{"id":56641,"date":"2024-12-24T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=56641"},"modified":"2024-12-23T18:35:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T18:35:07","slug":"christmas-and-new-year-services-2024-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=56641","title":{"rendered":"Christmas and New Year services 2024\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you need to get out over the Christmas and New Year period and were wondering what services may be running on tramways then wonder no further! This is your regular one-stop guide to planned services over the festive period; with the usual caveat that operational reasons may mean there are some changes (the originally advertised Tyne and Wear Metro services for example were soon thrown up in the air after the closure of the Gateshead tunnel), so please check with the operator before travelling.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Blackpool Tramway<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 24<sup>th<\/sup> December: Normal timetable until final trams at 1830 from Starr Gate and 1945 from Fleetwood<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 25<sup>th<\/sup> December: No service<\/p>\n<p>Thursday 26<sup>th<\/sup> December: Special service with a 30 minute frequency with first service from Starr Gate at 0800 and from Fleetwood at 0915. Final services depart Starr Gate at 1730 for Thornton Gate, returning at 1825.<\/p>\n<p>Friday 27<sup>th<\/sup> December to Monday 30<sup>th<\/sup> December: Normal service<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 31<sup>st<\/sup> December: Normal timetable until final trams at 1830 from Starr Gate and 1945 from Fleetwood<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 1<sup>st<\/sup> January 2025: Special service with a 30 minute frequency with first service from Starr Gate at 0800 and from Fleetwood at 0915. Final services depart Starr Gate at 1730 for Thornton Gate, returning at 1825.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Docklands Light Railway<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 24<sup>th<\/sup> December: Services finish 2230. There is no service between Bank and Shadwell<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 25<sup>th<\/sup> December: No service<\/p>\n<p>Thursday 26<sup>th<\/sup> December: First trains will run from 0830. No service between Bank and Shadwell.<\/p>\n<p>Friday 27<sup>th<\/sup>, Saturday 28th, Sunday 29<sup>th<\/sup>, Monday 30<sup>th<\/sup> December 2024: Special service with no service Bank-Shadwell<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 31<sup>st<\/sup> December: Saturday day service with special all-night service<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 1<sup>st<\/sup> January 2025: Saturday service<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edinburgh Trams<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 24<sup>th<\/sup> December: Normal service<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 25<sup>th<\/sup> December: No service<\/p>\n<p>Thursday 26<sup>th<\/sup> December to Sunday 29<sup>th<\/sup> December: Normal service<\/p>\n<p>Monday 30th December: Normal service until 1700. The network will then run a split service: Edinburgh Airport-West End and Picardy Place-Newhaven every 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 31<sup>st<\/sup> December: Split service will run Edinburgh Airport-West End and Picardy Place-Newhaven from every 10 minutes all day. After midnight free trams will run (0000-0200 every 10 minutes, 0200-normal start of service every 20 minutes)<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 1<sup>st<\/sup> January 2025: Split service (Edinburgh Airport-West End and Picardy Place-Newhaven) will run until approximately 0900. Then a full service runs from every 7 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>London Trams<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 24<sup>th<\/sup> December: Normal service<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 25<sup>th<\/sup> December: No service<\/p>\n<p>Thursday 26<sup>th<\/sup> December: Sunday service<\/p>\n<p>Friday 27<sup>th<\/sup>, Saturday 28<sup>th<\/sup> and Sunday 29<sup>th <\/sup>December: Normal service<\/p>\n<p>Monday 30<sup>th<\/sup> December: Saturday service<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 31<sup>st<\/sup> December: Sunday service during the day. A special all night service will run.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 1<sup>st<\/sup> January 2025: Sunday service<\/p>\n<p><strong>Luas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 24<sup>th<\/sup> December: Services will end at 2000<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 25<sup>th<\/sup> December: No service<\/p>\n<p>Thursday 26<sup>th<\/sup> December: Sunday frequency from 0900<\/p>\n<p>Friday 27<sup>th<\/sup> and Saturday 28<sup>th<\/sup> December: Saturday service<\/p>\n<p>Sunday 29<sup>th<\/sup> December: Sunday service<\/p>\n<p>Monday 30<sup>th<\/sup> December: Saturday service<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 31<sup>st<\/sup> December: Saturday service plus Night Luas (hourly services between 0100 and 0300 on Red and Green lines)<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 1<sup>st<\/sup> January 2025: Sunday service<\/p>\n<p><strong>Manchester Metrolink<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 24<sup>th<\/sup> December: Services start at 0600 but will finish earlier with last trams arriving at terminus stops around 2100.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 25<sup>th<\/sup> December: No service<\/p>\n<p>Thursday 26<sup>th<\/sup> December: Services will operate 0700-0000. 7.5 minute frequency to Etihad Campus with trams running Altrincham-Etihad Campus and Ashton-Eccles. All other lines will operate every 15 minutes (there is no Shaw and Crompton service, all Eccles line services run via MediaCityUK and the Bury-Altrincham direct service will not operate).\u00a0 Access to Piccadilly Metrolink stop is only via Fairfield Street.