Category Archives: Summerlee Museum Tramway

Picture in Time: Oporto 150

Posted on Saturday 11 August 2018 by Gareth Prior

Continuing our look at trams from the early days of Summerlee before more local trams were restored for service. This time we take a look at Oporto 150.

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Picture in Time: Brussels 9062

Posted on Saturday 21 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

2018 marks the 30th anniversary of Scotland’s first – and still only – heritage tramway at Summerlee and in this instalment of Picture in Time we go back to beginning to see what the operation was like in those early … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Glasgow 1245 restoration update

Posted on Sunday 17 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

Glasgow Coronation Car 1245 is still the major focus of attention for the Summerlee Transport Group at the Museum of Scottish Industrial Life with a good amount of progress having been made on the restoration of the tram since we … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Glasgow 1245 restoration continues at Summerlee

Posted on Thursday 16 November 2017 by Gareth Prior

Another low-key tram restoration currently underway can be found at Summerlee where members of the Summerlee Transport Group are heavily involved in returning Glasgow Coronation Car 1245 to the rails. Last time we reported on the tram’s restoration we saw … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Glasgow 1017

Posted on Tuesday 17 October 2017 by Gareth Prior

Continuing with the Glasgow theme of last week’s Picture in Time today we feature a tram from that system which has remained north of the border – Glasgow 1017.

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 13 August 2017 by Gareth Prior

More photos for you to enjoy this week…

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Two becomes one

Posted on Friday 16 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

Glasgow 1245 is once again a double deck tram with the top decks of the tram recently reunited in another major milestone in the tram’s restoration. Work on 1245 has stalled over the past year as a result of the … Continue reading →

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Glasgow 1017 returns to service

Posted on Wednesday 30 November 2016 by Gareth Prior

Late in 2015 one of the stalwarts of the tram fleet at the Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, Glasgow 1017, had to be withdrawn from service with a fractured axle box leaving Dusseldorf 392 to provide the majority of … Continue reading →

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 21 February 2016 by Gareth Prior

We have a couple more Photo Galleries for you this week in our latest main site update:

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Wanted: a Brill 21E axle box for Glasgow 1017. Can you help Summerlee?

Posted on Friday 4 September 2015 by Gareth Prior

The casting on the original axle box on Glasgow 1017 at the Summerlee Heritage Museum has recently cracked and a new casting has proven difficult to source. Can anyone help Summerlee to source a new Brill 21E axle box? If … Continue reading →

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 26 July 2015 by Gareth Prior

This week we bring you three more Photo Galleries as we conclude our Scottish tram trilogy and also take in some photos from Crich as well:

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Glasgow 1245 restoration continues

Posted on Thursday 26 March 2015 by Gareth Prior

The restoration of Glasgow 1245 – a 1937 built Coronation car and reputed to be the last tram in Glasgow – is continuing at Summerlee with recent progress seeing the completion of the restoration of the tram’s motors.

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Picture in Time: STIB Brussels 9062

Posted on Tuesday 10 March 2015 by Gareth Prior

Although this series will primarily be featuring UK trams we will also from time to time be featuring trams from across the world which have been in the UK and today’s images show STIB Brussels 9062 which ran from the … Continue reading →

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Tram restorations progress in the North

Posted on Wednesday 22 January 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Projects to return two historic trams to fully operational condition in different working museums in the north are currently making good progress, with Sheffield 264 and Glasgow 1245 in the early stages of being rebuilt at Beamish and Summerlee respectively. … Continue reading →

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Christmas trimmings for preserved trams

Posted on Saturday 14 December 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Whilst some of the UK’s museum tramways are now closed for winter, those which remain open for business are now looking ahead to the Christmas festivities. Trams at Beamish, Birkenhead and Summerlee have all received appropriate decorations to celebrate the … Continue reading →

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50th Anniversary since the last Glasgow tram – it’s not all about Crich!

Posted on Tuesday 4 September 2012 by Gareth Prior

On 4th September 1962 it was the end of an era in Glasgow when the final tram route ran for the last time bringing to an end 90 years of tramway operation in Scotland’s second city. With this year being … Continue reading →

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Horse tram joins the Beamish Museum fleet!

Posted on Tuesday 21 August 2012 by Andrew Waddington

Beamish, the Living Museum of the North has announced a rather unexpected but very welcome surprise in the shape of a new addition to its collection of vintage trams. The vehicle in question is a former Leamington & Warwick horse … Continue reading →

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Glasgow 1245 restoration commences

Posted on Saturday 9 June 2012 by Gareth Prior

A tramway we don’t often feature on British Trams Online is the heritage line at Summerlee but this week we can bring you news that the restoration of Glasgow 1245 has now commenced with the body being raised and the … Continue reading →

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