Heaton Park Tramway Museum to open this summer

Posted on Saturday 27 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

Whilst work to repair the substation, which will allow tram services to resume in the future, continues the Heaton Park Tramway have announced that they will be opening their museum on a couple of dates this summer.

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Brighton Bus Depot to hold open day

Posted on Saturday 27 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

Saturday 25th July 2026 will see a free open day take place at Lewes Road Bus Depot in Brighton. Now you may think we’ve lost the plot by telling you this, but there is good reason as this is a former tram depot and it will be celebrating 125 years of transport use with this special open day.

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In Pictures: Midland Metro 10 at Long Marston

Posted on Friday 26 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

Long Marston in Warwickshire is home to the Rail Innovation Centre and over recent years has also been used as a storage location for a variety of different rolling stock. That has included a number of withdrawn and stored modern trams and during a visit to the site for the recent Rail Live event one of those was still seen to be in attendance. The tram we are talking about is former Midland Metro T69 10.

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The hot weather causes disruption to tram services across England

Posted on Friday 26 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

If you’re in the UK you may have noticed that its been a little bit on the warm side over the past days, with red and amber weather warnings in place at various times in certain areas. The weather has also caused issues for tram services which has included a complete service suspension in Sheffield as well as reduced services elsewhere.

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Picture in Time: Manx Electric Railway 33

Posted on Friday 26 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

We have time for one more photo from the Isle of Man before “Picture in Time” moves on again.

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Douglas Bay Horse Tramway re-extension to return to Tynwald in July

Posted on Thursday 25 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

The Isle of Man government Treasury have been asked to present a request for funds for re-extending the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway at July’s sitting of Tynwald following a discussion of the business case earlier this month. This will be the latest (and probably final) hurdle for the plan with members of Tynwald being asked to vote on whether to approve releasing funds for the work.

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Call for evidence open for Mass Transit Taskforce

Posted on Thursday 25 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

The call for evidence of the Government’s Mass Transit Taskforce is now open. The Taskforce was announced last month and the call to evidence s inviting views on how to tackle the barriers to the quick and efficient delivery of mass transit systems across the UK.

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Regent Centre Metro and bus interchange refurbishment to start at end of month

Posted on Thursday 25 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

It has been confirmed that a major refurbishment project at Regent Centre Interchange will start at the end of June 2026. The £7.94 million project is planned to transform the Metro station concourse and modernise the platforms; its all part of Kim McGuinness, Mayor of the North East, commitment to improve local transport infrastructure.

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In Pictures: Trams reach Dudley!

Posted on Wednesday 24 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

Wednesday 24th June 2026 is a day to go into history (and not just because it’s the hottest June day on record!) as the first tram reached Dudley as part of the initial stages of testing and commissioning of the Black Country Line. Its been a long time coming but we can finally say a tram has run for the complete length of the first phase extension which is due to open at some point in 2026. Andy Walters was out with his camera to see those first moves on the whole line.

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In Pictures: Trams and lions in Sheffield!

Posted on Wednesday 24 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

The latest art trail in Sheffield and the surrounding area in support of Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity has arrived with a pride of 150 lions to be discovered! And the fact there are now various lion sculptures in place means there is the opportunity for new photo opportunities. Stuart Cooke was quick off the mark to try out some as we have our first ever addition of “Trams & Lions”!

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New website to help people plan journeys across the northeast

Posted on Wednesday 24 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

A new Travel North East website has been launched at http://www.travelnortheast.uk/ as part of Kim McGuinness, Mayor of the North East, commitment to creating a world-class transport network. Replacing much of the functionality of the former Nexus website it is planned that the new site will make it easier for people to get travel information and plan their journeys, all in one place.

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In Pictures: Blackpool 762 out at Crich

Posted on Tuesday 23 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

Back on 10th June 2026 Blackpool Jubilee Car 762 made a return to service at the National Tramway Museum following the conclusion of work to repairs its motor and commission it for service once more. Since then the tram has only been able to see limited use, mainly because only a few drivers are trained on it. But driver training is ongoing and this saw the tram out on Monday 22nd June 2026, with it also being pressed into service for a couple of runs. Steven Hughes was at the museum to witness it.

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In Pictures: A Bank Holiday weekend in Suffolk

Posted on Tuesday 23 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

Another visit to the East Anglia Transport Museum with images taken over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend – Sunday 24th and Monday 25th May 2026. Included in the tram output was popular duo Amsterdam 474 and Blackpool 634, whilst we also see trolleybuses and the East Suffolk Light Railway in operation. Bryan Grint is the photographer.

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Nexus hosts conference for global light rail operators

Posted on Tuesday 23 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

Metro operators from all four corners of the globe recently visited North East England as Nexus hosted the Community of Metros (COMET) annual Western Conference. It was held at Nexus’ new headquarters at The Spark in Newcastle with knowledge and best practice shared by the attendees.

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More Metro scrappings

Posted on Monday 22 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

The week commencing 15th June 2026 was a busy one for scrap moves on the Tyne and Wear Metro with no fewer than four Metrocars heading off on a one way road journey to Bishop Auckland.

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UKTram continue industry collaboration as they add more documents to their members hub

Posted on Monday 22 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

UKTram are continuing their work to support shared learning, collaboration and knowledge exchange across the light rail sector with the addition of updated operational and technical resources to their Members Hub. These documents are there to help operators across the country and are as a result of the continued knowledge sharing that the organisation are leading.

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Trams &: Blackpool Marton VAMBAC 11 & bus

Posted on Monday 22 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

We feature another edition of “Trams &” today and we’re at a familiar location to see a tram and a bus – the East Anglia Transport Museum Chapel Road terminus.

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They’ve Run in 2026 – Meet the Trams: National Tramway Museum – Sheffield 510

Posted on Sunday 21 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “They’ve Run in 2026 – Meet the Trams” we stay in Derbyshire at the National Tramway Museum to take a more detailed look at another tram to have been used in 2026. This week that tram is Sheffield 510.

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A trip to… Edinburgh Trams

Posted on Sunday 21 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

The latest “A trip to…” goes to Edinburgh Trams with a small selection of images taken around Princes Street tramstop on 19th May 2026. Roy Calderwood with the photos.

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Former Metro worker’s film of the Metrocars added to YouTube

Posted on Sunday 21 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

Footage of the original Tyne and Wear Metro trains in action during 2004 and 2005 has recently been added to Nexus’ YouTube challenge as the countdown to their official withdrawal continues. Shot by former Metro worker, Gordon Armstrong, it was filmed across the network and shows the trains in their brightly coloured 1990s livery plus some advertising liveries too.

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