood.

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