Daily Archives: Thursday 4 April 2019

Standard 147 regains its name

Posted on Thursday 4 April 2019 by Andrew Waddington

It may be recalled that Blackpool Standard 147 ran for several years with the name ‘Michael Airey’. It was named after the former Body Shop manager at Blackpool Transport who managed the project to repatriate 147 from the USA and … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Metro 34 back out on test

Posted on Thursday 4 April 2019 by Gareth Prior

Having not been seen in service since 11th December 2018, West Midlands Metro 34 is on the comeback trail having recently seen workshop attention and started testing on the mainline. With the hoped for return to service of the tram … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Great Orme Tramway 4

Posted on Thursday 4 April 2019 by Gareth Prior

We head to the year 2000 for this week’s traditional tram archive image with another visit to the Great Orme Tramway in Llandudno.

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