Daily Archives: Tuesday 24 March 2015

Blackpool 680 arrives at Heaton Park

Posted on Tuesday 24 March 2015 by Andrew Waddington

Some five years after it was acquired for preservation by the Manchester Transport Museum Society, Blackpool Ex-Towing car 680 finally arrived in Manchester for the very first time late on the night of 23rd March. This follows a highly successful … Continue reading →

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Blackpool Balloon 726 joins Facebook!

Posted on Tuesday 24 March 2015 by Andrew Waddington

Blackpool Balloon 726 has become the latest of a select few trams to be given its very own Facebook page! A new page has recently been created to provide updates on what is described as a ‘fun restoration’ project to … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Sheffield 189

Posted on Tuesday 24 March 2015 by Gareth Prior

Another Sheffield tram which has survived as part of the national collection is no. 189 but it has been 35 years since this tram last carried passengers and it awaits funding and a space in the workshops before it can … Continue reading →

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Birkenhead Tramway prepare to celebrate 20 years of service

Posted on Tuesday 24 March 2015 by Gareth Prior

On 14th April 1995 a unique tramway started operation – the Birkenhead Heritage Tramway. The tramway was to be the first – and to date only – new permanent heritage tramway to open outside of a Museum and now 20 … Continue reading →

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Great Orme Tramway gets off to a smashing start

Posted on Tuesday 24 March 2015 by Gareth Prior

The first tram movements of 2015 on the Great Orme Tramway took place on Saturday 21st March with clearance runs on both of the lower and upper sections. Unfortunately things did not quite go according to plan as a car … Continue reading →

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