Category Archives: Picture in Time

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: Blackpool Brush 625

Posted on Tuesday 7 August 2018 by Gareth Prior

Its another one of my early tram photos which features for Picture in Time today as we are once again in 1992.

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Picture in Time: London’s Last Tram Week

Posted on Saturday 4 August 2018 by Gareth Prior

We go back to July 1952 for today’s archive photo with a view of a tram in action during the Last Tram Week.

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Picture in Time: Manchester Light Rail demonstration

Posted on Tuesday 31 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

We are off to Manchester again for this edition of Picture in Time but instead of featuring one of the trams which have operated on Metrolink we go back a little further to 1987 when a key demonstration took place.

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Picture in Time: Seaton Tramway 19, Works 01 & 02

Posted on Saturday 28 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

Back to Devon for this instalment of Picture in Time as we take a look at the Seaton Tramway with a true original Devon tram the main feature.

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Picture in Time: South Yorkshire Supertram 15

Posted on Tuesday 24 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

As we continue our archival photographic series we are once again in South Yorkshire for a image taken towards the start of operations on Supertram.

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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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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink

Posted on Tuesday 17 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

Today Picture in Time is heading to South London for an image from a tram on test on Tramlink.

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Picture in Time: Great Orme Tramway

Posted on Saturday 14 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

Today we take a trip to North Wales for a couple of different than usual images from the Great Orme Tramway.

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Picture in Time: Docklands Light Railway 02+14

Posted on Tuesday 10 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

Our archive photo series continues today with a trip to London’s Docklands for a picture on the DLR in 2004.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Marton VAMBAC 11

Posted on Saturday 7 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

As our Picture in Time series from Blackpool takes a break for July we go back to more general traditional trams – with this edition featuring a tram from…Blackpooll! It’s a tram which has featured several times before in Picture … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Nottingham Express Transit 207

Posted on Tuesday 3 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

Today Picture in Time is back in Nottingham for an image taken on just the second day of public service.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool OMO 5

Posted on Saturday 30 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

Today we feature one of the very first photos I ever took of a tram back in 1992 – little did I know at the time that this would be the only photo I ever took of an OMO in … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Midland Metro 14

Posted on Tuesday 26 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

In this instalment of Picture in Time we take a look at Midland Metro with one of the original T69s in service.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Centenary 645

Posted on Saturday 23 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

Blackpool is again the location for our next instalment of Picture in Time as we go back to the year 2000 for a view of one of the many all over adverts carried on a Centenary Car.

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Picture in Time: Luas 4012 & 4013

Posted on Tuesday 19 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

Today Picture in Time is heading back over the Irish Sea to Dublin for a view of two trams from the Luas system.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Engineering Car 754 towing Balloon 718

Posted on Saturday 16 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

A few weeks ago we featured a tram breakdown in Blackpool and that is the theme of today’s Picture in Time today as well. This time we move forward to 2003 and a view of Balloon 718 being returned to … Continue reading →

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