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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A gift for everyone as Santa (and Mrs Claus) visit Blackpool

Posted on Friday 6 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

The next three weekends in Blackpool will see very special visitors as Santa and Mrs Claus take time out of their busy pre-Christmas schedule to spend time on the Western Train at North Pier/Tower. Not only will they be out and about but there will also be a heritage tram service between Pleasure Beach and Bispham between 0940 and 1640.

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Llandudno & Colwyn Bay 7 back out this weekend

Posted on Friday 6 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Electric Railway 7 is set to make another appearance in public this weekend when it will take part in the Llandudno Father Christmas Parade. The parade is due to start at 1600 but no. 7 should be in the town from the early afternoon when you will be able to look inside the tram and tram related souvenirs will also be on sale.

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In Pictures: Ipswich tram depot today (well, June anyway!)

Posted on Friday 6 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

Across the UK there are a number of first generation tram depots still standing albeit for uses other than that they were originally built for. One such depot is that which stands on Constantine Road in Ipswich which after the closure of the tram system in that town in 1926 continued to be used for transport purposes and today remains in use as a bus depot. Bryan Grint made a recent trip and shares the following images with us.

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They Ran in 2019: Blackpool Trawler

Posted on Friday 6 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

One of the three operational feature cars in Blackpool is the focus of this edition of “They Ran in 2019” – the illuminated Trawler.

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15 Years Apart: Blackpool Balloon 718

Posted on Friday 6 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

Today we head back to Blackpool to take a look at a tram “15 Years Apart”. This tram the feature of this article is Balloon 718.

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In Pictures: Adverts return to Tyne and Wear Metro

Posted on Thursday 5 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

Ever since the Tyne and Wear Metro vehicles went through their last refurbishment in the first part of this decade the fleet has been in uniform fleet livery (more or less, an advert livery does still exist on one of the unrefurbished operational Metrocars). Until now that is! 4034 has received an advertising livery for Artisanal Vodka and was first noted in this look in early December.

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In Pictures: Back to fleet livery for 262

Posted on Thursday 5 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

Another livery change in Edinburgh to report with another advertising contract coming to an end seeing a tram return to fleet livery (at least for now anyway). The tram this time is 262 which has lost its advertising vinyls for Spotify, this advert had been applied back in late August.

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Trams in Video: West Midlands Metro – September 2019

Posted on Thursday 5 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

With the Birmingham Westside extension set to open very soon in today’s “Trams in Video” we feature footage from the West Midlands Metro during September 2019. At this time the system was in transition with some trams still in the old Magenta based livery although many had received the all new blue livery.

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They Ran in 2019: Blackpool Standard 40

Posted on Thursday 5 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

The tram which “ran in 2019” today is a very regularly used tram at Crich – Blackpool Standard 40.

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15 Years Apart: London County Council 1

Posted on Thursday 5 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

In today’s edition of “15 Years Apart” we visit Crich and view a tram which, although not yet operational, is in the middle of a restoration and is looking like a completely different tram!

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In Pictures: More battery trams getting ready ahead of extension opening – but still no official opening date

Posted on Wednesday 4 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

Preparations for the opening of Birmingham Westside extension on the West Midlands Metro are continuing with shadow running having been taken place all week whilst 24 has entered service with batteries, and there are another two Urbos3 trams being made ready with their batteries too! Despite all this activity there is still no official word from Transport for West Midlands or West Midlands Metro as to when the extension will open to the public.

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NET comes top of new customer service study

Posted on Wednesday 4 December 2019 by Gareth Prior

Nottingham Express Transit are celebrating after coming off on top in a major study of customer service in the UK. The report from the Institute of Customer Service (ICS) has named NET as the top public transport company beating off competition such as Virgin Atlantic, Eurotunnel and P&O Ferries.

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