Monthly Archives: May 2018

Picture in Time: Unimog 940 towing Blackpool Centenary 646

Posted on Saturday 5 May 2018 by Gareth Prior

A scene which was an all too familiar sight for anyone who took notice on the Blackpool tram scene throughout the 1980s, 1990s and into the 21st century features in our archive photo series today – a broken down Centenary … Continue reading →

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Newhaven extension consultation closes

Posted on Saturday 5 May 2018 by Gareth Prior

The 6 week consultation into plans to extend Edinburgh Trams along Leith Walk to Newhaven has closed with more than 3,000 people having either attended one of the information events, sent their comments in by email or completed the consultation … Continue reading →

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New sculptures unveiled at Crich

Posted on Friday 4 May 2018 by Gareth Prior

Over the weekend of 28th and 29th April five new contemporary sculptures were unveiled at the Crich Tramway Village. Created by artistic duo Musson+Retallick the sculptures – to be known as Conversations and Memories – are a permanent installation and … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Royal Highland Show tram in Edinburgh

Posted on Thursday 3 May 2018 by Gareth Prior

As mentioned briefly earlier this week a tram has again received adverts for the Royal Highland Show with 276 the chosen tram this year for this role. The advert is a revised design for 2018 and urges people to take … Continue reading →

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Target date set for Birkenhead museum re-opening

Posted on Thursday 3 May 2018 by Andrew Waddington

After a long winter closure for refurbishment, work to improve the visitor displays at the Birkenhead tramway’s museum and depot premises at Taylor Street is now almost complete. Volunteers are hard at work to complete some final snagging before the … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Manx Electric Railway 7

Posted on Thursday 3 May 2018 by Gareth Prior

Today if you think of Manx Electric Railway 7 you will probably think of the stunning Blue and White livery it currently carries but as our archive photo series continues we remember the time – not too long ago – … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Blackpool 626 sighted at docks!

Posted on Wednesday 2 May 2018 by Andrew Waddington

Blackpool Brush Railcoach 626 has become the latest of the many Blackpool trams which were sold off at the time of the tramway upgrade, to be moved to a new home recently. Unfortunately, having remained undercover ever since leaving Rigby … Continue reading →

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In Preview: Beer and Bands at Crich – 6th and 7th May

Posted on Wednesday 2 May 2018 by Gareth Prior

The next big event at the Crich Tramway Village will be Beer and Bands on Sunday 6th and Monday 7th May and hopefully this time the weather will play a lot fairer following the cancellation of half of the Easter … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Seeing double in Sheffield

Posted on Tuesday 1 May 2018 by Gareth Prior

You could be mistaken for thinking you are seeing double but Stagecoach Supertram now has two trams running in near identical all over adverts for Pretty Little Thing.com! Following hot on the heels of 111 is 118 which was first … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: 251 becomes the last C R Smith advert tram

Posted on Tuesday 1 May 2018 by Gareth Prior

When the deal was announced of the C R Smith adverts on Edinburgh Trams it was said that there were to be 18 trams so treated but since mid-January, and that after a three month break, only 17 have been … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Luas 3002

Posted on Tuesday 1 May 2018 by Gareth Prior

As we enter May we have a change in our photo series again with Around the World in Trams taking a break with Tuesday’s for the next month now delving back into the modern tram archives. In this edition we … Continue reading →

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