Category Archives: Event Reviews

What’s New on British Trams Online? 14th October 2023

Posted on Saturday 14 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

This week we head to Blackpool for a set of photos taken of the heritage trams in action during September including the last Enhanced Weekend of 2023:

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 8th October 2023

Posted on Sunday 8 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

This week photos come from Crich Tramway Village’s Tram Weekend which took place in September:

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In Pictures: Heaton Park Tramway End of Season Gala

Posted on Friday 6 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

Having started their season at the end of March with an event seeing Blackpool 619 officially relaunched into service, Sunday 1st October saw Manchester’s Heaton Park Tramway mark the end of the season with another special event. Unsurprisingly, it was … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Final Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours Enhanced Weekend of 2023

Posted on Thursday 28 September 2023 by Gareth Prior

The weekend of Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th September saw the final Enhanced Weekend of “hop-on, hop-off” tours for Blackpool’s heritage trams this year. The service offered has gradually evolved during 2023 with the standard pattern now seeing five heritage … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Crich celebrates anniversaries and looks ahead at Tram Weekend

Posted on Thursday 21 September 2023 by Gareth Prior

Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th September saw the Crich Tramway Village pull out all the stops again with their annual enthusiasts event, which for 2023 was extended to two days and became Tram Weekend instead of Tram Day. The event … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Manx Electric Railway celebrates 130 years of operation

Posted on Wednesday 13 September 2023 by Gareth Prior

On 7th September 1893 the Manx Electric Railway (or Douglas and Laxey Coast Electric Tramway as it was then) ran its first public services between Derby Castle in Douglas to Groudle. As we know over the years this line was … Continue reading →

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Isle of Man Diary – 27th to 30th July 2023

Posted on Sunday 20 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

Carrying on from last week David Mee takes us through what was happening at the latter end of the Transport Festival between 27th and 30th July 2023.

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Isle of Man Diary – 20th to 26th July 2023

Posted on Sunday 13 August 2023 by Gareth Prior

With 2023 being promoted as the Year of the Railway on the Isle of Man thanks to two significant anniversaries – 130 years of operation for the Manx Electric Railway and the 150th anniversary of the Isle of Man Steam … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Blackpool Heritage Trams over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend

Posted on Monday 8 May 2023 by Gareth Prior

The May Day Bank Holiday weekend (29th April to 1st May) saw the second Enhanced Weekend of 2023 for Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours, this one coinciding with the Fylde Tramway Society’s annual convention. With a revised timetable in operation over … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Balloon 713 returns to service at Blackpool’s first enhanced weekend of 2023

Posted on Thursday 23 February 2023 by Gareth Prior

The weekend of 18th and 19th February saw the first newly christened “Enhanced Weekend” from Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours. What was once known as a “Gold Weekend” saw a timetabled six tram service run on both days from 1000 to … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Balloon 715 says goodbye as Blackpool celebrates 137 years of operation

Posted on Tuesday 27 September 2022 by Gareth Prior

The farewell public runs of the Fylde Transport Trust’s Balloon 715 was one of the highlights of the latest special event in Blackpool as 137 years of the tramway was celebrated on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th September. In total … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Tram Day ay the Crich Tramway Village

Posted on Tuesday 20 September 2022 by Gareth Prior

It may have gone under a number of different names over the years but Tram Day, which took place at the Crich Tramway Village on Saturday 17th September, is still undoubtedly the main enthusiasts type event to be held at … Continue reading →

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Event Diary: Manx Summer Transport Festival 2022

Posted on Sunday 4 September 2022 by admin

Taking place between 27th and 31st July, the Manx Summer Transport Festival had the usual mix of parallel runs, shed tours, intesive services and special tours. In this diary of the event, David Mee tells us what happened on the … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Heaton Park Tramway have a Tramtastic day

Posted on Monday 4 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

Four trams in service and stored trams on display were amongst the highlights of the Heaton Park Tramway’s Tramtastic event which took place over the weekend of Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd July. Although a two day event this report … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Rush Hour on the Railways – Isle of Man Easter 2022

Posted on Friday 22 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

Having had to take a break since 2019 due to global events the long Easter weekend saw the triumphant return of the Isle of Man’s Rush Hour on the Railways. As with all transport events on the Isle of Man … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Heaton Park Tramway celebrates 40 years (and a bit more!)

Posted on Thursday 7 April 2022 by Gareth Prior

The pandemic has meant many things have been put on hold, and that has included celebrations of many types. Manchester’s Heaton Park Tramway had originally been due to celebrate their 40th anniversary at the end of March 2020 but just … Continue reading →

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Event Review: Blackpool Tramway Anniversary Weekend

Posted on Sunday 10 October 2021 by Gareth Prior

Over the weekend of Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th September all eyes were on the Blackpool Tramway with a weekend of events to celebrate the anniversary of the opening of the tramway with it celebrating 136 years of operation in … Continue reading →

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Workshop takes centre stage at Crich’s Tram Day

Posted on Wednesday 22 September 2021 by Gareth Prior

It was the return of the main enthusiast event of the year at the Crich Tramway Village on Saturday 18th September with a one day spectacular to showcase the operational fleet and for some rare photographic opportunities. During this year’s … Continue reading →

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In Review: Blackpool Tramway celebrates 135 years

Posted on Saturday 3 October 2020 by Gareth Prior

2020 is the 135th anniversary of the opening of the Blackpool Tramway and the last weekend in September was due to be a big celebration of the tramway to mark the occasion with the familiar September Spectacular event due to … Continue reading →

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What did we learn from Seaton Tramway’s Tramathon?

Posted on Monday 15 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

Over the week of 8th June 2020, the Seaton Tramway had a week of remote events to not only entertain us but also to help raise funds to secure the future of the Tramway, with their main stream of money … Continue reading →

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