In Pictures: Manchester’s original Queens Road Depot celebrates 125 years

Posted on Monday 15 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

The weekend of 6th and 7th June 2026 saw a special event held at Queens Road Depot in Manchester to help celebrate its 125th anniversary. Whilst trams left for the last time in 1938, the structure has remained in transport use throughout and is still in every day use in 2026. Photos from Trevor Hall of the special event.

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Trams &: Edinburgh Trams 277 & Spirit of Tasmania IV

Posted on Monday 15 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

For the next few weeks we return to another of our regular pictorial series “Trams &”. In this series we take a look at trams alongside another form of transport and in this edition we are off to Edinburgh where it’s a boar (a rather large one!) alongside a tram.

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They’ve Run in 2026 – Meet the Trams: National Tramway Museum – London Transport 1622

Posted on Sunday 14 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

Our series “Meet the Trams” continues as we take a closer look at those heritage trams which have run in passenger service during 2026. The National Tramway Museum remains the location and this week we feature London Transport 1622.

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Edinburgh Trams North-South line extension consultation results presented to Council

Posted on Sunday 14 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

A consultation into plans for extending the Edinburgh Trams system from Granton in the north to the BioQuarter and beyond took place between August and November 2025. Opinions were sought on the often controversial plans – thanks in no small part to one of the planned alignments via the Roseburn Path – to feed into the overarching Strategic Business Case (SBC) which is currently being developed.

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Be prepared warning as Manchester prepares for a busy weekend

Posted on Sunday 14 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

Friday 19th to Sunday 21st June are expected to be one of the busiest weekends for travel around Greater Manchester with Heaton Park playing host to the Parklife festival whilst Take That are at the Etihad Stadium with other events also taking place. Ahead of the weekend Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) are asking people to be prepared and plan their journeys in advance to use public transport.

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South Yorkshire Supertram Engineering Works: Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June

Posted on Sunday 14 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

The next planned set of engineering works on the South Yorkshire Supertram network will be taking place on the Blue route over the weekend of Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June.

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Blackpool 762 & Liverpool 869 return to service at Crich

Posted on Saturday 13 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

Throughout this year all the trams which had been entering service at the National Tramway Museum also saw operation in 2025, but that has changed over the past week with two more being used for service neither of which were out last year. They are Liverpool 869 and Blackpool 762, the latter of which hadn’t run since 2019!

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Around the World in Trams: Warsaw 2090+2091

Posted on Saturday 13 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

We return to Poland again for this latest “Around the World in Trams”.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 13th June 2026

Posted on Saturday 13 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

Photos this week are coming from the Docklands Light Railway and the East Anglia Transport Museum:

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Depot workers get ready to say goodbye to the Metrocars

Posted on Saturday 13 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

Workers at the Tyne and Wear Metro depot in Gosforth are getting ready to say a final goodbye to the iconic Metrocars as they enter their last official few weeks in service.

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Supertram support Sheffield Dog Calendar again

Posted on Saturday 13 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

South Yorkshire Supertram are again teaming up with Sheffield Cathedral and 1554 Coffee Shop to find 12 local dogs to appear in the 2027 Sheffield Cathedral Dog Calendar.

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In Pictures: JD Sports are back once more to advertise on Metrolink

Posted on Friday 12 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

JD Sports are a company who obviously think they know a good marketing strategy when they see one as they have come back for a fourth time to advertise on Manchester Metrolink. And this time its 3100 which is the chosen tram to carry their vinyls for next little while.

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Volunteers wanted to help restore Carlisle’s last tram

Posted on Friday 12 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

The Workington Transport Heritage Trust (WTHT) are the proud owners of the lower deck of the last surviving Carlisle tram and have made an appeal for more volunteers to help with its restoration. Their big aim is that it would become a local tourist attraction but before that can happen they need extra help to bring the tram back to a condition more akin to a tramcar.

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Picture in Time: Manx Electric Railway 2 & 1

Posted on Friday 12 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

In this latest edition of “Picture in Time” we again go to the Isle of Man – and this time we move into 2003.

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In Pictures: Blackpool 011 gets a new advert

Posted on Thursday 11 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

Blackpool Tramway Flexity2 011 is onto its third all over advert with it having received vinyls for Tenpin – which has just opened on Festival Leisure Park on Rigby Road. Continue reading →

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Whitley Bay Metro station footbridge reopens

Posted on Thursday 11 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

The historic footbridge at the Grade II listed Whitley Bay Tyne and Wear Metro station has been reopened to the public following major restoration work. It was used for the first time since its painstaking restoration on Monday 8th June 2026 and is now in regular use once again.

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Seaton Tramway launch tickets for the Moomin Summer Adventure

Posted on Thursday 11 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

The latest themed family experience on the Seaton Tramway is coming in August and tickets for the Moomin Summer Adventure have now been released. Taking place daily between 3rd and 9th August the event will see you take a Moomin-themed tram ride through the Axe Valley.

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Another delay for West Midlands Metro to Dudley

Posted on Wednesday 10 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

In the news that will probably come as a surprise to absolutely no-one, the opening of the first stage of the West Midlands Metro Black Country line extension is set to be delayed. The end of August 2026 date will now not be met with no new date set although Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) officials are saying it should be by the end of the year.

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Consultation opens on DLR Thamesmead extension

Posted on Wednesday 10 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

A new public consultation is now underway on Transport for London’s plans to extend the Docklands Light Railway from Gallions Reach to Thamesmead via Beckton Riverside. This latest consultation now has more detailed information, including station designs, construction plans and environmental impacts, and will be open until Thursday 16th July.

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Extra trams to run for first Murrayfield concert of the summer

Posted on Wednesday 10 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

Zach Bryan will be appearing at Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium on Sunday 14th June – the first in a series of summer concerts at the venue this year – and to help those travelling to see the American country singer Edinburgh Trams will be running extra services before and after the concert.

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