{"id":58910,"date":"2025-06-22T11:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T10:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=58910"},"modified":"2025-06-22T08:32:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T07:32:05","slug":"seaton-9-out-in-front-for-may-mileage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=58910","title":{"rendered":"Seaton 9 out in front for May mileage"},"content":{"rendered":"

The May mileage figures for the Seaton Tramway have been revealed and there isn\u2019t really a surprise at the top of the list with one of three newest purpose built trams out in front \u2013 no. 9<\/strong>. But its what comes next in the list which is more of a surprise as it\u2019s the oldest tram in the fleet (excluding those which have rebuilt from first generation tramcars) \u2013 no. 6<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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As they have been doing for a little while each monthly newsletter sent out to subscribers by the Seaton Tramway includes a fascinating insight into which trams have been used during the previous month, and as the season really ramps up and we\u2019ve also been spoilt with pretty decent weather it\u2019s the open toppers which dominate.<\/p>\n

9<\/strong> managed to operate 1020 miles in May \u2013 that is the equivalent to 170 return trips up and down the approximately 3 miles line between Seaton and Colyton. But then comes the surprise with 6<\/strong> having managed 902 miles (that\u2019s around 150 trips). 6<\/strong> is a small double decker which dates from 1954 and whilst it does see regular use to see it used more than 10<\/strong>, 11<\/strong> and 12<\/strong> is pretty unusual.<\/p>\n

8<\/strong> remained out of service during May having been loaned to the engineering team whilst the restoration of Works Car 02<\/strong> is ongoing. However, it was back in passenger service from Saturday 14th<\/sup> June 2025, and whilst its still expected to be used for out of hours engineering work, it can now be considered as being back in service.<\/p>\n

Another tram which has been out of service is ex-Bournemouth car 16<\/strong> (106 in Bournemouth) which has been seeing some maintenance to its south cab.<\/p>\n

Mileage data for May is:<\/p>\n

9 \u2013 1020 miles<\/p>\n

6 \u2013 902 miles<\/p>\n

11 \u2013 876 miles<\/p>\n

10 \u2013 870 miles<\/p>\n

2 \u2013 576 miles<\/p>\n

15 \u2013 372 miles<\/p>\n

12 \u2013 330 miles<\/p>\n

14 \u2013 264 miles<\/p>\n

19 \u2013 144 miles<\/p>\n

16 \u2013 96 miles<\/p>\n

4 \u2013 66 miles<\/p>\n