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In Pictures: Trams joined by buses at Beamish’s Festival of Transport

This is in effect an extended edition of “Trams &” as we head to Beamish to see a few shots of trams along with buses. These were all taken during the recent Festival of Transport (24th May to 1st June) … Continue reading

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Lucie arrives at Beamish!

Lucie – the steam tram engine which started off life in Belgium and has now been restored to operational condition at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway – has arrived at Beamish for a short (and not previously announced) loan period. … Continue reading

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 1st June 2025

This week photos come from Beamish in early May 2025:

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They’ve Run in 2025!

For the first time this year we bring you a round-up of which heritage trams have operated across the British Isles, which includes the three lines on the Isle of Man. The idea behind this list is to give an … Continue reading

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In Pictures: Upgrades to Beamish’s tram depot

In one of our recent updates from Beamish we featured a photo showing how the tram depot was off limits to allow some work to take place. This is all part of the general upgrade of the depot facilities to … Continue reading

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In Pictures: More from Beamish as trams return to service

As we reported earlier this month, trams are now running again at Beamish following the conclusion of the trackworks in the 1900s Town (alongside other infrastructure works on the overhead). Wednesday 2nd April was the first day back for the … Continue reading

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In Pictures: Trams running at Beamish again!

After what may have felt like a long (almost) three months the good news to report from Beamish is that trams are running around the museum once again! Operations resumed from Wednesday 2nd April 2025 with the track relay on … Continue reading

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In Pictures: Update from Beamish

As we’ve reported regularly on these pages, there have been no trams running at Beamish since early January to allow for major trackwork to take place. The bulk of the work has been undertaken by external contractors on the curve … Continue reading

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Trams &: Oporto 196 & bus

Another “Trams &” features Beamish as it’s a tram and a bus once more.

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In Pictures: Trams see the light of day at Beamish

Our recent articles from Beamish have all been concentrating on the trackworks which have been taking place over the past few months with the trams not getting much of a look in, hardly surprising when they’ve not been able to … Continue reading

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In Pictures: Beamish trackworks continue

With the tramway at Beamish have been closed since the start of January this has allowed a concerted effort to be made on various maintenance jobs to take place. This has included some major rail replacement works at the east … Continue reading

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Beamish announce details of Festival of Transport 2025

There will be a change of transport special events for 2025 at Beamish with the traditional Steam Fair replaced by a nine day Festival of Transport. This new event will take place at the end of May and start of … Continue reading

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In Pictures: Trackwork continues at Beamish

The major investment in the infrastructure at Beamish, which has seen no trams run since the start of 2025, is continuing with good progress being made on the track replacement work at the east end of the 1900s town (the … Continue reading

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Trams &: Blackpool 31 & bus

We have another edition of “Trams &” for you as we feature a picture from Beamish.

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In Pictures: Trackwork continues at Beamish

As we’ve reported on several occasions recently, if you head along to Beamish at the moment you won’t have the opportunity to ride on a tram. The tramway will be closed for the next few months to allow important maintenance … Continue reading

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They Ran in 2024

In January of each year we normally bring you a round-up of exactly which heritage trams ran during the previous year, and whilst our last review in October turned out to be the complete list as nothing else was used … Continue reading

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In Pictures: Winter trackwork starts at Beamish

The Beamish Tramway is now closed for an extended period over the winter to allow infrastructure works to take place as well as maintenance on the fleet of trams which operate the service. Not long after the last trams ran … Continue reading

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Out and About: Beamish Tramway – November 2024

We take another trip to the Beamish Tramway here as we see an open topper in action during November 2024 for this latest “Out and About”.

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In Pictures: Trams get set to take a rest at Beamish

As we reported last month, the tramway at Beamish is set to take a break for the first few months of 2025 to allow maintenance – of both the infrastructure and tramcars – to take place. But before they take … Continue reading

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Trams &: Sheffield 264, Sunderland 16 & bus

Its another of our regular locations that we visit for this edition of “Trams &”.

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