Category Archives: Event Reviews

Farewell to Fleetwood November 2009

Posted on Sunday 22 November 2009 by Gareth Prior

The stretch of the Blackpool and Fleetwood Tramway between Ash Street and Fleetwood Ferry closed at the end of service on Sunday 8th November for a start to be made on upgrade work for the new Supertram system, due to … Continue reading →

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Wirral Bus and Tram Show 2009

Posted on Sunday 11 October 2009 by Gareth Prior

The annual Wirral Bus and Tram Show took place in Birkenhead on Sunday 4th October. As well as many buses on display an intensive tram service is operated on the Birkenhead Heritage Tramway. British Trams Online Webmaster Gareth Prior reports … Continue reading →

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So Long Starr Gate! The Last Day of Trams before the Upgrade

Posted on Sunday 20 September 2009 by Gareth Prior

The section of the Blackpool and Fleetwood Tramway between Pleasure Beach and Starr Gate was shut to trams from the end of service on Sunday 6th September to enable work to commence on upgrading the track and to build the … Continue reading →

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MOSI Transport Festival August 2009

Posted on Sunday 16 August 2009 by Andrew Waddington

Between 8th and 16th August 2009, a special transport exhibition was staged at Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry, featuring two very special visiting tramcars. The event was split into two segments, with the first six days being devoted to … Continue reading →

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Stockport 5 Tour July 2009

Posted on Sunday 2 August 2009 by Andrew Waddington

On Saturday 18th July, the owners of Stockport 5 held a full system tour along the Blackpool tramway using their tramcar. As followers of the Blackpool tramway scene will doubtless be aware, Stockport 5 is a very elusive tram which … Continue reading →

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Totally Transport Weekend June 2009

Posted on Sunday 12 July 2009 by Gareth Prior

The fifth annual Totally Transport event took place in Blackpool on Sunday 28th June 2009. For the tram enthusiast the main highlights of the day are the heritage tram service between North Pier/Tower and Starr Gate and in addition there … Continue reading →

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Crich Enthusiasts Tram Event July 2009

Posted on Sunday 12 July 2009 by Gareth Prior

Its been all change at the Crich Tramway Village for the special events aimed at enthusiasts in 2009 with the merger of Tramathon and Enthusiasts Day to make the imaginatively titled Enthusiasts Tram Event. The event took place on 5th … Continue reading →

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Manchester L53 at Beamish May 2009 – The View from the Front Platform

Posted on Sunday 14 June 2009 by admin

Geoff Senior – from the Manchester Transport Museum Society – gives an alternative look at the events of the “Power from the Past” event at Beamish, and particularly the operation of Manchester Eades Reversible Horse Tramcar L53.

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Manchester L53 at Beamish May 2009

Posted on Sunday 14 June 2009 by Andrew Waddington

On 28th to 31st May inclusive, Beamish Museum staged a new event entitled ‘Power From the Past’. The idea of this event was to show machinery that existed during the time periods that Beamish represents (1825 and 1913), and most … Continue reading →

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Crich50 – Official Day

Posted on Sunday 31 May 2009 by Andrew Waddington

The first of the events to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Tramway Museum Society’s site at Crich in Derbyshire, which was of course to become the National Tramway Museum, took place on Wednesday 20th May 2008. … Continue reading →

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Crich50 – Crich Parish Residents Day

Posted on Sunday 31 May 2009 by Gareth Prior

The second of the events to celebrate Crich50 was held on Saturday 23rd May and was Crich Parish Residents’ Day. British Trams Online Webmaster Gareth Prior was present for part of the day and what follows now is a small … Continue reading →

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Crich50 – Tramway Museum Society Members’ Day

Posted on Sunday 31 May 2009 by Gareth Prior

The final – and the one everyone had been waiting for – event of the Crich50 celebrations was held on Sunday 24th May and was the Tramway Museum Society Members’ Day (although anyone could go to the Museum!) The publicity … Continue reading →

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Crich50 – The Workshop View

Posted on Sunday 31 May 2009 by admin

As a bonus to the normal article on the events of the Sunday of the Crich50 celebrations we now present an article from Jack Gordon. Jack, as well as being the editor of Tramways Monthly, was volunteering in the Workshop … Continue reading →

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Blackpool Illuminated Western Train FTS Tour May 2009

Posted on Sunday 17 May 2009 by Andrew Waddington

Andrew Waddington reports from the Fylde Tramway Society’s tour using Illuminated Western Train 733+734 in Blackpool on Saturday 16th May – its first since restoration.

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Heaton Park Tramway: A Celebration of the British Works Car

Posted on Sunday 7 December 2008 by Andrew Waddington

To celebrate the recent acquisition of Blackpool Railgrinder 752, as well as the completion of overhaul work on Hull 96, the Heaton Park Tramway held ‘A Celebration of the British Works Car’ on Sunday 30th November. What follows is a … Continue reading →

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Seaton Tramway End of Season Gala 2008

Posted on Sunday 2 November 2008 by Gareth Prior

Seaton Tramway in East Devon held their End of Season Gala over the weekend of 25th and 26th October 2008 – a unique event in the UK tram world in that it stretches over two days. The weekend promised an … Continue reading →

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Crich Enthusiasts Day 2008

Posted on Sunday 28 September 2008 by Gareth Prior

One of the premier tram events for tram enthusiasts in the UK is Enthusiasts Day at the Crich Tramway Village. The event publicity says that it is a “Dream Date for Enthusiasts”, but was it in 2008? Read on to … Continue reading →

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Crich Tramway Village Edwardian Weekend 2008

Posted on Sunday 13 July 2008 by Andrew Waddington

The Edwardian Weekend has become a major part of the events calendar at the Crich Tramway Village – home of the National Tramway Museum – not only for the general public but also for the tram enthusiast with the only … Continue reading →

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Event Review: Totally Transport 2008

Posted on Sunday 29 June 2008 by Andrew Waddington

British Trams Online regular contributor Andrew Waddington reports from the increasingly popular Totally Transport event held on New South Promendade in Blackpool every June.

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Event Review: Crich Tramway Village Tramathon 2008

Posted on Sunday 15 June 2008 by Gareth Prior

British Trams Online Webmaster Gareth Prior reports from the 2008 Tramathon at the Crich Tramway Village. In recent years the event has come in for a little criticism with some suggesting it is getting a little stale. What about 2008? … Continue reading →

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