Category Archives: Trams &

Trams &: Blackpool Balloon 700 & bus

Posted on Monday 20 February 2023 by Gareth Prior

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

Posted on Monday 13 February 2023 by Gareth Prior

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

Posted on Monday 6 February 2023 by Gareth Prior

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

Posted on Sunday 18 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

“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

Posted on Sunday 11 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

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

Posted on Sunday 4 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

“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

Posted on Sunday 27 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

Today “Trams &” is in Fleetwood as we feature the now withdrawn Balloon Car 715 alongside a modern day Blackpool Transport bus.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

Posted on Sunday 20 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

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

Posted on Sunday 13 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

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

Posted on Sunday 6 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

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

Posted on Sunday 30 October 2022 by Gareth Prior

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

Posted on Sunday 23 October 2022 by Gareth Prior

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 &: Manchester Metrolink 3010+3028 & bus

Posted on Sunday 16 October 2022 by Gareth Prior

Our “Trams &” series continues today as we again feature a tram alongside a bus – this time in Manchester.

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Trams &: Newcastle 114, Oporto 196 & bus

Posted on Sunday 9 October 2022 by Gareth Prior

“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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Trams &: Blackpool 006 & bus

Posted on Sunday 28 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

In this latest edition of “Trams &” we are in Blackpool as we take a look at a tram and a bus on the extension to North Station during testing of that line.

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Trams &: Stagecoach Supertram 118 & bus

Posted on Sunday 21 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Trams &” we are off to South Yorkshire as we see another bus alongside a tram at the Halfway terminus on Supertram.

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Trams &: Stagecoach Supertram 399 206 & bus

Posted on Sunday 7 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

Today “Trams &” is back in Sheffield as we feature another of the trams operating on the Supertram network along with a bus.

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Trams &: Stagecoach Supertram 103 & bus

Posted on Sunday 31 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

We are off to Sheffield again for another image of a tram alongside a bus as “Trams &” continues.

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Trams &: Blackpool 227 & coach

Posted on Sunday 24 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

We’re off to the coast for this edition of “Trams &” as we feature a heritage tram alongside a much more modern coach in Blackpool.

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Trams &: Edinburgh Trams 267 & bus

Posted on Sunday 17 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

“Trams &” today is off to Edinburgh as we see one of the fleet of CAF built trams alongside a bus on Princes Street.

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