Picture in Time: South Yorkshire Supertram 14

Posted on Tuesday 5 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

An early shot from the South Yorkshire Supertram system is the feature of today’s Picture in Time photo.

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In Pictures: Views from the Volk’s Electric Railway

Posted on Monday 4 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

Another story we have been covering over the past few months is that of the reopening of the Volk’s Electric Railway following the Saving Volk’s Project, aided by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Included in this funding was the cash to send three of the cars away to Alan Keef Ltd in Ross-on-Wye and these are now all back in Brighton albeit only 4 has so far carried fare paying passengers. In this pictorial we see some views taken on the line on Wednesday 23rd May.

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In Pictures: Tram & Train at Navigation Road

Posted on Monday 4 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

A lot of news over the past few months has been about Tram-Trains and the pilot set to operate in Sheffield from September (all being well). But it should be remembered that this is not the first time that trams and trains have run alongside each other in the UK, with the earliest example in modern tramway terms of this being on Manchester Metrolink and no example more obvious than that between Navigation Road and Altrincham as the below photo from Dave Elison shows.

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Repaints and returns galore for the MER

Posted on Sunday 3 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

Although the main focus of attention on the Manx Electric Railway is currently the restoration of Ratchet Car 14 Derby Castle (and Laxey) Car Sheds have been a hive of activity as preparations ramp up for the 125th Anniversary events (that’s 1st to 8th September 2018 if you haven’t got the message yet!).

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In Pictures: Latest Supertram track renewal pictures

Posted on Sunday 3 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

The track renewal work along Middlewood Road disrupting Yellow route services on Stagecoach Supertram is continuing although there have been delays to the project following heavy rain on Wednesday 30th May. This flooded the trackwork at Middlewood with the project as a whole currently running half a day behind schedule which led to the Park and Ride site at Middlewood opening slightly later than planned.

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 3 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

We have just one Photo Gallery for you this week but it is an extensive one!

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Disruption on Midland Metro after person hit by tram

Posted on Saturday 2 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

A person has been found dead following reports they were hit by a tram at Trinity Road tramstop in the early hours of Saturday 2nd June. The incident is said to have happened shortly before 0500 and the British Transport Police confirmed that a person was pronounced dead at the scene. All trams were immediately suspended before a limited service was reintroduced from Wolverhampton St George’s to initially Black Lake and then West Bromwich Central. Services to Grand Central eventually resumed at approximately 1400.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Twin Car 673+683

Posted on Saturday 2 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

Picture in Time returns to the Lancashire coast for another photo taken on the Blackpool Tramway back in 2002.

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In Pictures: Midland Metro extension progress

Posted on Saturday 2 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

Over the next few years the one UK tram system which is set to enjoy major expansion will be Midland Metro (as we can still call it for the next 4 weeks!) with work underway at both ends of the current line as well as preparatory work on the Brierley Hill route which will leave the current line at Wednesbury. Mike Haddon provides a brief photo update of these projects.

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Brief disruption for horse tram services

Posted on Saturday 2 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

The Douglas Bay Horse Tramway will be suspended for an hour on two days of TT Race Week to help ease congestion of Douglas sea front. No trams will run between 1700 and 1800 on Monday 4th and Wednesday 6th June with a replacement bus service in operation during those times. Normal horse tram services will continue at all other times throughout the week.

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In Pictures: Yes, its another advert on Edinburgh Trams!

Posted on Friday 1 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

Sometimes you just have to be grateful to Edinburgh Trams for providing us with news to report on! The number of trams in standard fleet colours continues to reduce with now only three remaining following the application of a new advert on 254. The advertiser this time around is Parabola who are developing a new “community and architectural exemplar” (no, we don’t have a clue either!) at Edinburgh Park, completing the development at this location.

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Ratchet Car 14 restoration approaches a conclusion

Posted on Friday 1 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

The extensive restoration of Manx Electric Railway “Ratchet” 14 is continuing a pace with the car still on target to be completed in time for September’s MER 125 event (1st to 8th September if you’ve forgotten the dates!).

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In Pictures: Latest phase of Supertram track renewal starts

Posted on Thursday 31 May 2018 by Gareth Prior

The first phase of the 2018 track renewal works on Stagecoach are now underway with track on the Yellow route between Hillsborough and Middlewood due to replaced in the period until mid-June. Starting on Saturday 26th May all Yellow route trams are being diverted to Malin Bridge with replacement buses running between Hillsborough and Middlewood.

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In Pictures: Old tram track found in Blackpool

Posted on Thursday 31 May 2018 by Gareth Prior

As work continues on preparation for the construction of the short extension of the Blackpool Tramway up Talbot Road to North Station some long buried tram track has recently been discovered as these photos from Glyn Hill show.

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Picture in Time: Sunderland 100

Posted on Thursday 31 May 2018 by Gareth Prior

We go black and white again for this instalment of Picture in Time although they are fairly modern images showing Sunderland 100 on one of its first test runs and also later when it received an advertising livery.

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In Pictures: Brush 630 returns to service at Crich

Posted on Wednesday 30 May 2018 by Gareth Prior

Blackpool Brush Railcoach 630 has returned to service at Crich – just a few days after it had returned from its winter break in Blackpool. 630 was rostered for service on Sunday 27th May during the Beside the Seaside event, its first use at Crich since Tram Day on 16th September 2017.

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Douglas Bay Horse Tramway 42 back on the Prom

Posted on Wednesday 30 May 2018 by Gareth Prior

Douglas Bay Horse Tramway Toastrack 42 is back in service following the completion of its major overhaul/refurbishment at the Manx Electric Railway’s Derby Castle shed. It ran in service for the first time on Wednesday 30th May showing off its new paintjob in the more traditional red and yellow colour scheme instead of the previous red and blue scheme.

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In Pictures: Sheffield 513 goes all the way at Carlton Colville

Posted on Tuesday 29 May 2018 by Gareth Prior

Since arriving at the East Anglia Transport Museum Sheffield 513 had been unable to travel the full length of the line because of its large wheelspan meaning the track alignment was too sharp for the tram to negotiate to reach the Woodside terminus. But work on realigning the loop – located just before the end of the line – over the winter period now means that when 513 runs in service it can give visitors a full ride as per the other trams in the fleet. Bryan Grint provided us with the below photos showing 513 at the terminus.

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In Pictures: First Boat to Fleetwood of 2018!

Posted on Tuesday 29 May 2018 by Andrew Waddington

It may seem hard to believe, but we have just enjoyed TWO warm and sunny Bank Holiday weekends in May! Blackpool in particular was blessed with glorious weather both times and naturally this has made the intensive heritage service all the more enjoyable. Whilst the May Day weekend was marred by a lack of serviceable open top trams, the Spring Bank Holiday weekend saw Boat 600 take its rightful place on the promenade, and it certainly stole the show!

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2548

Posted on Tuesday 29 May 2018 by Gareth Prior

Today we go back to before Croydon Tramlink started to operate public services with a photo taken during the testing and commissioning period.

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