Daily Archives: Thursday 8 December 2016

Blackpool Brush car 621 returns home

Posted on Thursday 8 December 2016 by Andrew Waddington

In an unexpected development, Blackpool Brush Railcoach 621 has been gifted to the Blackpool Heritage Trust, and returned ‘home’ to Rigby Road after a five year absence on Thursday 8th December. The tram had previously been in the care of … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Unusual moves in Blackpool

Posted on Thursday 8 December 2016 by Andrew Waddington

Winter in Blackpool traditionally means work on the infrastructure, and this has been true so far of winter 2016/17. Some track repair works on Monday 5th December meant that, for a few hours, single-line working was enforced between North Pier and … Continue reading →

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A cunning plan for Glasgow 488

Posted on Thursday 8 December 2016 by Andrew Waddington

It has been a while since we mentioned progress on the restoration of Glasgow Standard 488, which is being renovated in Wales before joining the collection of the East Anglia Transport Museum near Lowestoft. In truth, this hasn’t been much … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush 295

Posted on Thursday 8 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

Picture in Time today is back in Blackpool with our time machine stopping in 1967 for an image of Blackpool Brush 295.

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