Blackpool Transport start recruitment for new role

Posted on Thursday 4 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

The senior management team at Blackpool Transport is set to be boosted further with recruitment have started for a new Head of Projects and Renewals.

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In Pictures: New wraps for two trams in Manchester

Posted on Wednesday 3 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

Two more trams are sporting new wraps on Manchester Metrolink following the application of new vinyls as a new month begins. The colours used couldn’t be much more of a contrast though with 3076 this year’s Love Connects Everyone tram whilst 3081 has a much more subtle colour for its Oura Ring advert.

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Service changes for Tyne and Wear Metro on 4th June

Posted on Wednesday 3 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

There will be an early end to services on parts of the Tyne and Wear Metro on Thursday 4th June 2026 to allow for essential track repairs to take place in the South Gosforth area.

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Branch Line Society head to Germany for a tram trip

Posted on Wednesday 3 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

The Branch Line Society are running a tram trip in Germany later this month and there remain spaces left to grab your chance to take a ride on what is the last day of three days out in Saxony for the BLS.

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Douglas Horse Tramway extension finally gets its business case

Posted on Tuesday 2 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

£3,036,170. That is how much it is expected that the re-extension of the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway to the Sea Terminal would cost according to the new business case which will be discussed at Tynwald later this month. The Department of Infrastructure had committed to preparing the business case earlier this year and after missing the deadline for the May sitting managed to get in for June with just half an hour to spare!

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Blackpool Transport issued with improvement notice

Posted on Tuesday 2 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) have issued Blackpool Transport an improvement notice with concerns over the degradation of the bogies on the fleet of Flexity2 trams which operate the core service.

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Undergraduate survey looks at public perceptions of light rail systems

Posted on Tuesday 2 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

An undergraduate studying at the University of Lincoln is currently completing a dissertation which is looking at how the public views the role of light rail in areas such as economic development, regeneration, and modal shift, alongside wider attitudes towards sustainable urban transport. And as part of his research he is asking members of the public, and those working in the transport sector, to complete a survey.

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In Pictures: The trams of Walton-on-the-Naze

Posted on Monday 1 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex (close to Clacton) is not exactly somewhere a lot of enthusiasts will think of as somewhere which has a lot of association with trams but you would be wrong as it is home to a number of tram bodies in various conditions which have been collected over the years. In May 2026, Ken Jones had a private visit to see the trams and managed to capture the following images of the five trams which remain stored there, two inside and three outside under tarpaulins.

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Rochdale line rail replacement works completed

Posted on Monday 1 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

A full tram service has resumed on the Oldham and Rochdale line following the completion of essential track replacement work.

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Old(er) and New – West Midlands Metro: Soho Benson Road

Posted on Monday 1 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

“Old(er) and New” this week continues its series on the West Midlands Metro with an original T69 and a newer CAF tram seen at the same location. This time we’re at Soho Benson Road.

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They’ve Run in 2026 – Meet the Trams: National Tramway Museum – Sheffield 74

Posted on Sunday 31 May 2026 by Gareth Prior

It is that time of the week again when we “Meet the Trams” and we remain at the National Tramway Museum this week as we take a more detailed look at Sheffield 74, another tram to have run in service during 2026.

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Emergency overhead works lead to London Trams service changes

Posted on Sunday 31 May 2026 by Gareth Prior

No trams ran between Addiscombe and Birkbeck, and Addiscombe and Elmers End on Tuesday 26th May and at the start of Wednesday 27th May to allow emergency repair works to take place on the overhead at Arena.

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Supertram team up for social media competition for Tramlines Festival

Posted on Sunday 31 May 2026 by Gareth Prior

Tramlines Festival returns to Sheffield from 24th to 26th July 2026 at Hillsborough Park and South Yorkshire Supertram have teamed up with the festival and SpudBros Express to offer two lucky winners and their friends tram passes, tickets to the festival and jacket potato vouchers.

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Edinburgh Trams to celebrate 12 years of service!

Posted on Sunday 31 May 2026 by Gareth Prior

It may come as a surprise to some of you but 31st May will be the 12th anniversary of Edinburgh Trams with the very first public services having operated on the initial line between Edinburgh Airport and York Place on that day in 2014.

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In Pictures: Supertram trackworks – May 2026

Posted on Saturday 30 May 2026 by Gareth Prior

The May school half-term holidays provided an ideal opportunity for more trackworks to take place on South Yorkshire Supertram as investment to improving the network continued. This time work was taking place at Gleadless Townend, Donetsk Way, and Westfield leading to alterations to Blue and Purple route services. This article takes a look at some of the work around Gleadless Townend, with images courtesy of the camera of Stuart Cooke.

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Around the World in Trams: San Francisco 1060

Posted on Saturday 30 May 2026 by Gareth Prior

We again go to San Francisco for this edition of “Around the World in Trams” as we take one final look at a PCC in service in 2002, before we move on again.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 30th May 2026

Posted on Saturday 30 May 2026 by Gareth Prior

We’re off to the seaside, in Derbyshire(!), for this week’s set of photos:

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Government announce new Mass Transit Taskforce

Posted on Saturday 30 May 2026 by Gareth Prior

It is probably no surprise to many of you reading these words on British Trams Online that there are many, many obstacles in the way of new tram and light rail systems being constructed across the UK. And that has also now been recognised by the government who have announced the creation of a Mass Transit Taskforce who will be making recommendations to help remove barriers to the delivery of new schemes.

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NET name their 2026 Charity of the Year

Posted on Saturday 30 May 2026 by Gareth Prior

As with many organisations across the UK, Nottingham Express Transit have a charity of the year with the aim of supporting them through various fundraising activities. They have now announced that the charity to benefit in 2026 will be Nottinghamshire Mind.

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In Pictures: Beamish Festival of Transport

Posted on Friday 29 May 2026 by Gareth Prior

Over the years transport events at Beamish have evolved as a result of changing expectations and costs involved in their organisation. In 2026 it has become a nine-day long Festival of Transport which has included the Fares Please! bus event as well as Power from the Past over the May school half term holiday. Trevor Hall provides us with some images from both the event and shortly before it.

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