Daily Archives: Friday 14 August 2015

Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 714

Posted on Friday 14 August 2015 by Gareth Prior

Our latest Picture in Time subject is a tram which has never featured on these pages before; well at least not in this form – Blackpool Balloon 714, now know as Jubilee 762.

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Farewell to the Midland Metro T69s

Posted on Friday 14 August 2015 by Gareth Prior

Next time you take a trip on Midland Metro your journey is now guaranteed to be on a sleek and modern CAF Urbos 3 tram following the withdrawal of the last of the T69s. The highest numbered of the 16 … Continue reading →

Posted in West Midlands Metro | 4 Comments

The tram that can’t be moved

Posted on Friday 14 August 2015 by Andrew Waddington

The task of transferring Blackpool Brush Railcoach 290 from its current location to storage at Rigby Road sounds a simple one on paper, but unfortunately it has turned out to be anything but. It will be recalled that this tram … Continue reading →

Posted in Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust | 4 Comments