Daily Archives: Tuesday 6 December 2016

When is a horse bus, not a horse bus?

Posted on Tuesday 6 December 2016 by Andrew Waddington

Followers of the Heaton Park Tramway may well be aware that, a few years ago, the Manchester Transport Museum Society acquired a partially restored horse-drawn bus from Beamish Museum, where it had been declared surplus to requirements. The idea was … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Llandudno 7 celebrates Christmas

Posted on Tuesday 6 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

Saturday 3rd December saw another outing for the replica Llandudno and Colwyn Bay Electric Railway tram no. 7 with the tram visiting both Colwyn Bay and Llandudno including a run along the former tramway route which linked the two North … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Southport Pier Railway

Posted on Tuesday 6 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

Today’s edition of Picture in Time is of a tramway/railway very rarely illustrated on these pages as we head to a resort on the northwest coast but instead of Blackpool we are a bit further down the coast at Southport … Continue reading →

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