Disruption on English tramways

Posted on Friday 23 October 2026 by Gareth Prior

Poor weather, communication problems, track issues and collisions have all combined over the past week to see delays and disruption to services on various tramways across England.

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Picture in Time: Tyne and Wear Metro 4039

Posted on Friday 23 October 2026 by Gareth Prior

“Picture in Time” again features an image from the Tyne and Wear Metro in 1980 in this edition.

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A trip to…. Manchester Metrolink

Posted on Thursday 22 October 2026 by Gareth Prior

Reece Hughes has been back to Manchester Metrolink again and in this pictorial article we take a look at some of the sights seen on Saturday 10th October 2026. This includes a couple of relatively unusual double advert pairings in service.

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Technical issues lead to reduced Supertram service

Posted on Thursday 22 October 2026 by Gareth Prior

A technical issue with the tram location system on Wednesday 14th October 2026 meant that a reduced service operated on the South Yorkshire Supertram system from mid-morning through until the afternoon of the following day.

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Light Rail Engineers Committee share innovation at latest committee meeting

Posted on Thursday 22 October 2026 by Gareth Prior

UKTram’s Light Rail Engineering Group (LREG) met ahead of the recent Light Rail Summit in Birmingham where they shared technical knowledge, project experience and examples of innovation.

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In Pictures: 399 206 out on driver training

Posted on Wednesday 21 October 2026 by Gareth Prior

It has now been almost 10 years since the last of the seven Stadler Citylink tram-trains were delivered to Sheffield for use on the South Yorkshire Supertram network. Initially it was planned that four would be made available for use as tram-trains to Rotherham Parkgate with the other three adding capacity to the conventional tram network. However, it hasn’t quite ended up like that with several of the vehicles currently seemingly out of service and only two being available (nominally) for use on the conventional network.

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Metro extension work finally starts on HS2 Curzon Street station site

Posted on Wednesday 21 October 2026 by Gareth Prior

For a long time work on the West Midlands Metro Birmingham Eastside extension has been at a bit of an impasse with contractors from the Midland Metro Alliance unable to access the area around the HS2 station at Curzon Street. This has led to the situation we currently have with a short section of the line having opened as far as a temporary terminus at Millennium Point with the rest of the extension just waiting. But things are now starting to progress with the news that access has now been given to the first section of land on the HS2 site.

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UKTram Light Rail Operators Committee meet again

Posted on Wednesday 21 October 2026 by Gareth Prior

The latest meeting of UKTram’s Light Rail Operations Committee (LROC) took place in September ahead of the Light Rail Summit with members sharing experiences, emerging challenges and examples of innovation.

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More details released of new DLR train rollout

Posted on Tuesday 20 October 2026 by Gareth Prior

A recent Freedom of Information request to Transport for London has provided a bit more clarity of when you may get to see the new B23 trains operating on various parts of the Docklands Light Railway network. The introduction of the new trains has not been without its problems but with the first of the units re-entering service last month, it is now hoped that it will be full systems ahead for the trains to start their takeover of more services.

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Another update on the Birley Lane well

Posted on Tuesday 20 October 2026 by Gareth Prior

Back at the end of August when an historic well was discovered by the tram tracks at Birley Lane on South Yorkshire Supertram’s Blue route it was promised that regular updates would be given and they have been true to their word with 9th October seeing the latest progress report on what is being done to resolve the issue and allow trams to return full route.

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UKTram spread the word at industry events throughout September

Posted on Tuesday 20 October 2026 by Gareth Prior

Representatives from UKTram have been busy throughout September as they have been spreading the word of the importance of light rail with visits to events in Poland, Berlin, Belfast and Coventry.

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In Pictures: UDEs and testing at the National Tramway Museum

Posted on Monday 19 October 2026 by Gareth Prior

For most of the operating season (except in local school holidays) the National Tramway Museum is closed on Fridays – or is it! It may be closed to normal visitors but the site is still a hive of activity with plenty going on. One very busy Friday was on 11th September when three trams were being used on an Ultimate Driving Experience whilst Blackpool 645 was undergoing some of its final tests before its launch the next day. Keith Chadbourne captured these images.

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Metrolink 3104 & 3041 back in fleet livery

Posted on Monday 19 October 2026 by Gareth Prior

Manchester Metrolink M5000s 3104 and 3041 are now running in standard fleet livery once again with their respective adverts for Monzo and Jean Paul Gaultier having been removed in mid-October 2026.

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Trams &: Nottingham Express Transit 221 & bus

Posted on Monday 19 October 2026 by Gareth Prior

“Trams &” continues with a photo showing us a tram in Nottingham along with a modern bus.

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They’ve Run in 2026 – Meet the Trams: Seaton Tramway – 2

Posted on Sunday 18 October 2026 by Gareth Prior

We move on with locations for “Meet the Trams” again and this time we head as far south as we can for heritage type trams in the British Isles – Seaton Tramway in Devon. For the next 12 weeks we will be taking a look at the trams in this unique fleet which have run in service during 2026, and its most of them as only one passenger tram at Seaton isn’t on the operational list.

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Isle of Man to celebrate the end of another season with special events

Posted on Sunday 18 October 2026 by Gareth Prior

Once again we are rapidly reaching the end of another main operating season on the various tramways and railways on the Isle of Man and not ones to let the occasion pass by there will be a series of special events taking place on the final weekend – Saturday 31st October and Sunday 1st November 2026. The Manx Electric Railway, Snaefell Mountain Railway and Douglas Bay Horse Tramway will all be involved on the tram side whilst the Isle of Man Steam Railway, Groudle Glen Railway and Laxey Mines Railway will also get in on the action!

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VolkerRail complete major London Trams track renewals

Posted on Sunday 18 October 2026 by Gareth Prior

VolkerRail have completed a major programme of track renewals on the London Trams network, with over 750 metres of embedded track replaced through the central Croydon loop during August 2026.

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Airport firefighters familiarise themselves with new Metro trains

Posted on Sunday 18 October 2026 by Gareth Prior

Firefighters from Newcastle Airport have completed a series of training sessions on the new Tyne and Wear Metro trains. This will ensure they are familiarised with them in the event of an emergency at the airport terminal.

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In Pictures: Overnight testing on the Dudley extension

Posted on Saturday 17 October 2026 by Gareth Prior

The wait may be continuing for the start of passenger services on the Black Country line but little by little we are gradually getting closer with the line now having been officially handed over to West Midlands Metro from the Midland Metro Alliance.

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Around the World in Trams: Tacoma 2003

Posted on Saturday 17 October 2026 by Gareth Prior

We go back to Washington DC again for this edition of “Around the World in Trams”.

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