{"id":40557,"date":"2021-07-19T12:00:21","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T11:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=40557"},"modified":"2021-07-17T15:23:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-17T14:23:32","slug":"update-current-services-on-public-transport-systems-across-the-british-isles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=40557","title":{"rendered":"Update \u2013 Current services on public transport systems across the British Isles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the latest easing of restrictions taking place in England from today (Monday 19<sup>th<\/sup> July) which has seen the removal of the legal requirements for wearing face masks and to maintain social distancing \u2013 although still highly recommended in most settings \u2013 we thought it was time to review the current services running on public transport systems (i.e. not heritage tramways!) across the British Isles. This article gives a summary of services which are planned to be run but please note due to high numbers of staff having to isolate there have been frequent occasions recently of reduced services having to run on some systems \u2013 so, as always, if travelling any distance please check with the operators first.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Blackpool Tramway<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trams depart every 7\/8 minutes from Starr Gate for most of the day. Alternate departures terminate at Little Bispham with a tram every 15 minutes to Fleetwood Ferry. Service frequency early morning and evening is reduced.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The full timetable can be downloaded from the Blackpool Transport website at <a href=\"https:\/\/passenger-line-assets.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/bts\/BLAC\/Tram-timetable-20210601-f99c8b33.pdf\">https:\/\/passenger-line-assets.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/bts\/BLAC\/Tram-timetable-20210601-f99c8b33.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Docklands Light Railway<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Normal service in operation<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edinburgh Trams<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Normal service in operation (trams every 7 minutes throughout the day)<\/p>\n<p><strong>London Tramlink<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Normal service in operation<\/p>\n<p><strong>Luas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Normal service in operation<\/p>\n<p><strong>Manchester Metrolink<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Altrincham to Bury<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Monday-Thursday: Every 12 minutes 0700 to 2000<\/p>\n<p>Friday: Every 12 minutes 0700 to 2000<\/p>\n<p>Saturday: Every 12 minutes 0900 to 1830<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Altrincham to Piccadilly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Monday-Thursday: Every 12 minutes 0600 to 0000<\/p>\n<p>Friday: Every 12 minutes 0600 to 0100<\/p>\n<p>Saturday: Every 12 minutes 0600 to 0100<\/p>\n<p>Sunday: Every 12 minutes 0700 to 0000<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bury to Piccadilly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Monday-Thursday: Every 12 minutes 0600 to 0000<\/p>\n<p>Friday: Every 12 minutes 0600 to 0100<\/p>\n<p>Saturday: Every 12 minutes 0600 to 0100<\/p>\n<p>Sunday: Every 12 minutes 0700 to 0000<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>East Didsbury to Rochdale Town Centre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Monday-Thursday: Every 12 minutes 0600 to 0000<\/p>\n<p>Friday: Every 12 minutes 0600 to 0100<\/p>\n<p>Saturday: Every 12 minutes 0600 to 0100<\/p>\n<p>Sunday: Every 12 minutes 0700 to 0000<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>East Didsbury to Shaw and Crompton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Monday-Thursday: Every 12 minutes 0700 to 2000<\/p>\n<p>Friday: Every 12 minutes 0700 to 2000<\/p>\n<p>Saturday: Every 12 minutes 0900 to 1830<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eccles to Ashton-under-Lyne<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Monday-Thursday: Every 12 minutes 0600 to 0000<\/p>\n<p>Friday: Every 12 minutes 0600 to 0100<\/p>\n<p>Saturday: Every 12 minutes 0600 to 0100<\/p>\n<p>Sunday: Every 12 minutes 0700 to 0000<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Manchester Airport to Victoria<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Monday-Thursday: Every 12 minutes 0600 to 0000<\/p>\n<p>Friday: Every 12 minutes 0600 to 0100<\/p>\n<p>Saturday: Every 12 minutes 0600 to 0100<\/p>\n<p>Sunday: Every 12 minutes 0700 to 0000<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MediaCityUK to Etihad Campus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Monday-Thursday: Every 12 minutes 0700 to 2000<\/p>\n<p>Friday: Every 12 minutes 0700 to 2000<\/p>\n<p>Saturday: Every 12 minutes 0900 to 1830<\/p>\n<p>At all other times the Eccles to Ashton-under-Lyne service runs via MediaCityUK<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trafford Centre to Cornbrook<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Monday-Thursday: Every 12 minutes 0600 to 0000<\/p>\n<p>Friday: Every 12 minutes 0600 to 0100<\/p>\n<p>Saturday: Every 12 minutes 0600 to 0100<\/p>\n<p>Sunday: Every 12 minutes 0700 to 0000<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nottingham Express Transit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Normal service in operation<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stagecoach Supertram<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Monday to Saturday<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Blue