Around the World in Trams: Rhein-Neckar 638 & 615

Posted on Saturday 20 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

Back to Mannheim we go with another photo in “Around the World in Trams”.

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Great Orme Tramway Community Weekend to take place 28th and 29th September

Posted on Saturday 20 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

Each year the Great Orme Tramway holds a Community Weekend and this year it will be taking place on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th September. During the weekend residents of Conwy county will be able to get half price tickets to enjoy everything the tramway has to offer, including the spectacular views offered as it makes its way up the Great Orme.

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Blackpool and Sheffield see delays after storm damage

Posted on Saturday 20 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

The first major storm of the new season saw tram services in both Blackpool and Sheffield disrupted as damage was caused to the infrastructure. For Blackpool this led to a partial suspension of the route for around a day whilst in Sheffield it was a much shorter disruption.

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In Pictures: More trams losing expired adverts in Blackpool

Posted on Friday 19 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

Another update from the Blackpool Tramway where more long-standing adverts on Flexity2 trams have been removed, or are in the process of being removed. This time the tram which has lost all of its adverts is 002 whilst 009 is also in the process of seeing its taken off.

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Luas issue update after fire

Posted on Friday 19 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

Luas services are unlikely to be running to The Point until at least the end of November with repair works now underway on the bridge which was damaged by a non-tram related fire on Tuesday 19th August 2025.

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Picture in Time: Nottingham Express Transit 208

Posted on Friday 19 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

We conclude this latest set of archive images from Nottingham Express Transit in this edition of “Picture in Time”.

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In Pictures: London Trams 2537 receives a TfL celebration wrap

Posted on Thursday 18 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

Earlier in the summer we reported that Transport for London were going to be wrapping various vehicles in their fleets to help celebrate their 25th anniversary, and this was to include trams and DLR vehicles as well as buses and trains. Since that announcement things had gone a little bit quiet but London Trams 2537 is now running in a half wrap as the trams contribution to the celebrations.

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Details confirmed for Volk’s Electric Railway Driver Experience Days

Posted on Thursday 18 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

Details have now been announced for the planned Driver Experience Days on the historic Volk’s Electric Railway. There will only be 16 slots available and with booking having opened earlier today you will need to be quick to get your place!

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Edinburgh Trams Engineering Works: September 2025

Posted on Thursday 18 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

No trams will run between Haymarket and Picardy Place for three days later this month as Edinburgh Trams undertake essential engineering works on the points at West End (Shandwick Place). With no other turnback facilities available within the city centre this means that all main city centre stops will be shut with ticket acceptance in place on local bus and train services.

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In Pictures: Edinburgh Trams 254 goes upmarket with Harvey Nichols advert

Posted on Wednesday 17 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

Edinburgh Trams 254 has returned to service carrying a new full wrap following the end of another short-term contract for Rabbie’s Tours. It has now gone all upmarket with a wrap for Harvey Nichols, vinyls which were applied to the tram in early September 2025.

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Work starts on installing more ticket gates on the Tyne and Wear Metro

Posted on Wednesday 17 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

The start of a new project to install further ticket gates at stations on the Tyne and Wear Metro has got underway at Regent Centre. This is part of a £2.1 million project being funded through the North East Mayor budget. A study is also taking place to identify further stations which could benefit from the gates.

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Revised NET tram service for the Goose Fair

Posted on Wednesday 17 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

Nottingham’s famous Goose Fair is about to return and after a successful revised tram service which ran around Christmas last year, Nottingham Express Transit have announced an enhanced service will run throughout the Fair (except on Sundays) which will include trams on each line every 8 minutes until 2300.

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In Pictures: Merseyside, Blackpool and London star at Crich’s Tram Weekend

Posted on Tuesday 16 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

The annual Tram Weekend at the Crich Tramway Village took place on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th September and once again the team at the home of the National Tramway Museum managed to put an excellent show with trams in service and the famous photo line-ups on the depot fan combining for an entertaining two days showcasing tram preservation in the UK.

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Competition winners enjoy VIP West Midlands Metro depot tour

Posted on Tuesday 16 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

Pupils from Regents Park Community Primary School have recently been welcomed to the West Midlands depot at Wednesbury as part of a competition prize which saw them enjoy a VIP guided tour behind the scenes. They were there thanks to their classmate Sakinah Begun, aged 11, who won the top prize in a competition organised in the run-up to the launch of the Bulls in the City arts trail.

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Blackpool Tramway refreshes “Two Lines = STOP” safety campaign

Posted on Tuesday 16 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

The LRSSB backed “Two Lines = STOP” safety campaign has been relaunched in Blackpool ahead of the busiest time of the year in the town as the Illuminations are switched on for another year.

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11 up at the top of the August mileage charts at Seaton

Posted on Monday 15 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

Another month has ended and another newsletter from the Seaton Tramway has given us the mileage figures for the trams on the 3-mile line to Colyton. August is the peak holiday month with additional services running when required and so its no surprise that it was dominated by the highest capacity trams, aided no doubt by the nice weather experienced!

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Crich Tramway Village to host special talk on British public transport

Posted on Monday 15 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

Well-known journalist, author, and railway historian, Christian Wolmar, is to be visit the Crich Tramway Village on the evening of Friday 19th September 2025 to give a talk entitled Trams for the Future – It’s A Moving Story. And part of the proceeds of the evening will go towards the restoration of Blackpool Centenary 645 which is set to become the new Access Tram for all visitors to the Crich Tramway Village.

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Stop by Stop Edinburgh Trams: Bankhead to Airport – Gogarburn

Posted on Monday 15 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

We have another edition of “Stop by Stop” with our journey to the Airport on Edinburgh Trams continuing.

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Out and About 2025: West Midlands Metro – August 2025

Posted on Sunday 14 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

Another chance to go “Out and About” and this time we are on the West Midlands Metro as we feature a photo of one of several trams to have carried the name Ozzy Osbourne.

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Metrolink 3102 returns to fleet colours

Posted on Sunday 14 September 2025 by Gareth Prior

The latest livery change to report on from Manchester Metrolink is that of 3102 which is now running in fleet livery once again after losing its advert for Bohomoon.

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