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Manchester's tram system benefited from grants and loans from Europe to extend the system to previously unserved suburbs of Manchester.

£80m fund announced for new Metrolink trams -

He has reallocated £100 million that had been pledged to the scheme by former mayor Boris Johnson, to extend the Tramlink network into Sutton town centre

Coventry City Council has secured funding from the Department for Transport which could help keep its aspirations for a tram system on the rails.

(IN BRIEF) Sarajevo has introduced new modern trams for the first time in 40 years, a significant advancement supported by the European Investment Bank (EIB

Switzerland could become the next European country to be hit with quarantine measures by all four UK nations.

Of all the streetcars in Muni's historic fleet, none turn heads faster than its two "boat trams" from Blackpool, England. They bring smiles to so many when they sail by -- nautical air whistle gaily tooting. Muni's boat trams are two of twelve built for the English seaside resort city of Blackpool in 1934. For many years, they ran along along the coastal promenade to Fleetwood, sharing the tracks with a wide variety of unusual English-built equipment. In the fall, Blackpool trams are specially decorated for the "illuminations," with elaborate lighting making the cars sparkle as the sun sets over the Irish Sea. The first boat tram to operate in San Francisco, No. 226, was leased from a museum for the first two years of the Trolley Festivals, 1983-84. The second, No. 228, was acquired for Muni with the help of Market Street Railway members in 1984 and shipped with support from Bechtel Group. No. 228 actually crossed the Atlantic twice. In 1976, it delighted Philadelphians as part of that city's bicentennial celebration. Returned to Blackpool, it sat unused until Muni acquired it. The great popularity of No. 228 led Market Street Railway to acquire a second boat tram, No. 233, for Muni in 2013. No. 233 was part of Blackpool Transport's fleet until 2010, when it was declared surplus and was preserved by the non-profit Lancastrian Transport Trust (LTT). When LTT needed funding for restoration of a vintage double-deck Blackpool tram, Market Street Railway purchased it to donate to Muni. Funding for the purchase came from a generous grant from the Thoresen Foundation. FedEx Trade Networks underwrote the shipping of the tram from England to San Francisco. The slight variations in these two originally identical trams reflect small changes Blackpool Transport made in them in the three decades between the acquisition of No. 228 and No. 233, a reminder that transit is a dynamic business where improvements are always sought. Here, MUNI #228 cruises down The Embarcadero during MUNI Heritage Weekend 2013.

RESIDENTS and businesses would help fund an extension of Adelaide’s tram network as part of a plan under Federal Government consideration.

GERMANY: A project to investigate the possibility of introducing a freight tram service in Frankfurt has been awarded funding by the Land of Hessen.

Photo of old tram in Helsinki.

Telford Steam Railway (TSR) is appealing for funds to restore its unique narrow-gauge steam tram, which has not run since the 2019 season.

Despite the presence of funding from both Transport for The West Midlands (TfWM) and the government helping to maintain the network size until at least 2025, National Express West Midlands (NXWM) h…

“Using EBRD funding, Lviv has called tenders for 5 three-section 2300 mm wide metre gauge trams, with an option for 2”

Transport for London has secured funding from the Government to help its tram depot in Croydon become cleaner, greener, and cheaper to run.