Daily Archives: Thursday 30 March 2017

See behind the scenes at the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway

Posted on Thursday 30 March 2017 by Gareth Prior

Behind the scenes tours at the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway stables will again be taking place in 2017 with the first tours due on the first day of the season – Saturday 8th April (only just over a week away!). … Continue reading →

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Tram Driving Experience Day at Black Country Living Museum

Posted on Thursday 30 March 2017 by Gareth Prior

The latest heritage tramway in the UK to offer a Tram Driving Experience Day is the Black County Living Museum although if you want to get your hands on a 3’6” gauge tram you will have to be quick as … Continue reading →

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Unusual destinations on Metrolink

Posted on Thursday 30 March 2017 by Gareth Prior

With the Second City Crossing now firmly established as part of the Manchester Metrolink network you would think that the system would cease to surprise but on Sunday 26th March planned engineering works and the unsafe building on Drake Street, … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 721

Posted on Thursday 30 March 2017 by Gareth Prior

Its time for another trip to the northwest coast and the Blackpool Tramway for this instalment of Picture in Time. This time around we feature Blackpool Balloon Car 721 in 2005 at which time it was carrying an all over … Continue reading →

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