Monthly Archives: October 2020

In Pictures: Blackpool Brush 621 on tour for the FTT

Friday 23rd October saw the Fylde Transport Trust run a tour of the illuminations with Brush Car 621 hired for the occasion which included trips to both Fleetwood and Starr Gate. This was a scaled down tour from the original … Continue reading

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Around the World in Trams: Innsbruck 11 & 16

We are again in Innsbruck but this time we move on to the Stubaitalbahn for the next few editions of “Around the World in Trams”.

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NET services disrupted as car gets stuck on bridge again

Its not the first time its happened and it probably won’t be the last but Nottingham Express Transit were disrupted for a time on Wednesday 28th October after a car got stuck on Lenton Lane Bridge. This bridge has pretty … Continue reading

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Lockdown Walks: Stagecoach Supertram 110

Another photo from a UK tramway during 2020 as our latest “Lockdown Walk” is heading to Malin Bridge in Sheffield.

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Manx Electric Railway Tunnel Car 5 enters the paintshop

With the reduced operating season coming to a conclusion on the Manx Electric Railway (last services for 2020 will run on Sunday 1st November) attention is now starting to turn towards 2021 which will (let’s hope!) be a far better … Continue reading

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Teenager taken to hospital after being hit by tram in Manchester

A 15 year old boy was taken to hospital with a leg injury after he was hit by a tram in Manchester City Centre. The incident happened on Corporation Street (on 2CC) at around 2200 on Saturday 24th October with … Continue reading

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Picture in Time: Leeds 172

Today we are again heading to West Yorkshire in 1959 for another colour image of the last day’s of the Leeds system.

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EATM awarded £50,000 from Culture Recovery Fund

The East Anglia Transport Museum in Carlton Colville is celebrating after they have been awarded a grant of £50,000 from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund. The money will go towards some vital expenditure projects which were shelved earlier in the … Continue reading

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In Pictures: An update on the Birmingham Westside extension

It is likely to be the next tramway extension which opens in the UK and work on the second phase of the Birmingham Westside line is continuing with a view to trams starting running in 2021. The latest part of … Continue reading

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Lockdown Walks: Edinburgh Trams 262

We continue our series where we see a tram in service during 2020 at a time when passenger numbers were still at low levels with another trip to Edinburgh.

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A new home sought for the last remaining Carlisle tram

The future of the last known remaining Carlisle tram is in doubt with its owners the Workington Transport Trust being told they will have to leave its home of 15 years by 23rd November. The Trust have owned the tram … Continue reading

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In Pictures: Llandudno 7 commemorates the 75th anniversary of VE Day

2020 has been a disappointing year for the Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Tramway Society with all events they were due to attend having been cancelled (their last remaining ray of hope that the Llandudno Christmas Parade may take place have … Continue reading

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Picture in Time: Docklands Light Railway 25+74

Its time to head back to London’s Docklands for another archive image of the DLR dating from 2003.

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In Pictures: The ongoing demolition of Wilko’s in Blackpool

It’s a double helping of demolition images of Blackpool’s former Wilko’s store as we take a look at the progress made on raising the building to the ground with photos taken on 17th and 23rd October. Tony Armitage provides the … Continue reading

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Track from Brierley Hill line donated to Severn Valley Railway

Track removed as part of work to prepare the route of the new West Midlands Metro extension between Wednesbury and Brierley Hill has been donated to the Severn Valley Railway to help them with their annual track replacement programme. More … Continue reading

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Still Standing! Wandsworth Depot, London

In this edition of “Still Standing!” we are again in London to take a look at an old tram depot which sis still used to house public transport vehicles.

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In Pictures: Good progress continues to be made on Trams to Newhaven project

2023 may seem a long way off but even though it will be the best part of three years before we can enjoy a ride by tram to Newhaven good progress continues to be made on the construction – no … Continue reading

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New under 16s smartcard launched by Nexus

A new and easy way to pay for travel on the Tyne and Wear Metro by the under 16s has been launched by Nexus. The Junior blue smartcard can be bought and topped up online meaning passengers won’t have to … Continue reading

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 713

The latter years of the Blackpool Tramway (pre-upgrade that is) saw a number of plain liveried trams in action and in 2007 that included the subject of our latest edition of “Picture in Time”.

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Trams in Video: Paris Trams – May 2015

Today we head back to May 2015 for some film taken in the French capital city of Paris showing all nine tram routes in action. All the Paris tram routes serve areas in the suburbs of the city and operate … Continue reading

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