Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Posted on Wednesday 24 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

Wishing all readers of British Trams Online a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The BTO “offices” will be closed until early in 2026 and in that time no new comments will be approved for publication and emails will not be answered, there will continue to be daily updates though with various news stories due to publish along with our regular photo series “Around the World in Trams”, “Old and New”, “Out and About”, and “Picture in Time”. The extra photo series which had been due to publish over December will not be continued at the moment though, but keep an eye out in the new yar for those! Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to read any articles this year and, of course, a massive thanks to all those who have contributed something during the year. Here’s hoping for a great year of trams in 2026!

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Christmas and New Year services 2025/6

Posted on Wednesday 24 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

This is your regular one-stop guide to planned services over the festive period; with the usual caveat that operational reasons may mean there are some changes so please check with the operator before travelling.

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New Metro trains hit target of half in service by end of 2025

Posted on Tuesday 23 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

When the (re-)phased introduction of the new trains on the Tyne and Wear Metro was announced earlier this year, Nexus committed to having 23 of the 46 trains on order in service. And they have now proudly announced that has been achieved, with the press release states that 23 are available for service, although according to our records there have now been 27 which have been used in passenger service (so presumably some are currently unavailable).

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Supertram support charities before Christmas

Posted on Tuesday 23 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

Throughout December, staff at South Yorkshire Supertram got together for a series of Christmas themed fundraising activities as they helped to support the Cash for Kids’ Mission Christmas Toy Appeal.

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Metrolink delays after two incidents

Posted on Tuesday 23 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

There were delays to Manchester Metrolink services on a couple of occasions in mid-December after two unrelated incidents took place. The first of these saw a car blocking the tracks with the second seeing two pedestrians hit by a tram.

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In Pictures: NET 228 back in service

Posted on Monday 22 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

The Nottingham Express Transit fleet has been boosted again following the return to service of one of the trams which suffered damage after being hit by a car earlier in 2025. The tram which has been noted back in use is Citadis 228.

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Special offer to travel on Seaton Tramway after Christmas

Posted on Monday 22 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

The Seaton Tramway will once again be open for normal services in the Christmas/New Year period, and if you book online you will be able to get a special offer on your tickets!

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Old and New – Blackpool: Fleetwood Ferry

Posted on Monday 22 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

“Old and New” continues on the Blackpool Tramway with the latest set of photos coming from Fleetwood Ferry.

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Out and About: Nottingham Express Transit – September 2025

Posted on Sunday 21 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

We go to Nottingham for tonight’s edition of “Out and About”.

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Metrolink strikes officially cancelled after agreement reached

Posted on Sunday 21 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

The threat of strikes on Manchester Metrolink which would have seen major disruption to services over the final weekend before Christmas and on New Year’s Eve is over after members of Unite the Union agreed to a new deal aimed at fixing longstanding problems with fatigue amongst drivers.

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Edinburgh Trams support charities this Christmas

Posted on Sunday 21 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

With it being the season of giving, Edinburgh Trams are getting into the Christmas spirit by helping various charities. This has included Christmas Jumper Day and the Cash for Kids Mission Christmas where they have been collecting toys for the charity.

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Person dies on DLR tracks at Poplar

Posted on Sunday 21 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

British Transport Police confirmed that a person died on the tracks at Poplar on the Docklands Light Railway. The tragic incident happened at approximately 0800 on 3rd December 2025 with confirmation later received that they had passed away.

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British Trams Online Tram of the Year 2025 – Voting Open!

Posted on Saturday 20 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

It may be a tad later than planned (apologies once again for the delays in updates on the site over the past couple of weeks) but we are delighted to confirm that voting for the British Trams Online Tram of the Year 2025 is now open! Continue reading this article to find out all the nominations in each category and how you can register your vote to name the winners for 2025!

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In Pictures: West Midlands Metro 51 and 57 back to fleet livery

Posted on Saturday 20 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

West Midlands Metro pair 51 and 57 are running again without any advertising vinyls following the removal of their identical adverts for the Wicked For Good movie – so it wasn’t an advert which was “for good” after all!

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Around the World in Trams: Bratislava 7740

Posted on Saturday 20 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

Another edition of “Around the World in Trams” comes to you from Bratislava.

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Extra Edinburgh Trams services for the 1872 Cup

Posted on Saturday 20 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

Edinburgh Trams will once again be running additional services for a major rugby match at Murrayfield Stadium with an enhanced service due to run on Saturday 27th December 2025 for the 1872 Cup match between Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors.

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UKTram groups meet again to share best practice

Posted on Saturday 20 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

The UKTram’s Light Rail Engineering Group (LREG) and Light Rail Operators Committee (LROC) both took the opportunity of attendance at September’s Light Rail Summit to have meetings in Birmingham to share updates and discuss sector-wide priorities.

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In Pictures: A busy time for trams at Little Bispham

Posted on Friday 19 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

A road accident on the road next to the tramstop (not involving the tramway) in the centre of Cleveleys on 8th December 2025 saw services on the Blackpool Tramway severely impacted. The police closed off the whole area, including the tramway, which meant that Blackpool Transport had to operate a revised service with no trams able to travel any further north than Little Bispham.

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LRSSB relaunch safety video for the darker nights

Posted on Friday 19 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

Now that we’re out of British Summer Time and enter Greenwich Mean Time after the clocks went back at the end of October, the LRSSB are relaunching a video which urges the public to “Be Smart Around Trams at Night”.

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Picture in Time: Midland Metro 04

Posted on Friday 19 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

We have another edition of “Picture in Time” for you today as we continue our look at trams running on the Midland Metro.

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