Monthly Archives: September 2015

Midland Metro T69s: The Final Week

Posted on Sunday 6 September 2015 by Gareth Prior

On Friday 14th August 2015 the history books were closed on the Ansaldo built T69 trams which had been operating on the Midland Metro line between Birmingham Snow Hill and Wolverhampton St George’s since it opened in 1999 with the … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Midland Metro 15

Posted on Sunday 6 September 2015 by Gareth Prior

Today Picture in Time travels to the West Midlands for a couple of images of Midland Metro’s T69 15 during the testing and commissioning period in early 1999.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Centenary cars 641 & 648

Posted on Friday 4 September 2015 by Andrew Waddington

Today we turn the clock back eight years with a view of two Centenary cars at Pleasure Beach as the sun falls on one of the first evenings of the 2007 illuminations season in Blackpool. Despite being relatively recent, much … Continue reading →

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Plans on display for Douglas Promenade redevelopment

Posted on Friday 4 September 2015 by Gareth Prior

The seemingly never ending saga of the redevelopment of Douglas Promenade has reached another milestone with the latest – and hoped for final – plans being put on public display at the Sea Terminal from today (Friday 4th September). As … Continue reading →

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Wanted: a Brill 21E axle box for Glasgow 1017. Can you help Summerlee?

Posted on Friday 4 September 2015 by Gareth Prior

The casting on the original axle box on Glasgow 1017 at the Summerlee Heritage Museum has recently cracked and a new casting has proven difficult to source. Can anyone help Summerlee to source a new Brill 21E axle box? If … Continue reading →

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It’s Liverpool 869, Southampton 45 and an open top tram paradise for TMS 60

Posted on Thursday 3 September 2015 by Gareth Prior

The long awaited relaunch into service of Liverpool 869 and the return to service for one day only of Southampton 45 are set to be the operating highlights of the TMS 60 event at the Crich Tramway Village on Saturday … Continue reading →

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Going for a ride…

Posted on Thursday 3 September 2015 by Gareth Prior

The school holidays are approaching the end (or in many cases have already got there) which means things start to settle down a bit across the British Isles as we bring you our regular round-up of just when and where … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Tramlink 2560 continues testing

Posted on Wednesday 2 September 2015 by Gareth Prior

2560, the newest Stadler Variobahn to currently be in the UK, is continuing to be put through its paces across the London Tramlink network as preparations continue for it to be accepted as part of the operational fleet. The tram, … Continue reading →

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Record Breaker heads back to Manchester Metrolink

Posted on Wednesday 2 September 2015 by Gareth Prior

Record breakers need dedication apparently and that is exactly what Adham Fisher has in abundance as he prepares to break the current record for travelling to all the stops on Manchester Metrolink. The current record stands at six hours, 27 … Continue reading →

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Black Country Living Museum tramway back up and running fully

Posted on Tuesday 1 September 2015 by Gareth Prior

Having not run in its entirety since December 2013 the Black Country Living Museum tramway is now once running a full service between the Museum Entrance and Tram Depot following the completion of the infrastructure repairs. Trams had been running … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Seaton 7

Posted on Tuesday 1 September 2015 by Gareth Prior

Today “Picture in Time” is off to the south coast and a visit to Eastbourne in 1965 and a view of a tram we now know as Seaton 7 but this was five years before the Modern Electric Tramways operation … Continue reading →

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