| Last Updated Friday 3rd July 2009 |
| Don't Miss It! Crich Enthusiasts' Event |
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| Another week and another tram special event - this time its the turn of the Crich Tramway Village and their Enthusiasts' Tram Event on Sunday 5th July. The event promises to be “a dream date for tram enthusiasts with behind-the-scenes tours, vintage film footage and works cars”. The event is a merger of the previous Tramathon and Enthusiasts Day so there should be plenty of trams in service and rare trams out in the open. Last year saw trams such as Blackpool 49, Prague 180 and Edinburgh 35 on display plus a Sheffield tram line-up and a mini cavalcade of Blackpool trams on the tramway. There should be comprehensive coverage from the day on British Trams Online next week and keep an eye on the Twitter page of Tramways Monthly to see what is happening at the event in "real time". |
News Page was last updated on Friday 3rd July 2009.
Starr Gate Tram Depot given go-ahead |
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Last week on British Trams Online we had a pretty major update with over 100 photos and 2 articles added. The photos included shots from Blackpool & Fleetwood Tramway, London Tramlink, Nottingham Express Transit, South Yorkshire Supertram, the Black Country Living Museum and the visit of Manchester L53 to the Beamish Museum whilst the 2 articles concentrated on the latter event.
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| Updates Back to Normal Next Week |
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Updates to British Trams Online should return to normal from next week with our comprehensive news coverage returning (apologies for the very brief nature of the news this week) and also major coverage of the Totally Transport and Crich Enthusiasts' Event with photos and reports. The update is likely to be online fairly late on Sunday 12th July.
Gareth - 3rd July 2009 Please email with any comments, suggestions or news for the site, I attempt to answer every email I receive (eventually). |
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| Totally Transport: A Major Success |
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Totally Transport 2009 took place on Sunday 28th June on Blackpool's New South Promenade and was a huge success once again. In my personal opinion the star tram of the day had to be Sheffield 513 (despite the fact that the Western Train 733+734 also made an appearance!) - working its first public journeys for around four years! The tram looked a fine spectacle running the North Pier/Tower to Starr Gate shuttles alongisde Bolton 66, Standard 147, Coronation 304, Boat 600 and Vanguard 619 and it even had the "New Fares in Operation" stickers applied!513 is seen here departing Harrowside tramstop with several of the road vehicles on display in the background.
Photo: Gareth Prior |
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System Openings: Castlederg & Victoria Bridge Tramway (4 July 1884) City of Hull Tramways (5 July 1899) Birmingham & Midland Tramways (6 July 1885) Greenock & Port Glasgow Tramways (7 July 1873) Harrow Road & Paddington Tramways (7 July 1888) Blackrock & Kingstown Tramways (9 July 1885) Barrow-in-Furness Tramways (11 July 1885) Lytham St Annes Corporation Tramways (11 July 1896) Rhondda Tramways (11 July 1908) Cardiff Tramways (12 July 1872) Leamington & Warwick Electric Tramway (12 July 1905) System Closures: Birmingham Corporation Tramways (4 July 1953) Dunfermline & District Tramways (5 July 1937) London Transport Tramways (5 July 1952) Sheerness & District Tramways (7 July 1917) Dublin United Tramways (9 July 1949) Potteries Electric Tramways (11 July 1928) Swindon Corporation Tramways (11 July 1929) Sunderland District Electric Tramways (12 July 1925) Other Events: Electric public services commence at Crich with Blackpool and Fleetwood 2 (5 July 1964) EATM Woodland Tram extension opens (11 July 1982) Centenary Cavalcade of Blackpool & Fleetwood Tramroad (12 July 1998) |
Sunday 5th July Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th July Saturday 11th July Sunday 12th July Full details of all forthcoming events at locations with trams "on site" can be found on the Diary of Events. |
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Manchester L53 at Beamish - From the Front Platform 14th June 2009 Manchester L53 at Beamish 14th June 2009 Crich50: The Workshop View 31st May 2009 |
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