Author Archives: Gareth Prior

Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 700

Posted on Monday 18 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Back to 1975 once more today as we visit Blackpool for a view of the original Balloon Car – no. 700.

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

Posted on Sunday 17 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

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

Posted on Sunday 17 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

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

Posted on Sunday 17 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

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?

Posted on Sunday 17 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

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

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Campaign launched to save the full Horse Tramway – again!

Posted on Saturday 16 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

We suggested earlier this month we doubted this story has run its course and sure enough the ongoing saga of the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway looks like it is here to stay once more! As you recall earlier this week … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Trams: Melbourne 893

Posted on Saturday 16 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

This week’s edition of “Around the World in Trams” is staying in Auckland, New Zealand at MOTAT but instead of a tram which used to operate on the streets of the city we see a newcomer in the form of … Continue reading →

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Whatever Happened To? Blackpool Centenary 644

Posted on Saturday 16 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its time to take another look at one of the trams that ran on the final weekend of traditional operation on the Blackpool Tramway with another of the Centenary Cars featuring.

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In Pictures: “Safe Area” on Stagecoach Supertram

Posted on Saturday 16 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

One of a number of measures introduced on various tramways to try and minimise the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic been a “safe area” for staff on board the trams. On Stagecoach Supertram an area immediately behind the driver’s cab … Continue reading →

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TfL awarded government funding package

Posted on Friday 15 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Usually the perception is London gets funding first and then the rest of the country has to wait to follow at a later date but during this Coronavirus pandemic it has been rather different with the regions transport undertakings being … Continue reading →

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Lockdown Walks: Edinburgh Trams 270

Posted on Friday 15 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

This latest “Lockdown Walk” takes us to Edinburgh City Centre again.

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Picture in Time: Newcastle 114 & Blackpool 31

Posted on Friday 15 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

A tram double for you today as we are again at Beamish and take a look at Newcastle 114 and Blackpool 31.

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Tyne and Wear Metro to increase service frequency

Posted on Thursday 14 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

It was the first network to reduce its service frequency and now the Tyne and Wear Metro is set to be the first to return to something closely resembling a normal timetable. From Monday 18th May the daytime service frequency … Continue reading →

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Trams &: Blackpool & Fleetwood Box 40 & Burrel Showmans Road Locomotive 3896

Posted on Thursday 14 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

It was inevitable that in this series we were going to end up at Beamish at some point but what is probably the biggest surprise is that it has taken us this long!

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Still Standing! Matlock Cable Tramway Depot

Posted on Thursday 14 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

This week we are taking a trip to Derbyshire to have a look at a remarkable survivor from the 19th century in the form of the old Matlock Cable Tramway Depot.

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West Midlands Metro to increase serve frequency slightly

Posted on Wednesday 13 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

With the slight easing of restrictions by the government this week thee is expected to be an increase in the number of passengers travelling by public transport as additional people will have no choice but to do so in order … Continue reading →

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So Nearly, Not Quite! Blackpool Balloon 724

Posted on Wednesday 13 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

It seems that the photography session sent around Victoria Street in central Fleetwood on 2nd September 2018 was not the most successful ever as we have another entry for “So Nearly, Not Quite”!

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Picture in Time: Stagecoach Supertram 120

Posted on Wednesday 13 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Continuing our series of photos from Sheffield, in this edition of “Picture in Time” we move forward to 2002.

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Horse Tram route won’t be completed by 2021

Posted on Tuesday 12 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

I guess its reassuring that even though we are all adapting to a new way of life thanks to Covid-19 there are some things which still plough as usual – such as the saga of the relaying of tracks for … Continue reading →

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Whatever Happened To? Blackpool Centenary 643

Posted on Tuesday 12 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

The next tram we take a look at that appeared over the final weekend of traditional tramway operation in Blackpool is the first to longer be on the Blackpool Tramway.

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