Category Archives: Still Standing!

In this latest look at surviving first generation tram structures we are in another northwest city, this time its Preston as we take a look at Deepdale Road Depot, a structure which still houses public transport albeit buses instead of … Continue reading →

Once more we are heading to the northwest of England to take a peek at some first generation tramway structures still in extant and this time we are looking at the remaining sections of Hyde Road Depot and Works in … Continue reading →

We have previously had a quick look at tram rosettes on buildings in Oldham’s Union Street in this series but we return to the same location for this edition to take another look at some more survivors.

This latest look at a surviving first generation tramway structure is heading to London with the former Walthamstow Council Tramway Offices featuring.

Whereas most of this series has been one side of the Pennines today we head across to Yorkshire and take a look at a surviving tram depot in Leeds – Guiseley Depot.

In this latest look at surviving first generation tramway structures we are in Rochdale.

In this edition of “Still Standing” we are again to heading to Edinburgh, this time the feature of the article is an old tram overhead pole.

We head back to look at another surviving first generation tramway structure today, and this time it’s a tram shelter in Huddersfield.

Today we head back to Darwen in Lancashire for another edition of “Still Standing” showing images of the original tram depot.

Today we are off “north of the border” again for another entry into “Still Standing!” where we take a look at a small remaining section of the old depot complex on Leith Walk, Edinburgh.

Its another trip to the northwest for this edition of “Still Standing!” as we head to the Platt Bridge area of Wigan with a depot which can be found in the incredibly aptly named Tram Street!

We have previously featured some old and new tram rosettes in Edinburgh during this series but that was just the tip of the iceberg as there are plenty more to be found. In today’s edition of “Still Standing” we provide … Continue reading →

We have already featured the remaining tram track in situ alongside the site of the old Weaste tram depot which was used by Salford Corporation Tramways but this time we take a look at the old depot building itself, a … Continue reading →

We are off to the North Wales coast for today’s edition of “Still Standing” as we take a look at surviving overhead poles.

This week we are taking a trip to Derbyshire to have a look at a remarkable survivor from the 19th century in the form of the old Matlock Cable Tramway Depot.

In this week’s look at remaining relics of the UK’s first generation tramways we are off to Hull where we find a surviving length of Hull Corporation Tramway’s unusual centre groove track.

Another old tram depot still standing in the northwest of England is that at Queen’s Road in Manchester. This building still very much remains in transport use today with part of the structure still remains in use as a bus … Continue reading →

We have already seen the steam tram turning triangle in Darwen in this series but that is not the only tramway survivor in the town as there are also some old tramway shelters which are still standing.