Monthly Archives: October 2019

A soggy September Spectacular in Blackpool

Posted on Thursday 3 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

What’s that saying about the best laid plans? Well, that is exactly how the organisers of the September Spectacular must have felt with very heavy rain at times and of the three trams due to return to service over the … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Magenta clinging on in the West Midlands

Posted on Thursday 3 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

Just when you thought you had seen the last magenta tram actually running on the West Midlands Metro then 37 comes along with a replacement front wing – still in the old fleet livery! It is likely that 37 has … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Glasgow 1297

Posted on Thursday 3 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

We carry on taking a look at Crich’s 1973 Transport Extravaganza for this week’s Picture in Time with Glasgow 1297 the tram seen in the picture.

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Motor problem sidelines Standard 143

Posted on Wednesday 2 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

It was going to be the star of the September Spectacular weekend in Blackpool having been launched at the start of the week but in the end the Fylde Transport Trust’s Standard 143 ended up being a static exhibit after … Continue reading →

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In Preview: Wirral Bus & Tram Show

Posted on Wednesday 2 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

A busy three weeks of tram events come to an end on Sunday 6th October with the annual Wirral Bus and Tram Show taking place in Birkenhead – with five trams due to be in service during the day, including … Continue reading →

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Work underway to demolish old South Shields station

Posted on Wednesday 2 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

Work to demolish the first Tyne and Wear Metro station to have closed permanently since the network opened in 1980 at South Shields has started. The station closed to passengers on 8th July to make way for a brand new … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: 33 goes blue and enters service – but still not the end of magenta

Posted on Tuesday 1 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

Sometimes we just get a bit carried away with the excitement of new liveries and forget about a tram which hasn’t been seen in action for a while. And that is precisely what has happened on the West Midlands Metro … Continue reading →

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TfGM and KAM step in to help Heaton Park

Posted on Tuesday 1 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

It has been said that in adversity you see who your friends are and that is exactly the situation for the Heaton Park Tramway. As we reported last week the tramway had been hit by theft of overhead wire which … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool OMO 5

Posted on Tuesday 1 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

We leap forward from the 1970s to the 1990s for the next few weeks worth of Blackpool Picture in Time images and start off with a photo of OMO 5.

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