MANCHESTER METROLINK ON 31 AUGUST AND HEATON PARK ON 30 AUGUST 2023 - Keith Chadbourne

 Metrolink and Heaton Park

3083 and 3142 in St Peters Square with Midland Hotel

On a visit to Heaton Park and were in the Lakeside Depot and these two trams were parked outside

3087 in St Peters Square

3089 approaching Victoria Station

 

DERBY No1 MOVES TO NEW HOME - Crich Tramway News

Derby No1 outside the Exhibition Hall at  Crich Museum

No 1 on trailer ready to depart for new home

Derby 1 on Depot Fan

Arrival at new venue, rails being set for offloading

No 1 emerging from the Exhibition Hall

On the transporter ariving at the new venue

In the new home, vast exhjibition hall, with helpers and crew

Arrival at new home

In situ

This picture shows Derby 1 looking a bit lost in the new exhibition hall.
 

On 31 May this year Derby No1 was returned to Crich to prepare for its move to a new temporary home in Derby - Great Northern Classics - a new exhibition venue in an old Derby tram depot. The tram was at the museum for some restoratin work to be done prior to the move. The move took place on 21 August 2023 and after several hours of tricky manoeuvring is now in its place in the hall. It will be sitting below a glass walled viewing gallery and surrounded by many other classic vehicles.

The exhibition is due to open to the public in November 2023.

 

 

NET ON 26 AUGUST 2023 - Frank Bagshaw

.Citadis 221 bound for Clifton South on Queens Walk - reserved tram tracks.

issues on NET in August.

Track/points being relaid at the Forest tram stop this month. Tram replacement buses running from Market Street to Wilkinson Street.

At the same time a truck has damaged overhead wire in Beeston so Tram replacement buses were running from University of Nottingham to Cator Lane.

 Here is the work at Forest.

 

WOLVERHAMPTON MIDLANDS METRO ON 23 AUGUST 2023

 A short visit to meet friends and to have lunch at the Great Western pub.

Nigel, Brian and Mike with 28 at Edgbaston Village

33 arriving Edgbaston Village on battery

33 ready to depart Edgbaston Village with new bus stops alongside

33 leaving Brindley Placew towards Wolverhampton

MANCHESTER METROLINK W/C 14 AUGUST 2023 - Keith Chadbourne

3107 leaving the Trafford Centre on Barton Dock Road

3107 on Barton Dock Road passing the Holiday Inn

3130 on Barton Dock Road approaching the Trafford Centre

 

SHEFFIELD TRAM-TRAIN ON 8 AUGUST 2023 - Frank Bagshaw

Recent track relaying in the Hillsborough area has seen Blue line trams terminating at Shalesmoor  and Yellow line services running Meadowhall to Cathedral only.

Here tram 107 reverses at Shalesmoor starting its return journey to Halfway.

	Tue, Aug 8, 6:00 PM (2 days ago)

 

399 203 departs Rotherham Parkgate for Cathedral.

CRICH TRAMWAY VILLAGE ON TURSDAY 20 JULY 2023 - Frank Bagshaw

 

MANCHESTER METROLINK - w/c 10 JULY 2023 - Frank Bagshaw

 

Relaying track on the Eccles route between Weaste and Eccles has commenced. Trams terminate at Weaste outside a former Salford tram depot. Here 3077 leading a double unit reverses and sets off for Ashton.  

3076 in Rochdale

Metrolink Tram 3096 bound for Trafford Centre approaches Trafford Park

WEST MIDLANDS METRO - JULY 2023 - Frank Bagshaw

 

West Midlands Metro: tram 41 leaves Edgbaston Village on battery power.

Tram 53 proceeds through Centenary Square on battery power.

LCC1 AT CRICH TRAMWAY VILLAGE - JULY 2023

A selection of photos of LCC1 newly restored and out on the line.

Beautiful lower seat moquette

Looking resplendent on trial running

Upper deck curved end  seats

Upper deck seating

 

PLYMOUTH TRAMWAY RELICS - JULY 2023 - Frank Bagshaw

 Whilst in Plymouth visiting family, an opportunity was taken to see some relics of the former tramway system.

Still sta

Still standing in Plymouth - former section box?

Plymouth - apparently provided for horse trams motive power!

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CRICH TRA,WAY VILLAGE - NEWCASTLE 102 - Frank Bagshaw

After a meeting at the museum, 102 was available for a ride. Unfortunately only on the lower deck as the top deck has developed a H&S issue which is awaiting remedy.

 

NOTTINGHAM ON 15 JUNE 2023 - Frank Bagshaw

 Frank paid a visit to Nottinghm with friends and spent lunchtime in the Ferry at Wilford.

225 in Wilford Village

223 in Beeston Centre

202 in green advertising vinyl showing how modern trams fit into urban roads in the 21st Centuary. At Clifton Centre.

SHEFFIELD SUPERTRAM W/C 5 JUNE 2023 - Frank Bagshaw

Frank Bagshaw went to Sheffield this week in search of the recently re-liveried tram 120 which has lost its former SCT blue and cream colours. Unfortunately the line between Cathedral and Shalesmoor was closed due to a police incident. Here are two trams terminating at Cathedral. Frank eventually spotted 120 in the Nunnery depot sidings too far away to photograph.

 

CRICH TRAMWAY VILLAGE - Frank Bagshaw

The new sub-frame for Blackpool 298 being worked on in the workshop.

 

Derby 1 being prepared for it's long term loan to a new apprentice training workshop to be based in a former tram depot in Derby.

 

MANCHESTER METROLINK ON 3 JUNE - Frank Bagshaw

Good to see many double units being used on so many routes in Half Term

 

CRICH - BESIDE THE SEASIDE EVENT 2023 - Frank Bagshaw

 

Another successful event with good weather. LUT 159, Sheffield 74 and Blackpool 166 in service. Open trams were very much in demand.