Monthly Archives: June 2013

Blackpool Tramway to terminate at Fisherman’s Walk for Fleetwood Carnival

Posted on Friday 7 June 2013 by Gareth Prior

Services on the Blackpool Tramway will start and terminate at Fisherman’s Walk for two hours on Saturday 15 June to allow the Fleetwood Carnival Parade to take place. The last tram from Fleetwood Ferry will depart at 1239 before the … Continue reading →

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MetMan treks around Hebden Bridge parish boundary

Posted on Friday 7 June 2013 by Gareth Prior

Manchester Metrolink has been expanding rapidly over the past few years but you probably didn’t realise that a Metrolink tram has recently been spotted in Hebden Bridge – in Yorkshire! Obviously a Metrolink line hasn’t suddenly been built across the … Continue reading →

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Shaw & Crompton get married – with a tram ride!

Posted on Friday 7 June 2013 by Gareth Prior

It seems to have been a week of good PR news stories from Manchester Metrolink as a couple with the surnames of Shaw and Crompton have got married with a tram ride thrown in from Manchester Registry Office to the … Continue reading →

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Sunbathing for New York 674

Posted on Thursday 6 June 2013 by Andrew Waddington

On Sunday 2nd June, New York 674 enjoyed a rare taste of sunshine at its home, Crich Tramway Village, when it was extracted from its usual position in Depot VI. On this day the car was dragged onto the traverser, … Continue reading →

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Music festival halts Heaton Park trams

Posted on Thursday 6 June 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Due to an event taking place within the grounds of Manchester’s Heaton Park, the heritage tramway there will be closed on Sunday 9th June. The park is playing host to the first ever ‘Parklive’ music festival, headlined by rap artists … Continue reading →

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A new home for the Hovertram

Posted on Tuesday 4 June 2013 by Andrew Waddington

One of Blackpool’s famous illuminated trams looks set for a more prosperous future, following a surprise announcement that the North East Electrical Traction Trust have agreed to purchase the Hovertram 735. This unique tram left Blackpool in 2007 after being … Continue reading →

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Christmas pantomime advert stays for the summer!

Posted on Tuesday 4 June 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Blackpool Flexity 010 received advertising vinyls for the Grand Theatre’s production of Cinderella, starring ex-Emmerdale actor Danny Miller alongside various other minor celebrities. As this was a show for the festive season, this was naturally expected to be a short-lived … Continue reading →

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Balloon car 721 to run at Heaton Park

Posted on Monday 3 June 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Following a considerable amount of speculation, the Heaton Park Tramway has now confirmed that negotiations are well underway to bring Blackpool Balloon 721 to Manchester, for an operating loan at Heaton Park. The car is owned by the North East … Continue reading →

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Graffiti on the Brush car

Posted on Monday 3 June 2013 by Andrew Waddington

The Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust’s preserved Blackpool Brush Railcoach 290 (or 627 as some still prefer to call it) has stood on a special display siding adjacent to the Pleasure Beach loop at Blackpool since August 2012, looking increasingly shabby … Continue reading →

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 2 June 2013 by Gareth Prior

We have a bumper update for you this week with six new photo galleries and an article added alongside all the usual fleet list updates: Gallery 365: Midland Metro Platform upgrades – http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/gallery365.html Gallery 366: Manchester Metrolink April 2013 – … Continue reading →

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Blackpool Balloonatic Weekend: 25-27 May 2013

Posted on Sunday 2 June 2013 by admin

Following on from the incredibly successful heritage tram operation in Blackpool over the Easter and May Day Bank Holiday weekends, the third stint of action for the heritage fleet came over the Spring Bank Holiday period. Building on the success … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time 7: Leeds 602 in 1994

Posted on Saturday 1 June 2013 by Andrew Waddington

The 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation on 2nd June seems to have attracted surprisingly little attention in the media, at least compared with last year’s  Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Thankfully, British Trams Online is here to put things right, … Continue reading →

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NEETT on track for new depot

Posted on Saturday 1 June 2013 by Andrew Waddington

The North Eastern Electrical Traction Trust continue to make fantastic progress towards their goal of building a new depot at the site of the North East Sea, Land & Air Museum in Sunderland, in which to house their tram and … Continue reading →

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FTS support Heaton Park’s depot appeal

Posted on Saturday 1 June 2013 by Andrew Waddington

More good news for the Heaton Park Tramway’s project to construct a second tram depot close to the line’s present Lakeside terminus has come from the Fylde Tramway Society, who have recently agreed to donate £1000 to the fund. Although … Continue reading →

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Brush car 622 gets a rub down

Posted on Saturday 1 June 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Following a period of silence, work has now commenced on preparing Blackpool Brush car 622 for its new role as a static classroom at Anchorsholme Primary School. The project was first announced several months ago and was expected to result … Continue reading →

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Seaton Tramway to be honoured by naming

Posted on Saturday 1 June 2013 by Gareth Prior

It has been announced that Seaton Tramway’s name is to be carried on a South West Trains class 159 DMU. The name will be unveiled in a ceremony at Axminster railway station on Sunday 9 June after the arrival of … Continue reading →

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