The plans include extending the current line from Toton park and ride to the site of the proposed HS2 station at Toton sidings.
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Category: Trams
Is it a bus? Is it a train? It’s a supertram!
John Heaton FCILT takes a look at Britain’s first tram-train operation in Sheffield.
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Edinburgh approves Newhaven extension
Construction should be completed by the end of 2022 so that services can begin in early 2023.
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Warning issued over Manchester’s growing ‘tram-surfing’ craze
Since June 2018, there have been 63 recorded incidents of ‘tram-surfing’ across Greater Manchester, with many involving children.
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First tracks laid on extension in Birmingham city centre
The tracks form part of the first phase of the West Midlands Metro Westside extension, which is due to open to Centenary Square at the end of the year.
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Blackpool ‘Box’ to spend summer at Beamish
No. 40 arrived in County Durham on March 4 after more than 20 years on loan to the Blackpool system.
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Conservation project underway on Bristol horse tram
The unidentified G F Milnes-built tram is a unique survivor from the Bristol Tramways network.
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First tracks laid on extension in Birmingham city centre
They are the first trams tracks to be installed in the city centre since 2015.
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Revolutionary lightweight tram planned for Coventry
It’s design could revise thinking for cities keen to adopt VLRs as a way of cutting emissions.
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Christmas disruptions caused by pantograph collapse
Services across the city were maintained by the diversion of many services over the Second City Crossing via Exchange Square.
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