Category Archives: Out and About

Out and About: Edinburgh 272 from above and at ground level

Posted on Monday 9 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

“Out and About” is back today as we feature Edinburgh Trams 272 twice – once a standard ground level shot and then later from above.

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Out and About: Trams diverted in Manchester

Posted on Monday 2 May 2022 by Gareth Prior

For a week in late March all trams through Manchester City Centre were diverted via 2CC with the original city crossing closed to allow for rail replacement works to take place. In this edition of “Out and About” we take … Continue reading →

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Out and About: Grassed track in Edinburgh

Posted on Monday 25 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

Today’s “Out and About” goes outside of the city centre in Edinburgh as we feature a tram speeding across the grassed track in the Edinburgh Park area.

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Out and About: The sun has got its hat on the West Midlands Metro

Posted on Wednesday 20 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Out and About” we take a trip to the West Midlands Metro as we take a look at the trams running in late winter (obviously before services were suspended).

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Out and About: Springtime in Hillsborough

Posted on Sunday 17 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

“Out and About” is back in Sheffield today with spring having sprung around Hillsborough.

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Out and About: Heritage trams in Blackpool

Posted on Saturday 16 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

“Out and About” goes heritage today as we head to Blackpool to see driver training take place and a stunning line-up of trams at Rigby Road.

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Out and About: Jasper Carrott in action on the WMM

Posted on Wednesday 6 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

Its time for another edition of “Out and About” as we head onto the West Midlands Metro – pre-suspension obviously – for another shot of a tram in service.

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Out and About: A temporary terminus in Edinburgh

Posted on Monday 4 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

As we saw in February, the long-standing city centre terminus of Edinburgh Trams at York Place was closed permanently to allow for extension works to take place which meant that between 10th February and 27th March trams temporarily terminated at … Continue reading →

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Out and About: Trams in Sheffield

Posted on Sunday 3 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

We are back with another edition of “Out and About” today as we visit Sheffield for photos of a couple of trams not in standard fleet livery.

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Out and About: Down at Rigby Road Depot

Posted on Saturday 2 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

“Out and About” is today taking a look at Blackpool’s Rigby Road Depot where we see a little bit of shunting involving the Engineering Car and one of the ever popular Boat Cars.

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Out and About: The long-standing temporary Birmingham City Centre terminus

Posted on Sunday 20 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

Its back to the West Midlands Metro for this latest edition of “Out and About” as we feature what was at the time a temporary terminus at Bull Street.

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Out and About: A February visit to Manchester

Posted on Saturday 19 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Out and About” we are visiting Manchester Metrolink as we take a look at a couple of M5000s in fleet livery in operation on the network.

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Out and About: West Midlands Metro in Wolverhampton

Posted on Wednesday 16 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

We are off to the West Midlands Metro today for this edition of “Out and About” as we feature trams in action at the current sole Wolverhampton terminus.

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Out and About: Sunderland 16 in service at Beamish

Posted on Sunday 13 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

“Out and About” is back today and its off to Beamish again.

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Out and About: A quick trip to Manchester Airport

Posted on Wednesday 9 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

In today’s edition of “Out and About” we head to Manchester Airport on the Manchester Metrolink system.

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Out and About: Balloon 700 on Heritage Tours in Blackpool again

Posted on Sunday 6 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

During the first month of 2022, Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours regular weekend Coastal and Promenade Tours were mainly in the wheels of B-fleet Balloon 700. Now in wartime green and cream again the tram seems to have become a member … Continue reading →

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Out and About: Tram changeover at Wednesbury Parkway

Posted on Saturday 5 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

“Out and About” today is in the West Midlands as we head to the Metro where we see trams changing over at Wednesbury Parkway.

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Out and About: Trams pass at Hillsborough Corner

Posted on Wednesday 2 March 2022 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Out and About” we are off to Sheffield where we see a couple of trams passing going to and from Malin Bridge on the Blue route.

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Out and About: Blackpool 31 in service at Beamish

Posted on Sunday 27 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

This latest edition of “Out and About” is heading to Beamish where we see Blackpool 31 in service along with other trams at rest in the depot.

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Out and About: A quick call at Saughton

Posted on Saturday 26 February 2022 by Gareth Prior

We’ve headed out of Edinburgh City Centre for today’s edition of “Out and About” as we call at Saughton.

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