Author Archives: Andrew Waddington

Liverpool 869 lifts off!

Posted on Tuesday 19 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

A satisfying step towards the return to service of Liverpool 869 at Crich Tramway Village occurred on Saturday 16th August, when the tram was lifted off its bogies for a heavy overhaul to begin. This follows a period of inactivity … Continue reading →

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Event Preview: Blackpool heritage tram operation, 23rd – 25th August

Posted on Monday 18 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

The final stint of daytime operation for the Blackpool tramway’s heritage fleet occurs over the three-day August Bank Holiday weekend, with an action packed schedule planned as usual to entertain enthusiasts and other passengers alike. With many of the English … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Further progress on Blackpool 290

Posted on Saturday 16 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

The transformation of the Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust’s Blackpool Brush Railcoach 290 has continued to make impressive progress in the last few days with a good impression of the final green and cream livery now in evidence. This has been … Continue reading →

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Birkenhead tramway re-opens at last

Posted on Friday 15 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Following a difficult few months, there is some good news from the Birkenhead tramway which will re-open on Saturday 16th August. This follows a period of enforced closure following an electrical fault affecting the tramway’s circuit breaker located at the main Taylor … Continue reading →

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Blackpool trams see red for August event

Posted on Thursday 14 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Provisional details of the heritage tram output in Blackpool planned for the August Bank Holiday weekend have now been announced, confirming that two red liveried streamliners are set to steal the limelight for the final stint of daytime heritage tram tours … Continue reading →

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The Blackpool Heritage Trust – what does it mean?

Posted on Wednesday 13 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

The formation of the Blackpool Heritage Trust to help secure the long-term future of a heritage tram fleet in Blackpool, has been greeted with much celebration from the vast majority of enthusiasts. However, the creation of the new Trust has … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Manchester 173 prepares for war

Posted on Tuesday 12 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

We are pleased to provide some more images of Manchester 173 from the Heaton Park Tramway in its temporary guise as a recruitment tram, to help commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. These pictures show … Continue reading →

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Brush car 290 makes progress

Posted on Tuesday 12 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

The transformation of preserved Blackpool Brush Railcoach 290 is continuing to make impressive progress, with the first traces of green and cream paint now evident. This will soon eradicate the hideous graffiti art applied to the tram last summer, and … Continue reading →

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The railgrinder refreshed

Posted on Tuesday 12 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Heaton Park Tramway’s venerable works car, Blackpool 1 (or 752 as it was known for much of its existence) is currently being treated to some remedial attention in an attempt to both smarten up the tram and help to preserve … Continue reading →

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A landmark day for Blackpool’s heritage trams

Posted on Tuesday 12 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Tuesday 12th August 2014 will go down in history as a milestone date for Blackpool’s traditional tram fleet, as it was on this date that the new organisation set up to look after these trams went ‘live’, with a public … Continue reading →

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NEETT put on a good show despite the storms

Posted on Monday 11 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

The second annual ‘Trams & Transport Sunday’ at the North East Land, Sea & Air Museum in Sunderland was held on Sunday 10th August, and built on the success of last year’s inaugural event with a much wider range of … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: A soggy Sunday at Beamish

Posted on Monday 11 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

The Great British weather hasn’t exactly been kind to us over the last few days with some very unseasonal rain and wind battering the UK and its tramways. We take a look at one such heritage line, at Beamish Museum, … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: London trams in the works at Crich

Posted on Friday 8 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

As one major workshop project at Crich Tramway Village funded by the London County Council Tramways Trust is drawing towards a conclusion, another is just getting started. During a visit to the museum on Sunday 3rd August, LCC 106 and … Continue reading →

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Three repaints in three years for Blackpool 290

Posted on Thursday 7 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Having spent just over a year in a controversial graffiti art livery, preserved Blackpool Brush Railcoach 290 is set for yet another makeover courtesy of its owners, the Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust. Having initially been outshopped in a white and … Continue reading →

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Do you want to rent-a-tram?

Posted on Thursday 7 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

The Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust have come up with a rather bizarre new scheme in their latest attempt to safeguard the futures of their collection of historic Blackpool trams. Following previous projects involving trams being painted in novel liveries, attention … Continue reading →

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A visit to Crich Tramway Village – Sunday 3rd August

Posted on Wednesday 6 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

On Sunday 3rd August, British Trams Online writer Andrew Waddington paid a visit to Crich Tramway Village, primarily to see and ride on Blackpool & Fleetwood ‘Box’ car 40. As has been extensively reported on this site recently, car 40 … Continue reading →

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Return of the red Boat

Posted on Wednesday 6 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Although the heritage tram tours in Blackpool so far in 2014 have been a resounding success, one tram has been noticeably absent from the promenade so far this year. Following a repaint in a stunning red and cream livery which … Continue reading →

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Heritage trams spice up Fleetwood Tram Sunday

Posted on Wednesday 6 August 2014 by Andrew Waddington

The annual Fleetwood Festival of Transport, more commonly known as ‘Tram Sunday’, took place on Sunday 20th July 2014 with the usual mix of vintage transport displays, trade stalls and family entertainment filling the streets of Fleetwood, which were closed … Continue reading →

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A Box delivered to Crich

Posted on Wednesday 23 July 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Blackpool & Fleetwood ‘Box’ 40 has enjoyed a few very hectic days during July 2014, following the completion of recent work on its trucks and body. The tram re-entered service in Blackpool on Sunday 20th July, but was then hastily … Continue reading →

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Up close and personal with Manchester 765

Posted on Saturday 12 July 2014 by Andrew Waddington

As part of our continued coverage to mark the centenary of Manchester 765, we take a close look at this popular tram with some interior views showing the car in all its glory. 765 has of course been a stalwart … Continue reading →

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