Picture in Time: Glasgow 1195

Posted on Thursday 7 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

The second of three trams to be captured on camera just before scrapping in Glasgow in November 1962 is the feature of Picture in Time today.

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In Pictures: A new advert for Edinburgh 251

Posted on Wednesday 6 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

Well that didn’t last long did it! After around a week advert free Edinburgh Trams 251 has once again succumbed with a new design for Edinburgh Live being applied.

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In Pictures: Manchester 765 arrives at Beamish

Posted on Wednesday 6 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

Manchester 765 arrived at Beamish on Wednesday 6th February following its lengthy journey from the Heaton Park Tramway. The tram was soon offloaded and moved onto road 3 in the depot where it will reside whilst it receives attention to its bearings before it is fully prepared for service.

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37 returns to service with batteries

Posted on Tuesday 5 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

37 has become the latest battery fitted tram to enter passenger service on West Midlands Metro with it making its first revenue earning runs on Tuesday 5th February. It had last run in service back on 22nd November 2018 before being withdrawn to allow installation of the batteries with recent weeks seeing the tram being thoroughly tested.

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Man suffers serious injuries after being hit by tram

Posted on Tuesday 5 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

A man in his 30s suffered severe injuries after he was hit by a tram on Manchester Metrolink on the railway style section between Pomona and Cornbrook on Friday 25th January. The man was hit by tram at around 2330 with Police saying he had suffered serious but not life threatening injuries. The tram was heading towards Manchester City Centre and as a result of the incident services were suspended on the Eccles line for around an hour whilst the emergency services were on scene.

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In Pictures: Manchester 765 heads for Beamish

Posted on Tuesday 5 February 2019 by Andrew Waddington

On the morning of Tuesday 5th February, Manchester 765 left the Heaton Park Tramway to make its way by road to the North East. As announced previously, the tram is one of two – the other being Blackpool & Fleetwood ‘Box’ 40 – to be loaned to Beamish Museum in time for the Great North Steam Fair in April, and in the case of 765 it is due to remain there until the end of June.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Centenary 641

Posted on Tuesday 5 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

From the first Jubilee last week to the first Centenary Car this week as we continue our archive photo series with another image taken in Blackpool.

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In Pictures: Latest images from North Station extension

Posted on Monday 4 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

Work on the extension of the Blackpool Tramway along Talbot Road to Blackpool North Railway Station is continuing ahead of the delayed reopening of the Promenade road. As we have reported previously the Prom road was due to reopen during January after the completion of the connection of the old and new tracks but snagging works has meant this has been delay into February. Nevertheless good progress continues to be made on the extension – for all but the final approach to the new terminus where Wilkinson’s remains firmly in the way.

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In Pictures: Old Liverpool overhead support poles still in place

Posted on Monday 4 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

Earlier this year we reported on the last remaining overhead support poles in Liverpool which are set to be removed during 2019. Now in sole use for street lighting an upgrade of this equipment will necessitate the removal of these remarkable survivors – still in place over 60 years since the last trams ran in the city. Dave Jones captured the below images for posterity.

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Around the World in Trams: Tenerife Tram 20

Posted on Sunday 3 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

It is time for the last of our images for now from the Canary Islands as we take a look at one more of the Alstom 302 trams which operate the service in Tenerife.

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Campaign launched to restore Douglas Horse Tram 32

Posted on Sunday 3 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

The Douglas Bay Tramway Heritage Trust have announced plans to raise funds to restore Sunshade tramcar 32 to become part of the museum fleet to operate on the tramway. 32 is one of the trams which has been retained by Isle of Man Railways with the intention of it being used on a more limited basis (along with trams 12, 18 and 44) but before this can happen it will need a full restoration.

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In Pictures: Standard Life advert on Edinburgh 261

Posted on Sunday 3 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

As we reported at the end of last month, Edinburgh Trams 261 has received a new advert for Standard Life replacing its previous ad for C R Smith. First noted in mid-January this advert is of the usual Edinburgh Trams style with above window adverts along the entire bodyside and then the third and fifth section of the tram have full height ads. John Hampton with the photos.

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 3 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

More photos for you this week in our latest main site update:

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Details announced for Isle of Man’s Rush Hour on the Railways 2019

Posted on Saturday 2 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

It’s a surreal sight for us to see an official leaflet publicising a major event celebrating the fact that the Manx Electric Railway won the British Trams Online Tramway of the Year for 2018 but that is exactly what greets you when you look at the details for the Rush Hour on the Railways event which takes place across the Isle of Man’s heritage railways over the Easter weekend. As always with this early season event there will be a mix of events mainly on the MER and Steam Railway which should have plenty to occupy enthusiasts.

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Picture in Time: Tyne & Wear Metro 4033

Posted on Saturday 2 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

From last week’s image looking at the outside of South Gosforth Depot this week we head inside the building for an image taken during the 30th Anniversary Open Day.

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In Pictures: Snow on Tyne & Wear Metro

Posted on Saturday 2 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

It’s not just Manchester which has been hit by snow this week – the Tyne and Wear Metro has also seen fairly significant snow falls although it doesn’t seem to have much of a negative impact on service which has been running at its usual level despite the snow. Trevor Hall braved the elements for the below photo.

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In Pictures: More snow on Metrolink

Posted on Saturday 2 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

The white stuff is still sticking around for a little while longer it seems and although it is nowhere as bad as 2018’s “Beast from the East” it has still made for interesting photographic opportunities on the Manchester Metrolink network. On Friday 1st February Keith Chadbourne went out onto the Oldham and Rochdale line armed with camera to capture a few images of trams in the snow.

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Event Report: First ‘Gold’ weekend of 2019 in Blackpool

Posted on Friday 1 February 2019 by Andrew Waddington

January 26th & 27th saw the first Gold Weekend of the year in Blackpool, with an interesting and varied turnout of trams in action despite some rather challenging weather conditions, particularly on the Sunday when string winds battled the coast! Harold Hull was present for this event, including the Branch Line Society tour using Balloon 713 on Saturday 26th, and this is his account of the weekend.

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Tramlink Nottingham post loss of £18 million

Posted on Friday 1 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

Tramlink Nottingham – the company who operate Nottingham Express Transit – have posted their latest accounts which have shown a loss of over £18 million in the past year; a not insignificant sum but one which is £48.5 million less than the previous years loss. Operating under a private finance initiative it is said that figures such as this are not uncommon with officials from both Tramlink Nottingham and Nottingham City Council saying there is no cause for concern.

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Box 40 to run at Beamish and Crich in 2019

Posted on Friday 1 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

If the news that Manchester 765 was to visit Beamish in time for April’s Great North Steam Fair wasn’t enough to persuade you to make a visit how does it sound if you added Blackpool & Fleetwood Box 40 to the offering? Well, that is exactly what is happening with 40 set to leave Blackpool for the last time for a loan period until August – and it will then head to Crich in plenty of time to play a starring role at the 60th anniversary celebrations there in September! It has been confirmed that the tram will be leaving Blackpool permanently (well, at least for the foreseeable future anyway) and will remain at Crich following its arrival there after its spell at Beamish comes to an end. Continue reading →

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