15 Years Apart: Blackpool Balloon 715

Posted on Wednesday 11 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

Today we take a look at a couple of images of Blackpool Balloon 715 “15 Years Apart”, a tram which has changed ownership in this period but still remain firmly on the Blackpool Tramway.

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First tram makes it to Trafford Centre

Posted on Tuesday 10 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

Its another early Christmas present – the very first tram has made it under its own power to the Trafford Centre as testing and commissioning of the Trafford Park line continues. M5000 3018 was the tram which was used on a full line test overnight on Sunday 8th/Monday 9th December.

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Can you spot all the West Midlands Metro reindeer?

Posted on Tuesday 10 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

We brought you the first images of the West Midlands Metro reindeers at the weekend and now it has been announced there is a competition to win a family ticket to the Sealife Centre if you can spot them all! There are nine “reindeer” to spot with all having now debuted in service.

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Trams in Video: Volk’s Electric Railway – December 2018

Posted on Tuesday 10 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

This latest video comes from Brighton as we take a look at the Volk’s Electric Railway, the unique electric railway which runs along the seafront in the south coast resort between the Aquarium and Black Rock. Filmed in December 2018 nos. 6 and 9 are seen in action during some Santa Specials.

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They Ran in 2019: Blackpool Balloon 717

Posted on Tuesday 10 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

Its time to take a look at another heritage tram which ran in service during 2019 – Blackpool Balloon 717.

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15 Years Apart: Blackpool Brush 634

Posted on Tuesday 10 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

It’s the turn of Blackpool again in this instalment of “15 Years Apart” with Brush Car 634 the focus of our attention.

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2020 Special event dates confirmed for Crich

Posted on Monday 9 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

As we build up to the end of the year we start to like to have a look at what we is offer for 2020 and the latest tramway to announce their special events is the Crich Tramway Village. The standard pattern of events will be taking place again with the enthusiast highlight being “Tram Day” on Saturday 19th September 2020 but there is plenty more to see and do throughout the year.

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FTT get a dome and compressor as an early Christmas present!

Posted on Monday 9 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

It has been another busy week of progress for two of the Fylde Transport Trust’s trams with both Railcoach 279 and Coronation 304 seeing significant arrivals as they continue their long roads back to service.

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They Ran in 2019: Hull 96

Posted on Monday 9 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

Off to Heaton Park for this edition of “They Ran in 2018” as we feature Hull 96.

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15 Years Apart: Leeds 180

Posted on Monday 9 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

This edition of “15 Years Apart” is off to Crich where we take a look at a tram which has changed very little in the timeframe we are looking at – Leeds 180.

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In Pictures: The reindeers they are a spreading…

Posted on Sunday 8 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

It’s catching. Following on from Edinburgh, West Midlands Metro have started to name some of their trams after Santa’s reindeer with 22, 33, 34 and 36 all noted with names on Saturday 7th December. In a quick and easy way to get into the festive spirit the names are carried in the same position as other names on the tram on the cab side.

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They Ran in 2019: Sheffield 74

Posted on Sunday 8 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

We move from Blackpool to Crich for today’s look at a tram which ran during 2019 – its Sheffield 74.

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In Pictures: Christmas comes to the mock-up at Edinburgh Airport

Posted on Sunday 8 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

We’ve already seen that Edinburgh Trams 269 has received vinyl antlers and has been named Cupid for Christmas but its not the only “tram” to go all festive as the mock-up at Edinburgh Airport – still in use as the tram lounge – has also been named whilst receiving some additional Christmas touches.

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15 Years Apart: Blackpool Jubilee 762

Posted on Sunday 8 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

For the first time in this series we take a look at a tram which can now be found in a different location. The tram is Blackpool Jubilee 762 which has been preserved at Crich since the first image was taken.

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 8 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

We have another Photo Gallery added to the site this week:

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Strike action on the way for Tyne and Wear Metro

Posted on Saturday 7 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

The dispute between members of the RMT and Nexus, operators of the Tyne and Wear Metro, has escalated once again with the union announcing they will be going on a two day strike on two days in the lead up to Christmas – Friday 20th and Saturday 21st December. Nexus have warned that if the strike goes ahead it is “highly likely that there will be no Metro services across the entire Metro system”.

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Trams in Video: A tram ride in Lisbon

Posted on Saturday 7 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

Today’s “Trams in Video” heads out of the UK for the first time as we go to Lisbon in Portugal and features trams running on route no. 24. Filmed on 15th October 2019 we also go for a ride on the route between Praca Luis de Camoes to Campolide which reopened in 2018 having been suspended back in 1995.

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They Ran in 2019: Blackpool Brush 631

Posted on Saturday 7 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

We stay in Blackpool for this edition of our series looking at some of the trams which ran in service during 2019. This time around we take a pictorial look at Blackpool Brush 631.

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And still the wait goes on for the Birmingham Westside extension

Posted on Saturday 7 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

We had expected to be bringing you the news this week of the official confirmation of the opening of the Birmingham Westside extension on the West Midlands Metro but at the time of writing we are still waiting! All the signs had been that with a week’s shadow running between Grand Central and Library 8th December would be the likely date but to be fair to West Midlands Metro this was never officially announced and now it would appear it will be later into December.

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15 Years Apart: Nottingham Express Transit 203

Posted on Saturday 7 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

We head back to another modern tram system for today’s “15 Years Apart” as we are off to the East Midlands and Nottingham Express Transit.

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