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Photos
There are two small sets of photos this week. The first set comes from South Yorkshire Supertram and features images on the lines from the city centre out to Malin Bridge and Middlewood with the photographer being Ken Jones.

After that its off to the West Midlands Metro. Ian Buck provides these images taken around Birmingham City Centre.

* All new photo collections added to the site in 2026 can be found on the Photo Gallery Index.

Fleet Lists
This week there are updates this week to the Blackpool Tramway (last operated dates and photo links), Edinburgh Trams (new advert and photo links), London Trams (25th anniversary vinyls removed), Luas, Dublin (livery update), Manchester Metrolink (new advert, advert removed and photo links), National Tramway Museum (last operated dates), Seaton Tramway (last operated dates), South Yorkshire Supertram (photo links), Volk's Electric Railway (last operated dates) and West Midlands Metro (photo links) Fleet Lists. There are also updates to the Edinburgh Trams (new advert and photo links) and Manchester Metrolink (new advert, advert removed and photo links) Advert Lists.

* All our Fleet Lists can be found through the Fleet Lists Index.

In the News
This week has seen the return of heritage trams onto Blackpool Prom with Balloon 717 touring for the Fylde Tramway Society ahead of Bolton 66 being out for a group of American enthusiasts. Details of public tours later this summer will follow. There have been pictures from Edinburgh and Manchester of new advertising liveries whilst on the West Midlands Metro we've seen 33 return to service along with 30 with 29 on driver training as more examples start to come back into use. And down at Crich there have been two more trams run for the first time in 2026 with London Transport 1622 and Sheffield 510 carrying passengers over the past week.

* For all the latest News and our regular photo series head to the News & Features page.

Please enjoy this latest update, we will be back with more soon!

Gareth - 9th May 2026



Picture of the Week: Blackpool 717

Sunday 3rd May 2026 saw Blackpool Balloon 717 used for a tour for the Fylde Tramway Society as it became the first heritage tram to run with passengers on board since January 2026 when the 2025 Illumination Tours came to an end. The tour included a couple of trips up to North Station (the first time for 717) as well as much of the rest of the tramway. This included a brief break on Pleasure Beach loop which is where the tram is seen, nicely reflected in the puddle on the outer loop.
Photograph by Oliver Shenton