Category Archives: Picture in Time

Picture in Time: Blackpool Marton VAMBAC 11

Posted on Thursday 5 September 2019 by Gareth Prior

Hopefully you haven’t had too much of looking at Blackpool Marton VAMBAC 11 over the past couple of weeks as the final part of our trilogy is featured today as we take another look at the tram whilst in operation … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Hovertram 735

Posted on Tuesday 3 September 2019 by Gareth Prior

Sticking with the illuminated tram theme for this week as we take a look at another of the 1960s feature cars. This time around it is the Hovertram, one of thosenow back at Rigby Road but stored.

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Picture in Time: Nottingham Express Transit 208

Posted on Saturday 31 August 2019 by Gareth Prior

Another image coming from Nottingham for this week’s modern tram edition of Picture in Time.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Marton VAMBAC 11 & Blackpool Standard 159

Posted on Thursday 29 August 2019 by Gareth Prior

Not only do we stay at the East Anglia Transport Museum this week but we also feature the same tram as we saw last week, although this time it is joined by a fellow Blackpool tram. The two trams in … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Belle 731 and Warship 736

Posted on Tuesday 27 August 2019 by Gareth Prior

This week as we return to Blackpool for some another archive image we are in the 1970s for a view of two stabled illuminated trams.

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Picture in Time: Nottingham Express Transit 207

Posted on Saturday 24 August 2019 by Gareth Prior

We continue our look at some of the trams of Nottingham Express Transit this week with another view taken on day two of the network.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Marton VAMBAC 11

Posted on Thursday 22 August 2019 by Gareth Prior

We featured a non-Blackpool tram in Blackpool for our Blackpool edition of Picture in Time this week and for our traditional tram series we feature a Blackpool tram not in Blackpool! This tram is Blackpool Marton VAMBAC 11, a tram … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Edinburgh 35

Posted on Tuesday 20 August 2019 by Gareth Prior

At first glance this week you would think we had made a mistake in featuring Edinburgh 35 as our Blackpool archive image but of course this tram spent a period on the Fylde Coast in the mid-1980s and as such … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Nottingham Express Transit 204

Posted on Saturday 17 August 2019 by Gareth Prior

Again this week are in Nottingham for a look at a tram operating on the Nottingham Express Transit system.

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Picture in Time: Seaton Tramway 4

Posted on Thursday 15 August 2019 by Gareth Prior

Another image taken in 1980 at the Seaton Tramway features in this edition of Picture in Time.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Centenary 645

Posted on Tuesday 13 August 2019 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of Picture in Time we again travel to Blackpool and this time feature one of the one person operated Centenary Cars.

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Picture in Time: Nottingham Express Transit 202

Posted on Saturday 10 August 2019 by Gareth Prior

Its time for a change of location again in our modern tram Picture in Time series and that location is Nottingham for a selection of views taken on the Nottingham Express Transit system.

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Picture in Time: Unrestored trams at Seaton

Posted on Thursday 8 August 2019 by Gareth Prior

Following on from last week’s image of Seaton Tramway 14 under restoration this week we take a look at some unrestored tram bodies outside the depot.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 711

Posted on Tuesday 6 August 2019 by Gareth Prior

We head back to 2007 again this week for the latest Blackpool edition of Picture in Time and we feature one of the many all over adverts carried on a Balloon Car over the years.

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Picture in Time: Midland Metro 01

Posted on Saturday 3 August 2019 by Gareth Prior

This week our modern tram archive image comes from the early days of Midland Metro – just a little over four months since the line had opened to the public.

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Picture in Time: Seaton Tramway 14

Posted on Thursday 1 August 2019 by Gareth Prior

We are again in Devon for this edition of Picture in Time as we feature an image of one of the converted standard gauge trams – no. 14 in the Seaton fleet.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush 623

Posted on Tuesday 30 July 2019 by Gareth Prior

For the third week in a row we feature a tram in the Wartime Green and Cream livery although this time around the tram can be seen in the same colours today. That trams is Blackpool Brush 623.

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Picture in Time: Midland Metro 11

Posted on Saturday 27 July 2019 by Gareth Prior

The year is 2014 and the system is Midland Metro as we take a look at special liveried 11 in action.

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Picture in Time: Seaton Tramway 17 & 7

Posted on Thursday 25 July 2019 by Gareth Prior

We have a double helping of trams and a double helping of photos for you in this edition of Picture in Time as we take a look at two trams – one of which looks very different now and the … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 700

Posted on Tuesday 23 July 2019 by Gareth Prior

We feature a tram in today’s Blackpool edition of Picture in Time in a much remembered condition – the wartime Green and Cream liveried Balloon 700.

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