route: Up to every 15 minutes during the day and every 20 minutes at other times<\/p>\n<p>Purple route: Every 30 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Yellow route: Normal timetable (up to every 10-12 minutes during the day and every 20 minutes at other times)<\/p>\n<p>Tram-Train service: 2 services an hour<\/p>\n<p><em>Sunday<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Blue route: Every 20 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Purple route: Every 30 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Yellow route: Every 20 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Tram-Train service: 2 services an hour<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tyne and Wear Metro<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Normal service in operation<\/p>\n<p><strong>West Midlands Metro<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Until Sunday 25<sup>th<\/sup> July<\/p>\n<p><em>Monday to Friday<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Up to every 7 minutes (reduced frequency early morning and evenings)<\/p>\n<p>First tram from Library at 0510. First tram from Wolverhampton St George\u2019s at 0515.<\/p>\n<p>Last tram from Library at 0030. Last tram from Wolverhampton St George\u2019s at 0023.<\/p>\n<p><em>Saturday<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Up to every 10 minutes<\/p>\n<p>First tram from Library at 0510. First tram from Wolverhampton St George\u2019s at 0515.<\/p>\n<p>Last tram from Library at 0057. Last tram from Wolverhampton St George\u2019s at 0103.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sunday<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Up to every 10 minutes<\/p>\n<p>First tram from Library at 0800. First tram from Wolverhampton St George\u2019s at 0800.<\/p>\n<p>Last tram from Library at 2355. Last tram from Wolverhampton St George\u2019s at 0000.<\/p>\n<p>From Monday 26<sup>th<\/sup> July<\/p>\n<p>No trams will run between Bull Street and Library until October. Trams will run to the following frequency between Wolverhampton St George\u2019s and Bull Street.<\/p>\n<p><em>Monday to Friday<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Up to every 7 minutes (reduced frequency early morning and evenings)<\/p>\n<p>First full route tram from Bull Street at 0500. First full route tram from Wolverhampton St George\u2019s at 0515.<\/p>\n<p>Last full route tram from Bull Street at 2330. Last full route tram from Wolverhampton St George\u2019s at 2330.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier and later departures to and from Wednesbury Parkway.<\/p>\n<p><em>Saturday<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Up to every 8 minutes<\/p>\n<p>First full route tram from Bull Street at 0515. First full route tram from Wolverhampton St George\u2019s at 0515.<\/p>\n<p>Last full route tram from Bull Street at 0000. Last full route tram from Wolverhampton St George\u2019s at 0000.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier and later departures to and from Wednesbury Parkway.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sunday<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Up to every 10 minutes<\/p>\n<p>First full route tram from Bull Street at 0805. First full route tram from Wolverhampton St George\u2019s at 0800.<\/p>\n<p>Last full route tram from Bull Street at 2300. Last full route tram from Wolverhampton St George\u2019s at 2300.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier and later departures to and from Wednesbury Parkway.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The revised timetables can be downloaded at <a href=\"https:\/\/westmidlandsmetro.com\/using-the-metro\/service-status\/\">https:\/\/westmidlandsmetro.com\/using-the-metro\/service-status\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Although the legal requirement to wear masks on board public transport was removed in England from Monday 19<sup>th<\/sup> May it remains mandatory on Docklands Light Railway, London Tramlink, Manchester Metrolink and Tyne and Wear Metro and highly recommended on all other systems in England. The situation in Scotland and Ireland has not changed and remains a legal requirement. If travelling on board any tram or light rail system please remain cautious and be considerate to all other passengers on board. The information provided above is the basic service information taken from the official websites of the systems mentioned. Some websites are much better than others with timetables often very difficult to find (if at all!) as the service frequency is considered to be so regular that you don\u2019t need to know exactly when the next tram may run! Where normal timetable is shown above this is the same frequency as was running pre-Covid. If you are planning to travel on any system we advise you check before travelling, not only for the service running but also any special rules in place. As always we provide this information in good faith but accept no responsibility for any errors (but if you do see any please let us know!).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the latest easing of restrictions taking place in England from today (Monday 19th July) which has seen the removal of the legal requirements for wearing face masks and to maintain social distancing \u2013 although still highly recommended in most &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=40557\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7,9,52,11,16,17,20,24,67,18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40557"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40557"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40558,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40557\/revisions\/40558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}