Picture in Time: Blackpool Twin Car 673+683

Posted on Thursday 27 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

We are off to Blackpool this evening this latest archive image and this time we find ourselves in 2001.

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Punctuality and reliability up on Metrolink

Posted on Wednesday 26 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

The latest four week period of performance statistics on Manchester Metrolink have been released and there is good news as both punctuality and reliability as the percentages are up on both counts with punctuality up at its highest level since September.

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Another award for Nottingham Trams Ltd

Posted on Wednesday 26 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

Nottingham Trams Ltd, the operator of Nottingham Express Transit, have announced that they have received a prestigious international award to recognise their commitment to the ongoing development of their staff – their most valuable asset as the press release puts it. They have achieved the sixth generation Investors in People standard which is awarded to organisations that consistently outperform the wider business community.

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New tracks in place at temporary Metro depot

Posted on Tuesday 25 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

Work on constructing the new Tyne and Wear Metro Depot at Howdon in North Tyneside is continuing to make excellent progress with the past three months having seen more than 1.5km of line put down. The depot is scheduled to open in the summer.

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Children invited to take part in hoarding competition

Posted on Tuesday 25 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

Schools across Birmingham are being invited to enter a competition to create their image of a construction worker with the best five entries featuring on hoarding panels for the Westside West Midlands Metro extension. The Careers in Construction contest has been set-up by the Midland Metro Alliance’s Engagement and Skills Team and its aim is to encourage school children to be part of the extension works.

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Still Standing! Grimsby Corporation Tramways Victoria Street Depot

Posted on Tuesday 25 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

Whilst most of our entries in this series have been to the west of the country in today’s edition we are heading east to take a look at Grimsby Corporation Tramways Victoria Street Depot.

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In Pictures: New Passenger Information Displays for West Midlands Metro

Posted on Monday 24 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

New Passenger Information Display screens are now being installed across the West Midlands Metro network as part of the continued improvements for passengers. The two new stops on the Birmingham Westside extension had these new screens installed from now and now Wednesbury Parkway, Wednesbury Great Western Street and Black Lake have also seen them fitted.

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In Pictures: Portsdown & Horndean 5 finds use as a waiting shelter

Posted on Monday 24 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

There are many uses for an old withdrawn tram and at the Old Kiln Light Railway a former Portsdown & Horndean tram body has become part of the station building. Located at the Rural Life Centre in Tilford, Surrey the body is that of no. 5 – one of two known survivors of this former line.

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Metro staff and Police join forces to give public reassurance

Posted on Monday 24 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

As part of an ongoing joint initiative between Nexus and the Northumbria Police, a recent community engagement exercise took place on the Tyne and Wear Metro to give public reassurance whilst travelling during the evening. This is just the latest campaign on the Metro as they seek to improve safety for all passengers on the network.

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink under construction

Posted on Sunday 23 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

As we continue our archive look at Croydon Tramlink we head back to before any trams had run into central Croydon – mainly because the tracks hadn’t been laid yet!

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Main phase of Trams to Newhaven work on Leith Walk to start in March

Posted on Sunday 23 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

The end of March will see the first big test of just how well the Trams to Newhaven project team have indeed learnt from the lessons of constructing the first phase of Edinburgh Trams as the main phase of construction will get underway on Leith Walk. With work starting on 28th March and continuing through until the summer of 2021, Leith Walk will be reduced to one city bound lane between London Road and Crown Place for the complete duration of the works.

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Another new advert in Manchester

Posted on Sunday 23 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

Manchester Metrolink M5000 3049 is the latest tram to receive a vinyl wrap advert with it having recently re-entered service advertising BBC’s Tiny Happy People campaign. This campaign is aimed at helping parents develop their children’s language and communication skills so they can get the best start in life. The advert is a multi-coloured affair and does once again include contravision on the windows.

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Sunday 23 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its a double Photo Gallery week on British Trams Online with images coming from both Manchester Metrolink and the United States of America – but the photos from America do include a familiar sight…

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Driver training officially underway on Trafford Park line

Posted on Saturday 22 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

As we mentioned last week, driver training is now officially underway on the Manchester Metrolink Trafford Park extension ahead of the line opening in April – seven months ahead of the original schedule when the final go-ahead was given for the extension.

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Around the World in Trams: Potsdam 153 & 403

Posted on Saturday 22 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

Remaining in Potsdam once more for this week’s look at trams from around the world, this time its not just a Combino included in the photo!

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Operation Hades makes it mark on Tyne and Wear Metro

Posted on Saturday 22 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

Plain clothed police officers on the Tyne and Wear Metro have had an immediate impact in catching teenage troublemakers on the network as part of Operation Hades. This operation has seen undercover Police and Nexus staff board trains to tackle anti-social behaviour and catch any offenders in the act.

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Taxi and tram collide on Ashton line

Posted on Saturday 22 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

Manchester Metrolink services saw delays on Sunday 16th February after a tram and a taxi collided at New Islington, the first stop out of Piccadilly on the Ashton-under-Lyne line. The collision was reported at 1830 and involved a tram operating a service to MediaCityUK and a taxi; no serious injuries were reported but trams could not run between Clayton and Piccadilly whilst the scene was cleared.

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In Pictures: 27 enters service on West Midlands Metro

Posted on Friday 21 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

No sooner had we reported on the first daylight testing of 27 complete with batteries on the West Midlands Metro than it was operating in passenger service! It was first allocated to service as a peak time extra on Wednesday 19th February and this was to be the first time it was to operate in public service since its batteries had been fitted.

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Upcoming Supertram engineering works

Posted on Friday 21 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

There will be disruption to some services on Stagecoach Supertram on two separate occasions in the next week or so as essential engineering works take place on the network. There will be amendments to services on both Monday 24th February and Sunday 1st March to allow this work to take place.

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In Pictures: Gogarburn loses RBS branding

Posted on Friday 21 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

The stop on Edinburgh Trams at Gogarburn, which serves the Royal Bank of Scotland headquarters, has reverted to standard branding after the removal of the RBS adverts which had adorned the stop for a time. Its not known just when this de-branding took place but anyone visiting the stop now will no longer see the familiar blue RBS logos.

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