Daily Archives: Sunday 17 May 2020

Trams in Video: The Sassi – Superga Rack Tramway, Turin, Italy

In this latest video from Bob Hodges we are heading to Italy for footage taken on the Sassi-Superga tramway on 15th March 2019. This line uses the stub rack system and was originally a cable tramway opening in 1885, before … Continue reading

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So Nearly, Not Quite! Blackpool Balloon 726

We take another look at a Blackpool Balloon car today as we see a photo which didn’t quite turn out as we’d hoped at the time the shutter was pressed!

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Clearance work underway in Preston

You may recall the ongoing project to bring trams back to Preston which seems to stall and then get restarted fairly regularly. The last update we had on it all was back in November 2018 and even the Preston Trampower … Continue reading

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Its back into the archives for this week’s photographic offering as we head back 60 years to Sheffield:

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