<\/p>\n<p>Friday 27<sup>th <\/sup>&amp; Saturday 28<sup>th<\/sup> December: Services start at 0600 and operate every 15 minutes until midnight. Between 0000 and 0100 they will run every 30 minutes. The peak extras (East Didsbury-Shaw and Crompton, Bury-Altrincham, MediaCityUK-Etihad Campus will not run).<\/p>\n<p>Sunday 29<sup>th<\/sup> December: Service start at 0700 and end at 0000. 15 minute frequency. The peak extras (East Didsbury-Shaw and Crompton, Bury-Altrincham, MediaCityUK-Etihad Campus will not run).<\/p>\n<p>Monday 30<sup>th<\/sup> December: Services start at 0600 and end at 0000. 15 minute frequency. Additional trams will run Altrincham-Crumpsall for Manchester United match. The peak extras (East Didsbury-Shaw and Crompton, Bury-Altrincham, MediaCityUK-Etihad Campus will not run).<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 31<sup>st<\/sup> December: Services start at 0600 and will around every 12 minutes on an amended service pattern (to allow for City Council\u2019s fireworks display at St Peter\u2019s Square):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bury-Ashton<\/li>\n<li>Altrincham-Etihad Campus (until 2000)\/Deansgate-Castlefield (after 2000)<\/li>\n<li>Eccles-Piccadilly (until 2000)\/Deansgate-Castlefield (after 2000)<\/li>\n<li>Rochdale-East Didsbury (until 2000)<\/li>\n<li>Rochdale-Victoria and East Didsbury-Cornbrook (after 2000)<\/li>\n<li>Manchester Airport-Victoria (until 2000)\/Cornbrook (after 2000)<\/li>\n<li>The Trafford Centre-Deansgate-Castlefield (until 2000, no service after 2000)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wednesday 1<sup>st<\/sup> January 2025: Services start at 0700 running on a 15 minute frequency until 0000. The peak extras (East Didsbury-Shaw and Crompton, Bury-Altrincham, MediaCityUK-Etihad Campus will not run).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nottingham Express Transit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 24<sup>th<\/sup> December: Normal service<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 25<sup>th<\/sup> December: No service<\/p>\n<p>Thursday 26<sup>th<\/sup> December: Sunday service<\/p>\n<p>Friday 28<sup>th<\/sup> to Tuesday 31<sup>st<\/sup> December: Normal service<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 1<sup>st<\/sup> January 2025: Sunday service<\/p>\n<p><strong>South Yorkshire Supertram<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 24th December: Saturday timetable with early finish.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 25th December: No service<\/p>\n<p>Thursday 26th December: Special service. Yellow route runs Meadowhall to Middlewood every 20 minutes and Festive Blue runs Halfway to Cathedral every 20 minutes. No Purple route or Tram-Train service will operate and no trams will run to Malin Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Friday 27th and Saturday 28<sup>th<\/sup> December: Saturday service.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday 29<sup>th<\/sup> December: Sunday service<\/p>\n<p>Monday 30<sup>th<\/sup> December: Saturday service<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 31st December: Saturday timetable with early finish.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 1st January 2025: Special service. Yellow route will run Meadowhall-Middlewood every 30 minutes, Tram-Train will run Rotherham Parkgate-Cathedral every 30 minutes and Blue route will run Halfway-Cathedral every 30 minutes. No Purple route service and no trams to Malin Bridge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tyne and Wear Metro<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 24<sup>th<\/sup> December: Revised weekday service until 1800 then hourly service.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 25<sup>th<\/sup> December: No service<\/p>\n<p>Thursday 26<sup>th<\/sup> December: Revised Sunday service from 0800-2000.<\/p>\n<p>Friday 27<sup>th<\/sup> to Monday 30<sup>th<\/sup> December: Normal service<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 31<sup>st<\/sup> December: Revised weekday service until 2100 then 30 minute service<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 1<sup>st<\/sup> January 2025: No service<\/p>\n<p><em>Please note this was the plan before the closure of the Gateshead tunnels. This will now impact the service, particularly to services south of the River Tyne.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>West Midlands Metro<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 24<sup>th<\/sup> December: Normal service<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 25<sup>th<\/sup> December: No service<\/p>\n<p>Thursday 26<sup>th<\/sup> December: Sunday service<\/p>\n<p>Friday 27<sup>th<\/sup> to Monday 30<sup>th<\/sup> December: Normal service<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 31<sup>st<\/sup> December: Sunday service<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 1<sup>st<\/sup> January 2025: Sunday service<\/p>\n<p>And if heritage trams are your thing\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beamish<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Open daily from Friday 27<sup>th<\/sup> December 2024 to Sunday 5<sup>th<\/sup> January 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>East Anglian Transport Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Open on Wednesday 1<sup>st<\/sup> January 2025 between 1200 and 1630<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seaton Tramway<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Friday 27<sup>th<\/sup> December 2024 to Sunday 5<sup>th<\/sup> January 2025: Trams running every 20 minutes from Seaton to Colyton between 1000 and 1600<\/p>\n<p><em>All above information is provide in good faith but if travelling to any location please check before travelling as late changes may be necessary.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you need to get out over the Christmas and New Year period and were wondering what services may be running on tramways then wonder no further! 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