Picture in Time: Newcastle 114

Posted on Friday 1 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

For the next few weeks we will be visiting Beamish for a series of images taken at the museum in 1996 showing the trams as they were 24 years ago.

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West Midlands Metro track replacement continues

Posted on Thursday 30 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

Whilst a lot of work has come to a halt during the Coronavirus restrictions, various track replacement and general maintenance on the UK’s tramways can still continue – with suitable social distancing put into place, of course – and one such system which has seen recent work is the West Midlands Metro.

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Whatever Happened To? Blackpool Brush 631

Posted on Thursday 30 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

Today we take a look at one of the two Brush Cars to run over the last weekend of the traditional Blackpool Tramway – 631.

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Still Standing! Queen’s Road Depot, Manchester Corporation Tramways

Posted on Thursday 30 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

Another old tram depot still standing in the northwest of England is that at Queen’s Road in Manchester. This building still very much remains in transport use today with part of the structure still remains in use as a bus garage whilst the Greater Manchester Museum of Transport also occupies a section.

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RAIB to publish safety digest after person hit by tram in Croydon

Posted on Wednesday 29 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

The RAIB have revealed that they will be releasing a safety digest following their initial investigation into an incident on London Tramlink which saw a person hit by a tram at Gravel Hill stop on the New Addington line. The incident happened at approximately 0805 on 10th March 2020 and saw a tram hit someone who had just alighted from the tram and was crossing the line. The safety digest is planned to be released in the next few weeks.

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Lockdown Walks: Edinburgh Trams 276

Posted on Wednesday 29 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

Another “Lockdown Walk” today in Edinburgh as we head to York Place for another image.

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Picture in Time: South Yorkshire Supertram 12

Posted on Wednesday 29 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

This week we move on to 1995 for another image from what was still known as the South Yorkshire Supertram at the time.

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May Day Bank Holiday engineering works for Luas

Posted on Tuesday 28 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

It has been announced that there will be a partial closure of Luas’ Red Line on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd May – which remains the May Day Bank Holiday in Ireland this year but don’t forget in the UK its been moved a week back for what was planned to be a VE Day celebration. No trams will run from Blackhorse to Connolly/The Point on either day for essential engineering works with a replacement bus service operating on the affected section. A Red line service will continue to operate between Tallaght/Saggart and Blackhorse on both days. A full route will resume on Bank Holiday Monday 4th May, operating at Sunday frequencies.

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Trams &: Edinburgh Trams 262 & Stagecoach bus 53290

Posted on Tuesday 28 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

We feature our first modern tram in this edition of “Trams &” as we head to Edinburgh for a view of a tram and Stagecoach bus during 2014.

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Around the World in Trams: Vienna 728

Posted on Tuesday 28 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Around the World in Trams” we are again in Vienna for another look at one of the varied tram fleet in action.

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FTT launch easy way to donate as progress continues on 279’s restoration

Posted on Monday 27 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its not just operating systems across the country who are looking for extra funding streams during these times. Many heritage organisations are also in the same position as any events they may have planned, which would help them to gain funding for their all important projects, have been cancelled. One organisation is the Fylde Transport Trust who have just launched a quick and easy way by donating to their projects – all through a simple text message!

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So Nearly, Not Quite! Blackpool Balloon 703

Posted on Monday 27 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

It seems that Blackpool Balloon 703 is a cursed tram as far as my photography attempts are concerned as it warrants a second entry with this photo.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Boats 605 & 600

Posted on Monday 27 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

What better sight is there than a pair of Blackpool Boats on the Prom? Well, that’s exactly what we take a look at today for this edition of “Picture in Time” as we again head back to 1975.

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Trams in Video: Southend Pier Railway

Posted on Sunday 26 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Trams in Video” we are off to the seaside and a visit to the Southend Pier Railway in October 2019. Whilst plans are now in hand to replace the trains in use on the railway we take a look at the two current diesel trains which have been running on the line since 1986.

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TfL warn of cash shortage as workers start to be furloughed

Posted on Sunday 26 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

Transport for London have confirmed that they are to place 7,000 staff – whose work has been reduced or paused as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic – on furlough from Monday 27th April. This news comes after Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, warned that without government support services across the TfL network may have to be reduced further due to financial constraints which could have seen no further cash available to pay staff from the end of this month.

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Whatever Happened To? Blackpool Boat 600

Posted on Sunday 26 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

The next tram we take a look at that ran over the final weekend of the traditional Blackpool Tramway in November 2011 is Boat 600, which was the only one of the Open Boat Cars to run during the weekend.

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Sunday 26 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

Back into the archives for another double-helping of photos this week:

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Doubts raised about viability of Trams to Newhaven project

Posted on Saturday 25 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

It’s a story which was always going to break at some point during the Coronavirus pandemic – doubts about whether the Trams to Newhaven project in Edinburgh will still be viable after all the financial implications of the restrictions are taken into consideration. The Edinburgh Evening News of 25th April 2020 ran with the lead story “Tram to Leith in doubt” with a two page article inside the paper going into more detail and based on comments from the opposition Scottish Conservation Councillors.

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Around the World in Trams: Vienna 4837

Posted on Saturday 25 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

Another trip to Austria today as we take a look at another of the trams in the Vienna fleet.

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Lockdown Walks: West Midlands Metro 31

Posted on Saturday 25 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this next edition of “Lockdown Walks” we are in the West Midlands for a view of a tram in operation during the reduced timetable.

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