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Trams &: Stagecoach Supertram 399 201 & train
“Trams &” today includes a tram alongside a train on the Supertram Tram-Train route.
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Trams &: Newcastle 114 & bus
Its time for another edition of “Trams &” and once more its Beamish that we find ourselves at to feature a tram along with one of their resident buses.
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Trams &: Edinburgh Trams 258 & cruise ship
Throughout this series we have featured trams both heritage and modern alongside other forms of transport, more often than not its been a bus but we think this might be a first as it’s a tram along with a cruise … Continue reading
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Trams &: Sunderland 16 & bus
In this “Trams &” we are again returning to Beamish – or is that Sunderland? As both the tram and bus we feature originally operated in that city.
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Trams &: Blackpool Balloon 715 & bus
We’re back for the next few weeks with “Trams &” and we start off in Blackpool as we see the old and the new of two different transport modes meeting.
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Trams &: Blackpool Flexity2 006 & bus
Its back to Fleetwood Ferry for this latest edition of “Trams &” as we again showcase a modern Blackpool tram alongside a bus.
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Trams &: Sheffield 510 & car
Today “Trams &” is heading to the Crich Tramway Village as we take a look at a Sheffield tram alongside a car during the Best of Sheffield event which took place back in 2014.
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Trams &: Blackpool Balloon 700 & bus
Blackpool is our latest stop for our “Trams &” series and whilst a lot of entries into this series recently have shown a modern tram alongside a bus, this time we go a bit more traditional with the tram.
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Trams &: Manchester Metrolink 3022+3017 & bus
We return to Manchester for today’s edition of “Trams &” as we picture a Metrolink tram passing a Metrolink replacement bus back in March 2020.
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Trams &: Blackpool 31, Sheffield 264 & horse drawn carriage
We return to “Trams &” for the next few weeks and today we are off to Beamish for a couple of trams and a horse drawn carriage.
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Trams &: Blackpool Flexity2 015 & bus
“Trams &” today is heading to Blackpool once more as we feature an image at the southern terminus of the tramway – Starr Gate.
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Trams &: West Midlands Metro 43 & bus
For our latest edition of “Trams &” we are heading to Birmingham City Centre as, you’ve guessed it!, we see a tram alongside a bus.
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Trams &: Sunderland 16 & bus
“Trams &” continues today as we take a look at some of the varied exhibits at Beamish: The Living Museum of the North.
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Trams &: Blackpool Balloon 715 & bus
Today “Trams &” is in Fleetwood as we feature the now withdrawn Balloon Car 715 alongside a modern day Blackpool Transport bus.
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Trams &: Nottingham Express Transit 235 & train
In recent editions of “Trams &” this series has more or less become tram and a bus but we have a bit of a change today as it’s a tram and a train which is featured!
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Trams &: Blackpool Flexity2 003 & bus
The location for today’s edition of “Trams &” is the Blackpool Tramway as we head to the northern outpost of the system at Fleetwood to see one of the modern Flexity2 trams alongside one of Blackpool Transport’s buses.
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Trams &: Oporto 196 & bus
We have another edition of “Trams &” for you today and we’re off to Beamish once more as we see one of the resident trams in action along with a bus.
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Trams &: Manchester Metrolink 3031 & bus
In this edition of “Trams &” we head to Manchester as we see one of the M5000s alongside a bus which was operating a Metrolink replacement service in March 2020.
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Trams &: Sunderland 16 & bus
In this latest look at a tram and something else we are heading back to Beamish as we feature two of the resident fleet at the museum, one being a tram, the other a bus.
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Trams &: Newcastle 114, Oporto 196 & bus
“Trams &” is back today and we head to one of the best places to catch images of trams along with some other form of transport – Beamish.
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