Track repairs lead to service changes on Metrolink

Posted on Wednesday 9 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

Following the discovery of a damaged section of track at Deansgate-Castlefield, Manchester Metrolink services were subject to disruption on Tuesday 8th April to allow repairs to take place. This saw limited services running throughout the evening with both The Trafford Park and Ashton-under-Lyne lines being suspended.

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West Midlands Metro Easter Egg Hunt!

Posted on Wednesday 9 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

If you are travelling on the West Midlands Metro this Easter you can add to the excitement by taking part in an Easter Egg Hunt! Taking place between 14th and 27th April you can search for colourful Easter Eggs which will be hidden at various places – including on the trams.

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Crossover installed outside Clayton Hotel in another milestone for Birmingham Eastside extension

Posted on Tuesday 8 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

Thursday 20th March was another day where a significant milestone towards the opening of the West Midlands Metro Birmingham Eastside extension was reached with the installation of the switch and crossing infrastructure for its temporary terminus outside the Clayton Hotel.

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Nominations open for Nottingham Community Hero tram naming

Posted on Tuesday 8 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

As is probably widely known amongst readers of this website, all 37 trams which operate on the Nottingham Express Transit system carry names. Many of these are named after famous local figures, some of whom have come to national prominence and others who have done things for the local community. Usually each year one tram has space reserved for a Community Hero and this year, local media website Nottinghamshire Live has teamed up with NET to find the latest recipient.

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Edinburgh Trams Engineering Works: April and May 2025

Posted on Tuesday 8 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

Overnight scheduled engineering works on the Edinburgh Trams system will be taking place in April and May 2025 with three Sundays seeing a delay to the start of a full service on the network to allow this to take place safely. Sundays 13th April, 4th May and 11th May will all see a revised service to start the day, although things will be back to normal by 0700 on all the days.

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In Pictures: Supertram Birley Lane engineering works

Posted on Monday 7 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

Trackworks got underway on the South Yorkshire Supertram network on Saturday 29th March around Birley Lane on the Blue route out to Halfway. During these works – scheduled to continue until Sunday 13th April – no trams are running from Birley Lane to Halfway with replacement buses in operation instead. Stuart Cooke investigated some of the early works and temporary service arrangements at Birley Lane.

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Overhead line damage leads to West Midlands Metro disruption

Posted on Monday 7 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

West Midlands Metro services have only been able to run between West Bromwich Central and Edgbaston Village on Monday 7th April following overhead line damage close to the depot at Wednesbury.

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Old(er) and New – West Midlands Metro: Handsworth Booth Street

Posted on Monday 7 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

We go to the West Midlands Metro one more time for this edition of “Old(er) and New”.

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Trams &: Blackpool Balloon 723 & horse drawn landau

Posted on Sunday 6 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

Its off to Blackpool for this edition of “Trams &” as we feature two uniquely Blackpool forms of transport.

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In Pictures: A move round of exhibits at Grampian Transport Museum

Posted on Sunday 6 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

The Grampian Transport Museum – located in the village of Alford which is just 25 miles away from Aberdeen – is this year set to be the home of a new exhibition of vehicles which were once used on the BBC TV series Top Gear. Whilst that obviously has no direct connection to trams, its not the only changes at the museum with some of the tram exhibits also being moved around, including some new artefacts now on display.

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West Midlands Metro Engineering Works this April

Posted on Sunday 6 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

It would appear that the West Midlands Metro don’t want to be left out, as after announcement of engineering works in Manchester, Nottingham and Sheffield they have also confirmed details of planned works at Priestfield and The Crescent.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 6th April 2025

Posted on Sunday 6 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

This week we bring you photos from Edinburgh in our latest gallery:

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LCC 1 withdrawn from service after issues during commissioning

Posted on Saturday 5 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

London County Council 1 – commonly known as Bluebird amongst enthusiasts – has had to be withdrawn from service after issues discovered during its commissioning for the 2025 season at the Crich Tramway. The tram, which only entered service after a 10-year restoration last September, was in the process of being commissioned when unusual electrical readings from the motors were discovered leading to the decision.

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Around the World in Trams: Riga 51211

Posted on Saturday 5 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

The next location in “Around the World in Trams” is reached and during April we will be taking a look at some of the trams which operate in the Latvian capital city of Riga.

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In Pictures: Tarmac going down at Blackpool North Station

Posted on Saturday 5 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

When the Blackpool Tramway extension opened up Talbot Road to North Station there is little doubt that the area surrounding it had a rather unfinished look with undeveloped land. That is now changing and although its not the office development envisaged as part of the original plans it is starting to make it look a lot better than it did. Peter Dockerty provides us with some photos.

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In Pictures: Metrolink works start on High Street

Posted on Saturday 5 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

The current set of engineering works on Manchester Metrolink which have seen significant service changes introduced are taking place on the original city crossing with initial work underway on High Street, as we see in these photos from Reece Hughes.

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National Trust also advertise on Manchester Metrolink

Posted on Friday 4 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

Last year when West Midlands Metro 44 started to advertise the National Trust’s Blossom Watch campaign, Manchester Metrolink 3116 was not far behind it – and now in 2025 something very similar has happened although maybe a slightly longer gap between the vinyls being applied!

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London Trams Engineering Works: 5th to 18th April

Posted on Friday 4 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

School holidays? You all know what that tends to mean – more engineering works on the London Trams network! Starting from Saturday 5th April and continuing until Friday 18th April there will be no service from Sandilands to New Addington as more improvement works take place.

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Picture in Time: Manx Electric Railway 31

Posted on Friday 4 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

For the next few weeks “Picture in Time” will be coming from the Isle of Man and we start this batch off in 2002 with a shot of Crossbench 31 – its last year of passenger use.

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In Pictures: Early season at Crich

Posted on Thursday 3 April 2025 by Gareth Prior

As we have already reported on these pages, Crich Tramway Village – home of the National Tramway Museum – opened for the first time in 2025 on Saturday 16th March 2025. Since that date it has remained opened Saturday to Wednesday each week and more trams have slowly been introduced into service. Of course, the museum has also seen three new arrivals with the former MTPS trams arriving last month. This article takes a look at some of the operational trams as well as some of the static exhibits around the depots. Stuart Cooke paid a visit on 30th March 2025.

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