Category Archives: Heaton Park Tramway

Manchester 765 to revisit the city centre!

Posted on Sunday 19 October 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Following on from a high profile event to celebrate its 100th anniversary year, Manchester 765 is set to enjoy another day in the limelight before the year is out. On November 4th, the tram is due to be displayed outside … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: A Manchester tram at Briggate

Posted on Monday 6 October 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Following on from its brief visit to Yorkshire to appear at a World War One centenary commemoration event earlier in the year, Manchester 173 made a second trip across the Pennines in early October, to participate in a second special … Continue reading →

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An eventful weekend for the museum tramways

Posted on Wednesday 10 September 2014 by Andrew Waddington

The weekend of 6th & 7th September was a busy one for two of the UK’s heritage tramways, with major transport events taking place at both the East Anglia Transport Museum at Carlton Colville near Lowestoft, and Manchester’s Heaton Park Tramway. … Continue reading →

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Tram to return to Leeds City Centre!

Posted on Monday 8 September 2014 by Gareth Prior

For the first since 1959 a tram is going to visit Leeds City Centre, as part of the Light Night Leeds event on Friday 3rd October. The tram which will be making the trip to Leeds will be Manchester 173, … Continue reading →

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Heaton Park Tramway projects progress

Posted on Tuesday 2 September 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Since the opening of the new Lakeside Depot and the return to service of Manchester 765 in July, volunteers at the Heaton Park Tramway have been keeping themselves busy with work on some other trams in the fleet. This short … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Manchester 173 prepares for war

Posted on Tuesday 12 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

We are pleased to provide some more images of Manchester 173 from the Heaton Park Tramway in its temporary guise as a recruitment tram, to help commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. These pictures show … Continue reading →

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The railgrinder refreshed

Posted on Tuesday 12 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Heaton Park Tramway’s venerable works car, Blackpool 1 (or 752 as it was known for much of its existence) is currently being treated to some remedial attention in an attempt to both smarten up the tram and help to preserve … Continue reading →

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Manchester 173 commemorates the start of World War One

Posted on Wednesday 6 August 2014 by Gareth Prior

Manchester 173 is now safely back at the Heaton Park Tramway following its adventure at the start of August when it became the first tram to visit Morley in Leeds since 1935 as part of the commemorations of the start … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Blackpool 619 operating at Heaton Park

Posted on Thursday 24 July 2014 by Gareth Prior

Over the weekend of Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th July the Heaton Park Tramway in Manchester operated for longer than usual in connection with the Festival of Model Tramways taking place at the nearby Manchester Museum of Transport. When Stuart … Continue reading →

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Manchester 173 – Your Country Needs You!

Posted on Friday 18 July 2014 by Gareth Prior

Manchester 173 – owned by the Manchester Transport Museum Society and a recent arrival at the Heaton Park Tramway – is to visit Morley, Leeds on Saturday 2nd August where it will be decorated as a recruiting tram to form … Continue reading →

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Up close and personal with Manchester 765

Posted on Saturday 12 July 2014 by Andrew Waddington

As part of our continued coverage to mark the centenary of Manchester 765, we take a close look at this popular tram with some interior views showing the car in all its glory. 765 has of course been a stalwart … Continue reading →

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Event Review: Manchester 765 – 100 Not Out!

Posted on Monday 7 July 2014 by Andrew Waddington

On Sunday 6th July, a very special event took place at Manchester’s Heaton Park Tramway to commemorate the centenary of Manchester 765. Having been the tram which led to the formation of the Manchester Transport Museum Society and the re-opening … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Heaton Park’s Lakeside depot opens!

Posted on Saturday 5 July 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Thursday 3rd July 2014 will go down in history as a landmark day for the Heaton Park Tramway, as it was on this day that the new Lakeside Depot was officially opened. Although trams have been stabled inside the new … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Manchester 765 prepares for the party!

Posted on Friday 4 July 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Sunday 6th July sees a major event take place at the Heaton Park Tramway to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Manchester 765 and also to welcome this tram back into service following workshop attention. Ahead of its starring role this … Continue reading →

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Heaton Park Tramway event preview: 765 – 100 Not Out!

Posted on Friday 20 June 2014 by Andrew Waddington

On Sunday 6th July, the Heaton Park Tramway will be hosting a very special event to celebrate Manchester 765‘s centenary year. Regular readers of this site will no doubt be aware that 765 has been under overhaul during the early … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Oldham 43 reaches the promised land

Posted on Tuesday 17 June 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Oldham 43 had a date with destiny – and a low loader – on Tuesday 17th June, when the unrestored tram body was finally delivered to a new permanent home at Manchester’s Heaton Park Tramway. This followed several months of … Continue reading →

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Oldham 43 prepares for its move day

Posted on Friday 13 June 2014 by Andrew Waddington

On the 17th June the streets of Oldham will see an Oldham corporation tramcar making its way along them for the first time in 80 years, when the remains of Oldham 43 make their way to a new home at … Continue reading →

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Projects progress at Heaton Park

Posted on Thursday 5 June 2014 by Andrew Waddington

It has been a while since we supplied an update on the overhaul work on both Hull 96 and Manchester 765 at the Heaton Park Tramway, so to rectify this, we now offer the latest details on the ongoing work … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Another big shunt – Heaton Park style

Posted on Friday 30 May 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Some unusual and fantastic scenes were created earlier this week at the Heaton Park Tramway’s new Lakeside terminus, when a large shunting opportunity created an impromptu photo opportunity featuring an incredible six trams! The movements saw several operational cars appear, … Continue reading →

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A fond farewell for Manchester Metrolink’s T68s

Posted on Wednesday 28 May 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Spring Bank Holiday Monday, 26th May was a milestone day in the history of Manchester’s public transport, and indeed the history of British trams in the general, as it marked the final operation of one of the original batch of … Continue reading →

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