Category Archives: Picture in Time

Picture in Time: Dublin Luas Citadis 301

Posted on Wednesday 29 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

For the last time in this small batch of photos “Picture in Time” is off to Dublin’s Luas system for this edition.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 700

Posted on Monday 27 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

We are back with another archive photo from Blackpool as “Picture in Time” continues. This time we are heading to back to 1970 for a view of prototype 700.

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Picture in Time: Swansea and Mumbles 2

Posted on Friday 24 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

Whilst the other trams at the Middleton Railway which ended up being scrapped were sad, probably the biggest loss is the feature of this last of our trilogy of photos Swansea and Mumbles 2 – the last surviving complete Swansea … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Dublin Luas Citadis 301

Posted on Wednesday 22 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

We are again off across the Irish Sea to Dublin for another look into the archives of Luas.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush 627 & Balloon 715

Posted on Monday 20 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Picture in Time” we are heading to Manchester Square in Blackpool where we see two trams passing during 2001.

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Friday 17 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

Just to keep you all on your toes its an early main site update this week with a couple of Photo Galleries added:

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Picture in Time: Leeds 160

Posted on Friday 17 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

We continue our look at trams which found their way to the Middleton Railway in Leeds this week with a photo of Leeds 160 this week.

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Picture in Time: Dublin Luas 3025

Posted on Wednesday 15 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

Another view from Dublin for today’s “Picture in Time”.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush 631

Posted on Monday 13 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

This time our Blackpool “Picture in Time” image comes from the first year of millennium (or last of the previous one I guess, depending on your point of view!) as we take a look at Brush Car 631.

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Sunday 12 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

This week we both look into the archives and head overseas for the latest photographic offerings:

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Picture in Time: Leeds 517

Posted on Friday 10 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

It is probably tramway preservations biggest failure – the aborted preservation scheme at Leeds’ Middleton Railway. Over the next three weeks we take a look at some of the trams which were stored on site but ended up being scrapped … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Luas 3020 & 3025

Posted on Wednesday 8 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

We head back to Dublin for this latest edition of “Picture in Time”.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Boat 606 & 600

Posted on Monday 6 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

We are going back to warm, sunny days on Blackpool Prom for today’s “Picture in Time” as we feature a double dose of Boat Cars in action.

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Picture in Time: Bradford 104

Posted on Friday 3 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

Well before Blackpool started heritage tram operation there was a short length of track in Bradford used for special outings by surviving Bradford tramcar 104 and in this edition of “Picture in Time” we are heading back over 60 years … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Luas 3017

Posted on Wednesday 1 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

The next batch of modern tram “Picture in Time” images come from Dublin and the Luas system.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Centenary 641 & 647

Posted on Monday 29 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

We take another trip to Blackpool for today’s dip into the archives and the year is 1998 for an image of two Centenary Cars in operation.

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Sunday 28 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

This week we are back into the archives as we head back to 2006 and Stagecoach Supertram:

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Picture in Time: Paisley 68

Posted on Friday 26 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

One final shot from the Glasgow Garden Festival as we feature another tram which was back on home territory – Paisley 68.

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1011

Posted on Wednesday 24 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

Today is our final look at an archive image from Manchester Metrolink for this latest batch of “Picture in Time” and its 1011 seen on the first day of services to Piccadilly.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Coronation 660

Posted on Monday 22 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

Today its time to head to Blackpool again for a look into the archives with Coronation 660 featuring this time around.

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