Lockdown Walks: Edinburgh Trams 274

Posted on Thursday 7 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Another trip to Edinburgh for this latest edition of “Lockdown Walks” as we are once again at York Place.

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Still Standing! Hull Corporation Tramways track

Posted on Thursday 7 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this week’s look at remaining relics of the UK’s first generation tramways we are off to Hull where we find a surviving length of Hull Corporation Tramway’s unusual centre groove track.

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Blackpool Tramway to request government help

Posted on Wednesday 6 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

It may have been closed since the end of March with all intending passengers told to travel on the Promenade Bus service instead, but following the announcement last week that the DfT would be awarding financial help to lines in Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Tyne and Wear and the West Midlands, officials at Blackpool Transport have confirmed in the local press that they too will be seeking support to help secure the future of the Blackpool Tramway.

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Trams &: Den Haag 3026 & Bristol MW5G bus

Posted on Wednesday 6 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

For the first time in this series we head overseas for a view of a “Tram &”…

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Picture in Time: South Yorkshire Supertram 02

Posted on Wednesday 6 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Today we feature another photo from Sheffield with the year again 1995.

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Overhead line works on the way for West Midlands Metro

Posted on Tuesday 5 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

There will be a change to the service on the West Midlands Metro between 2100 on Saturday 9th May and 1000 on Sunday 10th May to allow for overhead line works to take place between Jewellery Quarter and St Chads. Throughout this period trams will only run between Wolverhampton St George’s and Handsworth Booth Street with a replacement bus into Birmingham City Centre.

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So Nearly, Not Quite! Blackpool Balloon 713

Posted on Tuesday 5 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

We’ve seen stray pedestrians getting in the way of photos but this time its something all together bigger – a car that gets in the way of this shot of Blackpool Balloon 713.

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Around the World in Trams: Auckland 11

Posted on Tuesday 5 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Let’s go back “down under” for photos taken earlier in 2020 – this time we are heading to New Zealand with a visit to MOTAT in Auckland, home to several historic trams as well as an operating tramway linking two parts of the museum via the Zoo.

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Tyne & Wear Metro confirm £8.6 million government bailout

Posted on Monday 4 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

When it was reported a couple of weeks ago that the Department for Transport had agreed to support light rail systems in Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Tyne and Wear and the West Midlands exact details of how much this would equate to were sketchy. However, Nexus, the public body who owns and manages the Tyne & Wear Metro, have now confirmed that they have secured an £8.6 million government bailout.

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Whatever Happened To? Blackpool Brush 632

Posted on Monday 4 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

The second of two Brush Cars to run over that last weekend of traditional tram operation was 632, a tram which hasn’t been as lucky as the others we have featured so far in this series.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush Cars 621 & 622

Posted on Monday 4 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

After a pair of Boats last week this week it is the turn of the Brush Cars to be in the spotlight this time around – and it’s the first two of the class which feature: 621 and 622.

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Trams in Video: West Midlands Metro December 2019

Posted on Sunday 3 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this video we are on the West Midlands Metro as we take a look at the Birmingham Westside extension shortly after it opened to the public in December 2019. With this section of line being built without overhead wires we see the trams running under battery power between Grand Central and Library.

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Lockdown Walks: West Midlands Metro 37

Posted on Sunday 3 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Today’s “Lockdown Walk” is back off to the West Midlands Metro.

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Douglas Prom works to resume

Posted on Sunday 3 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

After being suspended at the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, it has now been announced that works on the Douglas Promenade reconstruction – including the relaying of the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway – will resume from Monday 4th May with the aim now to complete them by Easter 2021 – some four months earlier than the last plan.

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Sunday 3 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its the turn of some more photos from overseas this week as we head for some historic views of the San Francisco Cable Cars:

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Further stages of 2020 Supertram rail replacement work confirmed

Posted on Saturday 2 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

We reported last month on the first phase of the 2020 Stagecoach Supertram rail replacement project which will get underway on Monday 4th May in the Hackenthorpe, Donetsk Way and Birley Golf Course areas and last until 5th June. It has now been confirmed that there will be three further phases of work this year, which is the last of the current three rail replacement project.

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Around the World in Trams: Vienna 413

Posted on Saturday 2 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Today we visit Vienna for one final time in this batch of photos as we take a look at one of the trams operated by Wiener Lokalbahnen AG.

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Trams &: Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Electric Railway 7 & buses

Posted on Saturday 2 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

We again take a look at a tram with other vehicles, and this time our featured tram isn’t only joined by a single vehicle but three buses of differing vintages.

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Wirral Bus & Tram Show 2020 cancelled

Posted on Friday 1 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

It has been announced that the Wirral Bus & Tram Show – due to take place on Sunday 4th October 2020 – has been cancelled as a result of the continued Coronavirus pandemic. Whilst it may seem a very early cancellation, it takes six months to plan and with the uncertainty of when even basic social distancing may still be required the sensible decision has been made to cancel the event for the first time in its history.

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So Nearly, Not Quite! Blackpool Balloon 712

Posted on Friday 1 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

It’s a stray pedestrian again for this latest look at “what might have been” if they hadn’t have been there when we hit the shutter on the camera with Blackpool Balloon 712 the tram involved.

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