Metro confirms £7.6 million government funding

Posted on Wednesday 27 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

At the weekend we reported on the £29 million worth of funding for light rail in England and it has now been confirmed by Nexus that the Tyne and Wear Metro has been awarded £7.6 million of this financial support to back the increase in services already seen on the network.

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Lockdown Walks: West Midlands Metro 36

Posted on Wednesday 27 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Continuing our series of photos taken on “Lockdown Walks” we head to the West Midlands Metro network again today.

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1007

Posted on Wednesday 27 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

The next few weeks will see us heading to the northwest for a series of archive images taken on Manchester Metrolink.

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NET step up Coronavirus response

Posted on Tuesday 26 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

As more people start to return to work and passenger numbers increase, Nottingham Express Transit have unveiled they are stepping up measures to ensure the continued safety of both passengers and employees but at this stage no increase in service frequencies have been confirmed.

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Trams &: Leeds 602 & buses

Posted on Tuesday 26 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Included in this edition of “Trams &” we see a bus previously featured in this series plus an additional bus and, of course, a tram.

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Around the World in Trams: Auckland 44 & 257

Posted on Tuesday 26 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

We take one last look at MOTAT in Auckland today before our world tour continues.

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Tyne and Wear Metro services hit by overhead line damage

Posted on Monday 25 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Services to South Hylton on the Tyne and Wear Metro have been suspended since Friday 22nd May after a freight train brought the overhead wires down in the Sunderland area. Extensive damage was caused with Network Rail engineers on site seeking to repair this damage to allow a full service to resume.

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So Nearly, Not Quite! Blackpool Brush 630

Posted on Monday 25 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its another case of there is a tram there honest in this latest edition of “So Nearly, Not Quite”.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool OMO 11

Posted on Monday 25 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

We head back to 1975 one final time today as we take a look at another of Blackpool’s trams – OMO 11.

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Trams in Video: Trams and Trains on the Isle of Man

Posted on Sunday 24 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its another “general purpose transport” video today as we are off to the Isle of Man for footage of the various tramways and railways on the island. Included are clips from the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway, Groudle Glen Railway, Great Laxey Mines Railway and the Snaefell Mountain Railway.

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Whatever Happened To? Blackpool Centenary 646

Posted on Sunday 24 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Of all the trams which featured in service over the final weekend of traditional tramway in Blackpool, just one has been subsequently scrapped and it that tram that we feature today.

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Government confirm more support for trams and light rail

Posted on Sunday 24 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

In a normal world, weekend announcements from the Department for Transport for new projects and funding are pretty rare but as we are in a very different environment at the moment the “new normal” means announcements come at you from all angles and that has been proven again with Saturday 23rd May seeing confirmation of further funding for tram and light rail in England (as well as buses).

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Sunday 24 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

It’s a Bank Holiday weekend and you know what that means? No, it doesn’t mean there are lots of special tram events – not this year at any rate! – but it means we have a double dose of Photo Galleries for you; with these offerings coming from two very popular locations for enthusiasts including some photos taken in those carefree days of early 2020!

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New Metro trains hit delays

Posted on Saturday 23 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

The current global Coronavirus pandemic is already causing issues to transport across the world as fewer people travel with various restrictions in place and it is likely that this will continue to be an issue for some time as people’s travelling habits take a long time to resume back to pre-lockdown levels – if, indeed, they ever do. Another likely affect for transport is that various construction projects will fall behind schedule, which will include the building of new vehicles. Connected to this the Newcastle Chronicle are reporting that the fairly recently announced new trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro are already behind schedule.

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Around the World in Trams: Wellington 47

Posted on Saturday 23 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

We feature a very special tram in today’s edition of “Around the World in Trams” as we take a look at Wellington 47, which can also be found at Auckland’s MOTAT.

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Lockdown Walks: Edinburgh Trams 254

Posted on Saturday 23 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its another trip to an eerily quiet central Edinburgh for this edition of “Lockdown Walks”.

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In Pictures: More views from afar in Sheffield

Posted on Saturday 23 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

As the lockdown continues and with it restrictions on going out we all still try to get as much fun and interest in our lives as possible and for those lucky few who live near tramways without having to go too far there is still the chance to see trams, albeit from a distance further afield than we had been used to before. Our regular Sheffield contributor, Stuart Cooke, has again been around his apartment block and has shared the following images showing trams on the reduced service at Holme Lane and Langsett Drive.

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Luas Engineering Work: Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th May

Posted on Friday 22 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

There will be no trams running on Luas’ Green Line between St Stephen’s Green and Beechwood on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th May to allow essential engineering works to take place. It is planned that normal services will resume from the start of service on Monday 25th May.

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Trams &: Edinburgh Trams 271 & Lothian Buses 688

Posted on Friday 22 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

We take another trip north of border for today’s photo of a tram and another vehicle. And its another bus alongside, this time operated by Lothian Buses.

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Picture in Time: Sheffield 513 & Newcastle 114

Posted on Friday 22 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Another trip to Beamish for an image taken of the trams there in 1996 today. In this edition we again take a peek inside the depot.

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