Category Archives: Picture in Time

Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2542

Posted on Saturday 2 March 2019 by Gareth Prior

One of the features of the early days of the Croydon Tramlink system was the number of advertising liveries carried on the trams and we take a look at one of these today.

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Picture in Time: Seaton 16

Posted on Thursday 28 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

One of three trams at the Seaton Tramway which started off life as a “full size” tram (in this case 3’6” gauge) is no. 16. A former Bournemouth Corporation vehicle this is the tram that features in today’s Picture in … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Coronation 662

Posted on Tuesday 26 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

There is no doubt that one of the most popular classes of trams with enthusiasts in Blackpool is the Coronation Cars and we feature a long-gone member of that class today in our regular look back into the archives.

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2552

Posted on Saturday 23 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

Moving forward a bit this week with an image from Croydon dated shortly before the start of public services.

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Picture in Time: Seaton 12

Posted on Thursday 21 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

Heading back into the archives today we are in Devon for a look at probably the most rebuilt tram of the Seaton Tramway fleet – no. 12.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush 630

Posted on Tuesday 19 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

A very long-term advert is the feature of Picture in Time today as we take a look at the first of two designs for Karting 2000 on Blackpool Brush 630.

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2545

Posted on Saturday 16 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

The southernmost modern tram system in the UK is that which serves South London, now known as London Tramlink when it first start services it was more location specific as Croydon Tramlink. Over the next few weeks we will be … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Glasgow Coronation

Posted on Thursday 14 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

Today we conclude our images from November 1962 in Glasgow with one of the last runs of a tram on the city’s tramways.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 710

Posted on Tuesday 12 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

Can you remember the time when Blackpool Balloon 710 was included as part of the Fleetwood Transport Festival parade? The year was 2011 and with the tram acquired by the Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust it was transported through the town … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Glasgow 1195

Posted on Thursday 7 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

The second of three trams to be captured on camera just before scrapping in Glasgow in November 1962 is the feature of Picture in Time today.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Centenary 641

Posted on Tuesday 5 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

From the first Jubilee last week to the first Centenary Car this week as we continue our archive photo series with another image taken in Blackpool.

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Picture in Time: Tyne & Wear Metro 4033

Posted on Saturday 2 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

From last week’s image looking at the outside of South Gosforth Depot this week we head inside the building for an image taken during the 30th Anniversary Open Day.

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Picture in Time: Glasgow 1198

Posted on Thursday 31 January 2019 by Gareth Prior

We head back into the archives today with the first of three photos taken around Glasgow’s Coplawhill Works in 1962 just as the final trams were being prepared ready for scrapping.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Jubilee 761 & Balloon 707

Posted on Tuesday 29 January 2019 by Gareth Prior

After a couple of weeks of “sorry we don’t know what the trams are” we are back to being able to identify the trams in this weeks Blackpool Picture in Time image. They are Jubilee 761 and Balloon 707.

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Picture in Time: Leeds 602

Posted on Thursday 24 January 2019 by Gareth Prior

A very popular tram – part of the static collection at Crich nowadays of course – with enthusiasts is Leeds 602 and that is the tram which features in today’s look into the photographic archives.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon

Posted on Tuesday 22 January 2019 by Gareth Prior

We stay in Fleetwood for this week’s offering from the Blackpool Tramway archives as we have another photo of a tram which we can’t quite identify!

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Picture in Time: Tyne & Wear Metro 4038

Posted on Saturday 19 January 2019 by Gareth Prior

Staying in the northeast for the second week of our look back at the Tyne and Wear Metro we find snow on the ground as we feature another of the original 1980s trains in action.

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Picture in Time: Paisley 68 & Newcastle 102

Posted on Thursday 17 January 2019 by Gareth Prior

Open top trams are always popular – no matter whether you are by the seaside or alongside a quarry in the Derbyshire countryside! In this edition of Picture in Time we feature two of Crich’s examples of open toppers; neither … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Fleetwood Ferry

Posted on Tuesday 15 January 2019 by Gareth Prior

The number of photos taken on Fleetwood Esplanade of trams either at the old Fleetwood Ferry loading stops or just passing by on their way back to Blackpool is probably in the millions by now and today that is the … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Tyne & Wear Metro 4026

Posted on Saturday 12 January 2019 by Gareth Prior

Not previously featured in this series is the Tyne and Wear Metro until today that is! For the next few weeks we will be looking at some archive images from the Metro which has been serving the area since 1980.

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