Daily Archives: Thursday 18 September 2014

Heritage Trams this week

Posted on Thursday 18 September 2014 by Gareth Prior

After the excitement of last weekend’s Electric 50 event at Crich we enter a bit of a lull with specific tram events but that doesn’t mean there is nothing happening! Beamish, Blackpool, Crich, the MER, Seaton, Snaefell Mountain Railway and … Continue reading →

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Daylight debut announced for Balloon 701

Posted on Thursday 18 September 2014 by Andrew Waddington

The Blackpool Heritage Trust have announced details of a very special working on Friday 26th September, to celebrate the completion of work to restore Balloon car 701 in its early ’90s red and white livery, sponsored by the Fylde Tramway … Continue reading →

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‘Electric 50’ at Crich – Part 5: Thank you & goodnight!

Posted on Thursday 18 September 2014 by Andrew Waddington

The second cavalcade of the weekend was intended to illustrate the development of electric tramcar design; rather than the vehicles being presented in order of age, the idea here was to show the design evolution, hence some trams which were … Continue reading →

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‘Electric 50’ at Crich – Part 4: Trams of the North East

Posted on Thursday 18 September 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Day two of the ‘Electric 50’ event on Sunday 14th September once again got off to a sunny start, although the temperature was somewhat cooler than the Saturday. The day began with the chance to show off the trio of … Continue reading →

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