Supertram services delayed after car collides with overhead pole

Posted on Friday 23 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

Stagecoach Supertram Blue and Purple route services were disrupted on Thursday 22nd December after a car collided with an overhead pole in the reserved tram section at Hollinsend tramstop. The car – a grey Vauxhall Insignia – suffered fairly major damage when it was driven into the pole with the two occupants of the car suffering minor injuries. At this stage it is not known why the car was on this section of tramway which is on a reserved although paved section of track.

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Man taken to hospital after being hit by tram

Posted on Friday 23 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

A 45 year old man was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after he was hit by a tram at Roundthorn Manchester Metrolink stop. Reports suggest that the man was sitting on the edge of the platform when it was hit by the tram with the incident happening at approximately 0500 on Saturday 17th December. Tram services were suspended between Manchester Airport and Roundthorn for around an hour.

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Elderly man in hospital after being hit by tram in Sheffield

Posted on Friday 23 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

An 81 year old man is in hospital with life threatening injuries after being hit by a tram in Sheffield. The man was struck by a tram close to Woodbourn Road tramstop just after 1000 on Thursday 22nd December with the tram heading from the city centre towards Meadowhall.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Twin Car 674+684

Posted on Thursday 22 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

Our archive photo time machine has landed in July 1972 for the latest edition of Picture in Time and we are once again in Blackpool as we take a look at Twin Car 674+684 returning to Rigby Road Depot.

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Blackpool heritage running days for 2017 revealed

Posted on Wednesday 21 December 2016 by Andrew Waddington

There may be a little bit of 2016 left, but that has not stopped the operators of Blackpool’s Heritage Tram Tours from planning ahead with a full schedule of planned operating dates for 2017 now available on their website. This includes all of the enhanced running days and events for next year, and these are detailed below.

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Picture in Time: Frankfurt-am-Main 210

Posted on Tuesday 20 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

Picture in Time goes continental today as we take a look at Frankfurt-am-Main 210, a tram which has been in the UK for over 30 years now and in this image we find it at its first home in the West Midlands.

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Rigby Road roof repairs

Posted on Tuesday 20 December 2016 by Andrew Waddington

Whilst plenty of finance and man hours have been devoted to the ongoing preservation of Blackpool’s heritage trams, their home – Rigby Road depot – has been somewhat neglected in the recent past. Happily, this is now being put right with some major repairs to the depot roof currently underway.

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In Pictures: Edinburgh’s 261 receives advertising vinyls

Posted on Monday 19 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

As reported a few days ago Edinburgh Trams has joined the advert vinyl club with the first of the CAF built fleet now in service sporting vinyls for the Hogmanay celebrations in the city centre over the festive period. The chosen tram is 261 which in the main retains its standard white based fleet livery but with added vinyls.

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1006

Posted on Saturday 17 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

And we are off to Manchester for the latest edition of our archive photo series Picture in Time. The year is 1992 and the star of this feature is T68 1006.

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Two becomes one

Posted on Friday 16 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

Glasgow 1245 is once again a double deck tram with the top decks of the tram recently reunited in another major milestone in the tram’s restoration. Work on 1245 has stalled over the past year as a result of the Summerlee Transport Group having to divert their resources to returning Glasgow 1017 to service but now that the little single decker is operational again the next stage of the work can commence.

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Advert for M5000 3095

Posted on Friday 16 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

2016 has certainly been the year of the advert on Manchester Metrolink and it hasn’t stopped yet with 3095 becoming the latest to receive a vinyl wrap. This time the advertiser is Raytheon Software Engineers who apparently are now recruiting. Contravision on all windows is featured in the advert which is mainly white except between the cab and first/last set of doors on each side which is a darker colour.

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Vinyl wraps arrive in Edinburgh

Posted on Friday 16 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

It has long been rumoured but for the first time one of Edinburgh’s tram fleet is to carry a vinyl wrap livery. The as yet unidentified tram will take to the rails in the Scottish capital this weekend and will be used to advertise events taking place in Edinburgh encouraging people to “decide to glide” to these flagship events.

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More details revealed for temporary horse tram facility

Posted on Friday 16 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

Earlier this week we reported on the planning application submitted by the Department of Infrastructure for a temporary structure on the old Summerland site to house both the trams and horses to support the continued operation of the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway. Further details have now been released on the reasons for this application with confirmation that the condition of the current home of the trams is so poor that it poses a danger to public safety and that a new facility is desperately needed.

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Glasgow tram-train plan gets Council approval

Posted on Friday 16 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

Glasgow City and Renfrewshire councils have backed the £144 million project to construct a tram-train line between Glasgow City Centre and Glasgow Airport. As we have recently reported the plan is seen as the best option to link the airport with the city centre and will see services run on current rail lines between Glasgow Central and Paisley Gilmour Street before they will switch to new tram lines through to the airport.

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Plaque and time capsule at St Peter’s Square

Posted on Friday 16 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

As work on the transformational Second City Crossing comes to a conclusion St Peter’s Square is starting to look its part as the major interchange stop it will become once services start running on the new route in early 2017. But away from the obvious changes here two other additions have been made with a time capsule buried for future generations whilst the official opening plaque has been restored in a new position.

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Metrolink disrupted after another car gets stuck

Posted on Friday 16 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

Services on the Manchester Airport Metrolink line were suspended during the afternoon of Friday 16th December after a car drove onto the tracks at Baguley becoming stuck. Passengers on board 3061 had to get off the tram with the use of ladders and the service was split to run from Cornbrook to Sale Water Park and Roundthorn to Manchester Airport. The car had to be removed from the track allowing services to resume at approximately 1500.

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Woman hit by tram at Bulwell

Posted on Friday 16 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

A woman was hit by a tram at Bulwell on Nottingham Express Transit’s Hucknall line on Wednesday 14th December at around 1100. The woman was taken to hospital but her injuries were reported as being minor. Tram services were disrupted with a shuttle service running from Hucknall to Bulwell Forest.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 726

Posted on Thursday 15 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

Our latest instalment of Picture in Time is once again in Blackpool and the tram we feature is the last built of the iconic Balloon Cars – 726.

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Douglas tram curtailment plan stopped – for now

Posted on Wednesday 14 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

Controversial plans which would have seen the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway cut in length with the section between the Villa Marina and Sea Terminal abandoned have been narrowly rejected at Tynwald. However despite this vote it is not the end of the matter as it will go to another vote at January’s sitting.

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Urbos 3 25 involved in collision

Posted on Wednesday 14 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

On Thursday 9th December Midland Metro Urbos 3 25 was involved in a collision with a Police car in Wolverhampton causing minor damage to the tram. The collision happened by the wishbone bridge with the Police car – which was on call – striking the front nose of the tram. This is the third of the Urbos 3s to have been hit by vehicles at this location (19 and 27 being the others). 25 was returned to depot and repairs have been made with the tram now back in service (its first day back was on Monday 12th December).

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