Author Archives: Andrew Waddington

Clay Cross clearout?

Posted on Sunday 24 February 2013 by Andrew Waddington

For many years, the number of items stored at the Tramway Museum Society’s Clay Cross store has steadily increased, as more trams have been added to the national collection. This has recently reached the point where the storage premises are … Continue reading →

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NEETT begin work on a new tram depot

Posted on Saturday 23 February 2013 by Andrew Waddington

After a period of apparent silence for several months, it was beginning to look like little was being achieved by the North Eastern Electrical Traction Trust – but it has now been announced that, behind the scenes, this was far … Continue reading →

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A commercial break for Stockport 5

Posted on Friday 22 February 2013 by Andrew Waddington

The winter work being carried out on Stockport 5 by volunteers at Manchester’s Heaton Park Tramway, in prepartion for the trams spring break at Beamish Museum, took a major step forwards on Tuesday 19th February. On this day, the new … Continue reading →

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Warrington 2 restoration up for debate

Posted on Friday 22 February 2013 by Andrew Waddington

The long-running restoration of the last surviving Warrington tramcar by members of the Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society has taken an interesting twist, with the discovery of new evidence regarding the tram’s past prompting some discussion regarding the condition in which … Continue reading →

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Crich kick off the 2013 season

Posted on Friday 22 February 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Saturday 16th February saw the start of the 2013 operating season at Crich Tramway Village. Although the site had been open to visitors on a number of occasions already this year, the emphasis had been placed on various activity sessions with … Continue reading →

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August launch for Leeds horse tram

Posted on Wednesday 13 February 2013 by Andrew Waddington

The Leeds Transport Historical Society have announced that Leeds 107 is set to be launched into public service at a special transport event due to be held at the Middleton Railway over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Members of the … Continue reading →

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Beamish prepare to install new depot wiring

Posted on Wednesday 13 February 2013 by Andrew Waddington

The long-awaited completion of Road 4 in the tram & bus depot at Beamish Museum has moved a step closer to completion this week, following the erection of new brackets and hangers to the overhead poles on the track fan … Continue reading →

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Crich tramway re-awakens from hibernation

Posted on Monday 11 February 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Signs that the spring is almost here are certainly not in short supply at Crich Tramway Village, where the process of preparing the operational tram fleet for service is now well underway. Saturday 9th February was a particularly noteworthy day, … Continue reading →

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Best-selling author to visit Crich

Posted on Saturday 9 February 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Margaret Dickinson, the author of a new book inspired by the experiences of tramway platform staff in Sheffield during the Second World War, is set to pay a visit to Crich Tramway Village for the Easter 1940s event, to meet … Continue reading →

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6 replaces 680 at Heaton Park Spring Gala

Posted on Thursday 7 February 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Some unforseen delays to the construction of the Heaton Park Tramway’s new Lakeside depot, have led to changes having to be made to the forthcoming ‘Spring Gala’ event, to be held at the Manchester tramway on Sunday 24th March. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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Glasgow 1068 confirmed to visit Beamish

Posted on Monday 4 February 2013 by Andrew Waddington

The Tramway Museum Society have made the exciting announcement that Glasgow 1068 is to be loaned to Beamish Museum during spring 2013. The tram formely known as Paisley 68 will be operating at the North East’s premier open air museum, … Continue reading →

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Brush car 622 goes back to school!

Posted on Sunday 3 February 2013 by Andrew Waddington

The Lancastrian Transport Trust have revealed that their Blackpool Brush Railcoach 622 is to take on a new life as a static classroom at the Anchorsholme Primary School. Some minor refurbishment work is to be undertaken on the tram, which … Continue reading →

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A splash of colour for Stockport 5

Posted on Sunday 3 February 2013 by Andrew Waddington

The Heaton Park Tramway have revealed that, on completion of its winter refresh, Stockport 5 will return to service looking rather different. The tram is set to receive authentic period-style advertisements, which will be recreated using modern vinyls and applied … Continue reading →

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Worrying trends for Crich Tramway Village

Posted on Saturday 2 February 2013 by Andrew Waddington

The latest edition of the Tramway Museum Society’s quarterly Journal, contains some rather worrying statistics regarding the performance of Crich Tramway Village during 2012. Although generally hailed as a fantastic season by tram enthusiasts with many excellent events held at … Continue reading →

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It’s all go at Heaton Park!

Posted on Saturday 2 February 2013 by Andrew Waddington

So far, the winter of 2012-13 has been anything but quiet at Manchester’s Heaton Park Tramway. Impressive progress on the main current project, remedial work on Stockport 5, is continuing whilst two other vehicles have been under attention already this … Continue reading →

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Heaton Park Tramway joins Facebook

Posted on Saturday 2 February 2013 by Andrew Waddington

In a bid to keep interested parties better informed of developments at the tramway, a brand new official Facebook page has been launched for the Heaton Park Tramway. Although a Facebook group, entitled ‘Friends of the Heaton Park Tramway’, has … Continue reading →

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Leeds 399 tops the Crich mileage chart of 2012

Posted on Friday 1 February 2013 by Andrew Waddington

The Tramway Museum Society, operators of the Crich Tramway Village, have revealed the annual mileage statistics for its operating trams during 2012. Twenty-five different trams carried passengers at the museum, including three works cars and a horse tram. 2012 was … Continue reading →

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‘Missing’ Flexities return to use

Posted on Wednesday 30 January 2013 by Andrew Waddington

The two most elusive members of Blackpool’s Flexity 2 class have both enjoyed something of a revival during the latter part of January. After an absence of some nine months, Flexity 002 has finally resumed its career in passenger service, … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time 3: The Sunderland Feltham

Posted on Saturday 26 January 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Metropolitan Electric Tramways 331 is a tram which is no doubt very familiar to most readers of this website, as it is a regular performer on the tramway at Crich. However, when it was first restored at the museum, it … Continue reading →

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Crich workshop latest

Posted on Thursday 24 January 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Although no trams have yet carried passengers at Crich Tramway Village in 2013, the activity has continued within the confines of the workshop. The main focus of the staff and volunteers’ efforts remains Sheffield 510, although the process of preparing … Continue reading →

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