Category Archives: Picture in Time

What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Sunday 25 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

We are again popping into the archives for our latest set of photos – this time from the 2009 Wirral Bus and Tram Show:

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Picture in Time: Leeds 165

Posted on Friday 23 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

For the next few editions of the traditional tram “Picture in Time” we take a trip to Leeds for some fascinating images taken as the days of the tramway were coming to an end in November 1959.

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Picture in Time: Docklands Light Railway 13+41

Posted on Wednesday 21 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

Today we are heading off to the Docklands Light Railway for another archive image.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 707

Posted on Monday 19 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

We’re off to Blackpool in 2007 again for this archive image as “Picture in Time” continues.

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Friday 16 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

Slightly earlier than usual this week as we head back into the archives for some views of Midland Metro 15 years ago:

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Picture in Time: Glasgow 1245 & London Transport 1858

Posted on Friday 16 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

This week we bring to an end our brief look at the early days of the East Anglia Transport Museum and the arrival of trams with Glasgow 1245 now in position.

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Picture in Time: Docklands Light Railway 02+03

Posted on Wednesday 14 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

The modern trams edition of “Picture in Time” this time moves on to the Docklands Light Railway as we head back to look as some archive images from this network.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 700

Posted on Monday 12 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

The next few weeks of our Blackpool themed “Picture in Time” series heads back to 2007 to take  a look at a few of the trams in service at that time with some well-loved and some less well-loved(!) liveries. We … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Glasgow 1245 & Oporto Horse Car

Posted on Friday 9 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

Back to the East Anglia Transport Museum for this latest edition of “Picture in Time”, well not strictly but its linked to the story we are telling of the early tram days at the museum.

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Picture in Time: Nottingham Express Transit 213

Posted on Wednesday 7 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

It is time to head back to Nottingham for one last time in this batch of modern tram “Picture in Time” images as we take a look at one of the early advertising liveries carried on the trams.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Twin Car 675+685

Posted on Monday 5 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Picture in Time” it gives us another chance to see one of the Metro Coastlines liveried Twin Cars in action on the Blackpool Tramway.

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Picture in Time: Nottingham Express Transit 212

Posted on Wednesday 30 September 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this instalment of “Picture in Time” we again take a look at one of the Bombardier Incentro trams towards the beginning of their operating careers.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Twin Car 673+683

Posted on Monday 28 September 2020 by Gareth Prior

We head back to Blackpool once more today for another view of one of the Metro Coastlines liveried Twin Cars.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Twin Car 672+682

Posted on Monday 21 September 2020 by Gareth Prior

Today we take another look at a Metro Coastlines livery style carried on a Blackpool Tram in the early 2000s.

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Picture in Time: East Anglia Transport Museum tracklaying

Posted on Friday 18 September 2020 by Gareth Prior

We continue our look at some archive images from the East Anglia Transport Museum today as we go back to the very early days of the museum with preparations underway for the arrival of another tram.

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Picture in Time: Nottingham Express Transit 210

Posted on Wednesday 16 September 2020 by Gareth Prior

As we continue our look at some archive images from Nottingham Express Transit, this week we reach the tenth of the 15 strong Incentro trams – 210.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 710

Posted on Monday 14 September 2020 by Gareth Prior

For the next few weeks of archive Blackpool tram images we are a bit more up-to-date as we take a look at the Metro Coastlines years.

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Sunday 13 September 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its another double helping of photos this week as we head to the West Midlands Metro in September 2020 and the Heaton Park Tramway in November 2008:

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Standard 159

Posted on Friday 11 September 2020 by Gareth Prior

And onwards we go as “Picture in Time” moves down to the East Anglia Transport Museum in Carlton Colville for the next few weeks. The subject of this edition is Blackpool Standard 159.

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Picture in Time: Nottingham Express Transit 209

Posted on Wednesday 9 September 2020 by Gareth Prior

Our modern tram version of “Picture in Time” this week moves across the Midlands from West to East as we head to Nottingham.

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