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TMS marks six decades of operations at Crich museum

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Sam Hewitt

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23rd October 2019

THE Tramway Museum Society (TMS) celebrated the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the museum in the old Cliff Quarry at Crich in 1959 with a special celebratory weekend on September 21-22. One of the star attractions was the return of 1914-built Blackpool & Fleetwood Electric Tramroad ‘Box’ car No. 40 after its summer loan to…
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Delay to Birmingham’s eastern £137m extension

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Sam Hewitt

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28th September 2019

GOVERNMENT approval for the West Midlands Metro’s £137million Eastside extension to Digbeth, which would serve the proposed HS2 station at Curzon Street, is being delayed by uncertainty over the high-speed rail project. The extended tramline, which would connect Curzon Street with New Street, Moor Street and Snow Hill stations, may not now open until 2026…
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New South Shields interchange opens

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Sam Hewitt

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28th September 2019

HE new £21million transport interchange in South Shields opened on August 4, with the first Tyne & Wear Metro train departing at 07.00 that day. The station replaces the previous South Shields Metro stop, which closed on July 7 (RM August). It is at the end of the Metro’s Yellow Line from Pelaw on the…
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UK railway news round-up

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Sam Hewitt

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27th September 2019

This week we cover Stephenson’s Rocket returning to the National Railway Museum, a senseless attack at a tube station in London, a Caledonian sleeper service strike and a UN report that claims hundreds of miles of coastal railways are at risk of flooding by 2100.
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UK’s oldest train fleet to be replaced

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Sam Hewitt

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17th September 2019

The UK’s oldest train fleet is to be replaced through a £26 million investment into the Isle of Wight’s railway, the Government has announced.
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Tube drivers vote for industrial action in noise dispute

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Sam Hewitt

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11th September 2019

London Underground drivers have voted to take industrial action in a dispute over the level of noise on the Tube. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) on the Jubilee, Central, Northern and Victoria lines backed action short of a strike by more than 95%. The RMT said some improvements have been made…
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Authentic 1970s makeover for Blackpool ‘Balloon’ No. 715

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd September 2019

BLACKPOOL ‘Balloon’ car No. 715 has undergone a partial repaint at Rigby Road depot into authentic 1970s livery with full green cab surrounds, complete with period advertising. On one side it carries an advert for CIS Insurance (pictured), while on the other is a classic advert for Blackpool Zoo. The Fylde Transport Trust-owned car has also…
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New railways open in Buenos Aires

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd September 2019

ARGENTINA president Mauricio Macri officially opened the second new elevated commuter railway in Buenos Aires on July 10. It has replaced ground-level railways with new routes on viaducts, eliminating 11 level crossings, and releasing some land for redevelopment. The 5km section of the Linea San Martin line between and Palermo and La Paternal in the…
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Tyne & Wear station closes

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Sam Hewitt

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28th August 2019

SOUTH Shields station on the Tyne and Wear Metro system was permanently closed from the end of service on July 7. This is the first and only T&W station to close since operations began in 1980. South Shields was at the end of the Yellow Line branch from Pelaw on the south bank of the…
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Driverless people mover plan for HS2

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Sam Hewitt

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20th August 2019

HS2 has unveiled designs for a driverless people mover that will connect its Interchange station in Solihull with Birmingham Airport, Birmingham International station and the National Exhibition Centre. The people mover will feature 20-metre vehicles departing every three minutes over a 1.5-mile route, entirely on a viaduct. It will be capable of carrying up to…
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