Author Archives: Gareth Prior

Seaton 7 set to start the road to a return

Posted on Thursday 16 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

At this time of lockdown and the continued closure of all our heritage tramways, a lot of them are trying to keep people entertained with various archive images and challenges and sometimes included in these are snippets of information set … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool & Fleetwood 2

Posted on Thursday 16 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

We move forward a little more in time for the next couple of weeks as we reach 1990 for some more images from the archives at Crich.

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Wirral Heritage Tramway plan reopening special

Posted on Wednesday 15 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

This past Easter weekend should have seen the Wirral Transport Museum and Heritage Tramway celebrating their 25th anniversary but with the Coronavirus pandemic this had to be shelved (although if you head to their Facebook page they celebrated the occasion … Continue reading →

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Former Apprentice appointed into senior Nexus role

Posted on Wednesday 15 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

Stuart Clarke, who started at Nexus in 1997 as an apprentice electrician, has recently been appointed into the role of Metro Infrastructure Director. In this role he will head up all the maintenance and modernisation work on the 77km Tyne … Continue reading →

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Metro track replacement work to go-ahead as planned

Posted on Tuesday 14 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

Work on a 250 metre stretch of the Tyne and Wear Metro trackbed will go-ahead this coming weekend as part of the Metro: all change modernisation programme. The work will be taking place on Crossgate Viaduct over a four day … Continue reading →

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Still Standing! Cambridge Horse Tram Depot

Posted on Tuesday 14 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its off to Cambridge for this edition of “Still Standing!” as we take a look at the only tram depot to stand in the city and one which last saw use in 1914.

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L&CBERS appeal for funds after cancellation of Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza

Posted on Monday 13 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

The Coronavirus pandemic continues to make its presence felt with more events having to be cancelled as we all put social distancing and the effective lockdown into full practice. One of the latest events to be cancelled is the Llandudno … Continue reading →

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Tram Pub Signs: Tramway Tavern, Chesterfield

Posted on Monday 13 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

We always knew there were likely be other pubs other there that featured trams on their signs and we weren’t wrong! Today we head to Chesterfield to feature the Tramway Tavern which can be found just a short distance from … Continue reading →

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Trams in Video: Seaton Tramway in the 1980s

Posted on Monday 13 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

As an extra Easter Bank Holiday treat we have an additional “Trams in Video” today as we head back into the 1980s at the Seaton Tramway in this nearly one hour video. The tramway was different to that which we … Continue reading →

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Trams in Video: Heaton Park Tramway – 2nd July 2016

Posted on Sunday 12 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

This latest video comes from Manchester’s Heaton Park Tramway and features footage from 2nd July 2016. That weekend saw the tramway running specially decorated trams to commemorate the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, including Blackpool 619 complete with … Continue reading →

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Ryde Pier Tram continues restoration

Posted on Sunday 12 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

Once upon a time a number of pleasure Piers around the coast of the British Isles had a tramway or railway running along them both as an added attraction for visitors but also enabling people to be transported from one … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Robert Whetstone Models in operation

Posted on Sunday 12 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

It was planned that once again in 2020 once a month  at Crich that if you ventured into the Great Exhibition Hall you may have seen some trams actually running. They may not be full scale trams – those in … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Sunday 12 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

This week we bring you two Photo Galleries as an extra Easter treat.

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In Pictures: All batteries now included on West Midlands Metro

Posted on Saturday 11 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

In just under two years the entire fleet of Urbo3 trams on the West Midlands Metro have had their batteries fitted and entered service following the first use in fare revenue earning service by 26 on Friday 10th April. 26 … Continue reading →

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Around the World in Trams: Melbourne 981

Posted on Saturday 11 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

Melbourne is again the location for this week’s overseas tram image and this time we move away from the more modern trams and feature a W class vehicle.

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London and its horse trams

Posted on Saturday 11 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

Have you ever wondered just where London’s horse trams went? Well, if you have, wonder no longer! Thanks to extensive research by one of their members the Branch Line Society have published an atlas of all horse tram routes in … Continue reading →

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Fylde Coast Councils unite to get tram loop extension feasibility study funding

Posted on Friday 10 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

Despite the fact that we are currently in incredibly uncertain times the latest report of the Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Economic Prosperity Board (BFWEPB) has given assurances that they remain committed towards bidding for government funding toward a feasibility study … Continue reading →

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Works resume of Birmingham Westside extension

Posted on Friday 10 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

Work on extending the West Midlands Metro from Library to Hagley Road in Edgbaston has resumed following a two week suspension. The decision had initially been taken on 23rd March that in light of government advice on social distancing that … Continue reading →

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More Coronavirus updates

Posted on Thursday 9 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

Sunday services on the West Midlands Metro are to run to a revised schedule from Sunday 12th April as they seek to operate a service which still enables key workers to travel whilst also taking into consideration the reduction in … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Leeds 602

Posted on Thursday 9 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

Back to Crich for this edition of “Picture in Time” and having been in the 1960s for the last couple of weeks we now move forward to the 1970s. And the tram we feature is one which we have seen … Continue reading →

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