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London Tramlink Christmas & New Year service

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

The planned services for London Tramlink across the Christmas and New Year period have now been announced. Similar to previous years all journeys across the Transport for London network will be free of charge between 2345 on Saturday 31st December … Continue reading →

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Crich receive Sandford Award for heritage education

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

Crich Tramway Village have announced that they have received the Sandford Award for Heritage Education from the Heritage Education Trust. The award was presented by Professor Dame Rosemary Cramp in a ceremony at Durham Cathedral.

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Birkenhead 69 & 70 in miniature

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

Popular model-makers Bachmann have revealed that they will release OO gauge models of the two purpose-built Hong Kong trams which are residents of the Birkenhead heritage tramway early next year. Models of both 69 and 70 in their current liveries … Continue reading →

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More residents whinge over Metrolink plans

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

Following on from last week’s story where residents in Wythenshawe complained about a Metrolink construction compound more local residents on a proposed route have now been up in arms, this time in Audenshaw. Local residents are complaining that they are … Continue reading →

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Woman hit by tram in Manchester City Centre

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

A woman was hit by a tram in Manchester City Centre at around 1330 on Wednesday 7th December. The incident happened near to Victoria Station with the woman suffering minor injuries which required hospital treatment. On the same day delays … Continue reading →

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Permission given for four new trams for Sheffield

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

A bit of good news was received in Sheffield this week when Chancellor George Osborne announced during his Autumn Statement that the plan for four extra trams for the Supertram network was progressing to the next stage. The bid for … Continue reading →

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Sold trams miss the deadline for removal from Blackpool

Posted on Tuesday 20 March 2012 by admin

The much-discussed alleged deadline for the removal of sold Blackpool tramcars from the Rigby Road depot of Blackpool Transport Services Ltd. has now passed by with a shockingly high number of trams that are considered surplus to requirements by the … Continue reading →

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MTMS Trams on the move

Posted on Tuesday 20 March 2012 by admin

It’s been an exciting week for the Manchester Transport Museum Society, which has seen two of the organisation’s ex-Blackpool trams travelling by road to new homes.

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Blackpool Tramway – The End of an Era

Posted on Sunday 13 November 2011 by admin

Sunday 6th November marked the end of 126 years of traditional tramway operation in Blackpool with the closure of the line at the end of the 2011 season to allow major testing for the Supertram system which is due to … Continue reading →

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Manchester L53 at Beamish May 2009 – The View from the Front Platform

Posted on Sunday 14 June 2009 by admin

Geoff Senior – from the Manchester Transport Museum Society – gives an alternative look at the events of the “Power from the Past” event at Beamish, and particularly the operation of Manchester Eades Reversible Horse Tramcar L53.

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Crich50 – The Workshop View

Posted on Sunday 31 May 2009 by admin

As a bonus to the normal article on the events of the Sunday of the Crich50 celebrations we now present an article from Jack Gordon. Jack, as well as being the editor of Tramways Monthly, was volunteering in the Workshop … Continue reading →

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Leeds Horse Tram 107

Posted on Sunday 31 May 2009 by admin

Since autumn 2005 a project has been running to restore the oldest surviving Leeds Tram to running order. This is not an electric car but the only survivor from the horse tram era. Project Manager Jamie Guest fills us in … Continue reading →

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Midland Metro: A Personal Farewell

Posted on Sunday 22 March 2009 by admin

Stephen Leigh looks at the Midland Metro system which links Birmingham and Wolverhampton. Stephen was a regular commuter on the system for a few years and looks at just why it has not been as succesful as would have been … Continue reading →

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Event Review: Crich Tramway Village 1940s Weekend 2008

Posted on Sunday 30 March 2008 by admin

The first major special event of 2008 was held at the Crich Tramway Village over the Easter weekend – 23rd and 24th March 2008. Jack Gordon reports from the second day of the event – Monday 24th March,

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Guernsey Tram Plan

Posted on Sunday 14 November 2004 by admin

There are ambitious plans on the Channel Island of Guernsey to run a heritage tram service and restore some original trams to operate it. Roy Perry, who has been trying to raise interest in the project for a number of … Continue reading →

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