What's New on British Trams Online?

Photos
This week there are two sets of photos added to the site, featuring photos from both ends of the tram and light rail spectrum. We start off with images from the Docklands Light Railway taken during a visit on Easter Monday. With the new trains still sidelined with more testing required we take the chance to take a look at the older units which are still in service on what was a reduced service with sections of the network closed for engineering works.

Then set two comes from the camera of Stuart Cooke and shows images from the East Anglia Transport Museum on 10th May 2026. Blackpool 634 and London Transport 1858 were in service as we also see Blackpool 143 and Sheffield 513 in the depot.

* 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 (new advert and photo links), Docklands Light Railway (photo links), East Anglia Transport Museum (photo links), Edinburgh Trams (photo links), Manchester Metrolink (new advert and photo links), National Tramway Museum (last operated dates), South Wales Metro (photo links), Tyne and Wear Metro (trains scrapped and trains into service) and West Midlands Metro (new advert) Fleet Lists. There are also updates to the Blackpool Tramway (new advert and photo links), Edinburgh Trams (photo links), Manchester Metrolink (new advert and photo links) and West Midlands Metro (new advert) Advert Lists.

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

In the News
The West Midlands Metro extension to Dudley is set for another delay after we had the inevitable news broken by Dudley Council that they had now been told by TfWM that the previously expected 28th August launch date would not be met because of delays in signalling commissioning. Another potential light rail extension has also been in the news with another consultation underway for the DLR line to Thamesmead. Also this week we have seen photos of new adverts in Blackpool, Edinburgh and Manchester. Carlisle isn't a place which often pops up on our news pages but it does this week as the Workington Transport Heritage Trust have appealed for volunteers to help restore the last tram from the Cumbrian city. We've also seen photos from South Wales as we're told that they have entered the final stages of training for the tram-trains before they enter service this summer.

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

We hope you enjoy this week's update.

Gareth - 13th June 2026



Picture of the Week: Edinburgh Trams 253

After a slow start to the year for new adverts in Edinburgh the past few weeks have seen a change with several new examples now to be seen across the network. One of those is on 253 which is now advertising Loganair in an attractive design. We see the tram here heading through Edinburgh Park with the lake/pond in the foreground of the image.
Photograph by blackpool_trams