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Category Archives: Heaton Park Tramway
Manchester Horse Tram L53 swaps Greater Manchester museums for the weekend!
Here’s a tram loan you probably didn’t see coming – and you’ll need to be quick to see it as Manchester Eades Reversible horse tram L53 has headed to the Greater Manchester Museum of Transport for display during their special … Continue reading
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They’ve Run in 2024!
For the first time this year we take a look at which heritage trams have run in service during 2024 across the British Isles. To remind you this article aim to feature which heritage trams have run in passenger service … Continue reading
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What’s New on British Trams Online? 14th April 2024
More photos from the recent archives this week and we’re off to a special Blackpool Day at the Heaton Park Tramway in 2010:
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Heaton Park Tramway delays start to 2024 season
Manchester’s Heaton Park Tramway has announced that the start to their 2024 season is to be delayed. The trams were due to start running from Saturday 30th March but for technical reasons this will now not be possible with no … Continue reading
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Heaton Park Tramway announce 2024 operating dates
The Heaton Park Tramway in Manchester are planning to operate on 40 days during 2024 with the heritage line set to reopen for the year on Easter Saturday, 30th March 2024 and run on selected dates until Sunday 29th September … Continue reading
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They Ran in 2023!
We round-up things of which heritage trams ran in service on tramways in the British Isles during 2023 with a final “They Ran in 2023!”. In truth since we last ran this article at the start of November 2023 there … Continue reading
Posted in Beamish Tramway, Birkenhead Heritage Tramway, Black Country Living Museum, Blackpool Tramway, Burton & Ashby 14, Crich Tramway Village, Douglas Bay Horse Tramway, East Anglia Transport Museum, Great Orme Tramway, Heaton Park Tramway, Manx Electric Railway, Seaton Tramway, Snaefell Mountain Railway, Summerlee Museum Tramway, They Ran in 2023, Volk's Electric Railway
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15 Years Apart: Blackpool Railcoach 680
Time for another edition of “15 Years Apart” as we feature a tram which is still in the same place but now under different ownership.
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15 Years Apart: Blackpool Replica Vanguard 619
Another edition of “15 Years Apart” for you today as we see a tram which has swapped locations in that time.
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Christmas and New Year services 2023/24
This is your one stop guide to see what services are due to operate on tramway and light rail systems over the festive period this year. There may be no services running on Christmas Day but if you miss your … Continue reading
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15 Years Apart: Leeds 6/Hull 96
Today “15 Years Apart” features a tram which has had a change of identity between 2008 and 2023.
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The Completely Random A-Z of Trams in the British Isles! H is for Heaton Park Tramway
Reaching the letter H we go to Manchester for what is the only true preserved tramway in the country.
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British Trams Online Tram of the Year 2023 – Voting Now Open!
Thank you to all those who took the time to send in nominations for the British Trams Online Tram of the Year 2023 – your ideas have helped us to form a shortlist as (for the first time) we look … Continue reading
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Blackpool Balloon 708 heads to Sandtoft
Article updated 29/11/2023 with the addition of photos. Another week and another tram takes a journey on the back of a low loader! This time it’s the turn of Blackpool Balloon 708 which departed Rigby Road Depot in its home … Continue reading
They’ve Run in 2023!
With the start of November traditionally the end of most heritage tram operating seasons across the British Isles (with just Beamish and Blackpool now offering the regular chance to ride on a heritage tram over the next couple of months, … Continue reading
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Heaton Park Tramway announce post Christmas running
There will be a rare chance to enjoy a tram ride through Heaton Park in the post-Christmas period as the tramway will be running on Wednesday 27th December – and as an added attraction there will be a Vintage Fair … Continue reading
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What’s New on British Trams Online? 22nd October 2023
There are three small collections of photos included in this week’s update as we catch-up with some heritage trams from August and October:
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Heaton Park Photography evening cancelled – evening running confirmed
Unfortunately, the Heaton Park Tramway’s planned Photography Evening (due to take place on Saturday 21st October) has been cancelled because the number of bookings didn’t make it viable and would have resulted in losses for the tramway. But despite the … Continue reading
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Heaton Park Tramway get ready for a special Photography Evening
The Heaton Park Tramway may have had their End of Season Gala at the very start of this month but they aren’t done with 2023 just yet! Saturday 21st October will see a photography evening take place with the chance … Continue reading
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In Pictures: Heaton Park Tramway End of Season Gala
Having started their season at the end of March with an event seeing Blackpool 619 officially relaunched into service, Sunday 1st October saw Manchester’s Heaton Park Tramway mark the end of the season with another special event. Unsurprisingly, it was … Continue reading
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Revised plans confirmed for Heaton Park Tramway End of Season Gala
Volunteer availability this weekend has meant that the original plans for the End of Season Gala at the Heaton Park Tramway on Sunday 1st October have had to be scaled back slightly but despite that they are still pulling out … Continue reading
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