Category Archives: Picture in Time

Picture in Time: Blackpool Ex-Towing Railcoach 679

Posted on Wednesday 9 December 2015 by Gareth Prior

It’s another visit to Blackpool for the latest tram to feature as part of the Picture in Time series with an image of Blackpool Ex-Towing Railcoach 679 in 1993.

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1017

Posted on Sunday 6 December 2015 by Gareth Prior

Manchester Metrolink T68 1017 is the latest tram to feature in our Picture in Time series as we take a look at the tram in 1992 at Altrincham.

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Picture in Time: Sheffield 287 & 530

Posted on Wednesday 2 December 2015 by Gareth Prior

The latest image in the “Picture in Time” series goes back into the black and white era of 1958 as we visit the original tram system in Sheffield for an image in the city centre at a location where you … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Midland Metro 04 & 08

Posted on Sunday 29 November 2015 by Gareth Prior

Its another unrepeatable scene for today’s Picture in Time images as we head to the West Midlands for a view of two T69s at Wolverhampton St George’s.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush 625

Posted on Wednesday 25 November 2015 by Gareth Prior

After a week’s break (sorry!) we are back with our archive series “Picture in Time” and head to Blackpool for a couple of photos of Blackpool Brush 625 in 1993.

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2550

Posted on Sunday 15 November 2015 by Gareth Prior

Over the years several of trams in operation on Croydon (now London) Tramlink have broken free of corporate colours to receive advertising liveries. In today’s “Picture in Time” we feature one of the earlier advertising liveries as carried on 2550 … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Open Top Balloon 706 – Princess Alice

Posted on Saturday 14 November 2015 by Gareth Prior

As Princess Alice ran her last planned passenger journeys before withdrawal last weekend there seems no better tram to feature in Picture in Time than the popular open topper. Since conversion back to open top status in time for the … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Manx Electric Railway 1 and Snaefell Mountain Railway 1

Posted on Tuesday 10 November 2015 by Gareth Prior

A trip to the Isle of Man beckons for our latest instalment of Picture in Time as we catch up with the original trams of both the Manx Electric Railway and the Snaefell Mountain Railway at Laxey.

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1016

Posted on Sunday 8 November 2015 by Gareth Prior

The latest edition of Picture in Time heads back to Manchester as we take a look at Metrolink’s T68 1016 during the first year of its operation – 1992.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Illumination Tours

Posted on Friday 6 November 2015 by Gareth Prior

Over the past couple of months we have been taking a look at the Illuminated trams of the Blackpool Tramway over the past 45 years or so and now to round this off we feature some other trams on Illumination … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Glasgow 1282

Posted on Tuesday 3 November 2015 by Gareth Prior

Crich is the location again for our latest Picture in Time image with the main focus of our attention between Glasgow 1282. It was 1993 when this photo was taken and the scene around the tram is probably as interesting … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Nottingham Express Transit 203

Posted on Sunday 1 November 2015 by Gareth Prior

For the first time in our Picture in Time series we are off to the East Midlands’ only operating light rail system – Nottingham Express Transit. We are in Nottingham for the second day of public operation – 10th March … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Illuminated Frigate 736

Posted on Friday 30 October 2015 by Gareth Prior

You probably didn’t need to be a rocket scientist to work out which tram we were going to feature in this week’s Blackpool based Picture in Time as we conclude our look at the main Illuminated feature cars with a … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Seaton 12

Posted on Tuesday 27 October 2015 by Gareth Prior

Picture in Time heads south today for a visit to Eastbourne in 1968 where we see the tram we now know as Seaton no. 12 but in those days was probably actually Eastbourne or just plain old Modern Electric Tramway … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Stagecoach Supertram 106

Posted on Sunday 25 October 2015 by Gareth Prior

As Stagecoach Supertram are throwing open the doors to their depot today where better can we go for the latest Picture in Time image than Sheffield and a view of one of the many advertising liveries carried on one of … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Illuminated Western Train 733+734

Posted on Friday 23 October 2015 by Gareth Prior

We have another of the Illuminated feature car fleet from Blackpool as the latest star of Picture in Time. This time it is probably the most iconic of all the feature cars – the Western Train 733+734 which is seen … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Glasgow 1100

Posted on Tuesday 20 October 2015 by Gareth Prior

A tram which hasn’t run in service since 1976 and has been stored out of public view for almost 10 years is today’s Picture in Time image – Glasgow 1100, part of the national collection.

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1015

Posted on Sunday 18 October 2015 by Gareth Prior

The fifteenth of the T68s to be built for Manchester Metrolink is the latest tram to feature in our Picture in Time series. We take a brief look at the history of 1015 accompanied with an image from August 1992.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Illuminated Rocket 732

Posted on Friday 16 October 2015 by Gareth Prior

We are heading back into the depths of Rigby Road Depot for today’s Picture in Time image as we continue our review of the illuminated tram fleet. The tram which caught the eye of our photographer today is the iconic … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Snaefell Mountain Railway 1 & 2

Posted on Tuesday 13 October 2015 by Gareth Prior

We are back across the Irish Sea on the Isle of Man for today’s Picture in Time image as we head to Laxey for an image of two of the trams used on the Snaefell Mountain Railway back in 1992.

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