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Merseyside group launch £12,000 appeal to finish only surviving Warrington tram

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Sam Hewitt

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11th August 2019

The society hopes the G F Milnes-built double-deck car will be finished by the autumn of 2020.
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West Midlands Metro celebrates 20 years of service

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd July 2019

WEST Midlands Metro has marked 20 years of operation by unveiling a specially designed livery on tram No. 19. Services were officially launched between Wolverhampton St George’s and Birmingham Snow Hill on May 30, 1999 with an extension through to Grand Central (Birmingham New Street) opening in 2016. Today, Metro trams travel a total of…
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CAF wins Docklands contract

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Sam Hewitt

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20th July 2019

TRANSPORT for London has awarded the contract to design and build a fleet of 43 trains for the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) to Spanish firm CAF. The deal includes a support agreement to provide on-going technical support services and spares. The five-car trains will be a similar length to the three-car sets currently in use,…
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Toronto ‘Flexity’ trams slowly entering service

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd July 2019

TORONTO public transport operator TTC is taking delivery of 204 specially designed Bombardier ‘Flexity Outlook’ light rail vehicles The are numbered 4400-4603 in the series (the first two – Nos. 4400 and 4401 – were prototypes). Deliveries began in 2014, but a number of problems emerged, ranging from construction quality issues to electrical faults. Read more…
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Upgrade for NET fleet

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Sam Hewitt

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1st July 2019

NOTTINGHAM Express Transit unveiled an upgrade to its original fleet of Bombardier ‘Incentro’ trams on May 10. The fleet of 15 trams will receive mechanical and styling improvements to make them more like the newer 22 Alstom ‘Citadis’ trams. The ‘Incentro’ trams have been in service since the Nottingham network opened in March 2004. They…
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First new Subway train delivered

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Sam Hewitt

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1st July 2019

STRATHCLYDE Partnership for Transport (SPT) took delivery of the first new train for the Glasgow Subway line on May 4. It is one of 17 being built by Stadler/Ansaldo for the Subway, which are due to enter service in 2020. The trains are capable of driverless operation and are the same length as the current…
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Llandudno & Colwyn Bay replica on the road again

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Sam Hewitt

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27th June 2019

THE Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Tramway Society’s re-creation of former Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Electric Railway (L&CBER) open-top double-deck Brush car No. 7 was out on the road again during April and May. The semi-restored car has been rebuilt using the body of former Bournemouth Corporation Tramways No. 126, which shared the same 3ft 6in-gauge as the…
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Pwllheli horse tram surviving the elements

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Sam Hewitt

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26th June 2019

THE sole-surviving 3ft-gauge horse tram from Soloman Andrews’ Pwllheli & Llanbedrog Tramway appears to be standing up well to the elements at the Plas Glan y Weddw arts centre. The 1897-built enclosed Brush car has been on outdoor display at the site it once served since 2016, following an agreement between Pwllheli Town Council and…
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Beamish Museum tram fleet line-up in unusual photo shoot

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Sam Hewitt

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20th June 2019

The parade was arranged in order to take a new crop of promotional photographs for use in future publicity material.
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Boston’s historic high-speed line cars to be replaced?

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Sam Hewitt

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29th May 2019

THE long-term future of Boston’s Mattapan to Ashmont high-speed line Presidents’ Conference Committee (PCC) tramcars is in doubt. They were built in 1945/46 and are the oldest passenger vehicles in continuous regular public transport service in the USA. Boston area transport authority MBTA is now consulting on possible replacements for the vehicles, which are almost…
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