Category Archives: Heaton Park Tramway

They’ve Run in 2026!

Posted on Monday 2 November 2026 by Gareth Prior

With the main operating seasons now over on most heritage tramways across the British Isles we return to take a look at those trams which have run with passengers on board during the calendar year. This list includes private hires … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool & Fleetwood 40

Posted on Friday 9 October 2026 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Picture in Time” we once again take a look at the Heaton Park Tramway in 1980, but this time we go inside the shelter/depot/workshop to see work underway on restoring another tram.

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Picture in Time: Manchester 765

Posted on Friday 2 October 2026 by Gareth Prior

We have another photo from the early days of the Heaton Park Tramway as we take another look at Manchester 765 in operation.

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Picture in Time: Manchester 765

Posted on Friday 25 September 2026 by Gareth Prior

Heaton Park is again the location as we continue to see some photos of Manchester 765 in the early days of the preserved tramway in 1980.

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Picture in Time: Manchester 765

Posted on Friday 18 September 2026 by Gareth Prior

We return to Heaton Park in 1980 for another look at Manchester 765.

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Heaton Park Tramway announce final Museum open day of 2026

Posted on Friday 11 September 2026 by Gareth Prior

Although the Heaton Park Tramway have still been unable to operate a tram service this year, the volunteers have been far from taking it easy with several open days centred on their museum in the old Middleton Road tram shelter … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Manchester 765

Posted on Friday 11 September 2026 by Gareth Prior

“Picture in Time” changes locations again and this time we are off to the Heaton Park Tramway for a few weeks – the year being 1980.

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In Pictures: Heaton Park Tramway celebrates 125 years of Stockport’s electric trams

Posted on Friday 4 September 2026 by Gareth Prior

Although the tramway remains closed ahead of the completion of repairs to the substation, the Heaton Park Tramway have been running a series of special events on selected dates with the latest of these taking place on Sunday 30th August. … Continue reading →

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Heaton Park Tramway to celebrate 125th anniversary of electric trams in Stockport

Posted on Thursday 13 August 2026 by Gareth Prior

The Heaton Park Tramway will be celebrating the 125th anniversary of the opening of Stockport’s electric tram network with a special event on Sunday 30th August 2026.

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They’ve Run in 2026!

Posted on Monday 13 July 2026 by Gareth Prior

Ahead of the main summer season this is our latest round-up of those heritage trams which have operated in service on tramways across the British Isles. Please remember that the aim of this list is to show any heritage trams … Continue reading →

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Heaton Park Tramway Museum to open this summer

Posted on Saturday 27 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

Whilst work to repair the substation, which will allow tram services to resume in the future, continues the Heaton Park Tramway have announced that they will be opening their museum on a couple of dates this summer.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 23rd May 2026

Posted on Saturday 23 May 2026 by Gareth Prior

Its a Bank Holiday weekend and that means only one thing – a double dose of photos as we go overseas and have another retrospective look at some heritage trams in action:

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 2nd May 2026

Posted on Saturday 2 May 2026 by Gareth Prior

With it being a Bank Holiday weekend we have bonus photos with two collections coming from two of our regular series:

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Bury tram top-deck moves to Heaton Park Tramway

Posted on Thursday 23 April 2026 by Gareth Prior

The Heaton Park Tramway are now custodians of yet another part of Greater Manchester tramway history with the arrival of the top-deck of Bury Corporation Tramways 7. This is the only surviving part of a Bury tram and has most … Continue reading →

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They’ve Run in 2026!

Posted on Monday 13 April 2026 by Gareth Prior

With Easter out of the way we take a first look of 2026 at just which heritage trams have run so far this year on various lines across the British Isles. As a reminder the aim of this list is … Continue reading →

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Heaton Park Tramway to host Model Tramway Exhibition

Posted on Saturday 11 April 2026 by Gareth Prior

Although there is no announcement of when we can all enjoy a ride on a full sized tram at the Heaton Park Tramway just yet (work to repair the substation remain in hand thanks to funding through Manchester City Council), … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 31st January 2026

Posted on Saturday 31 January 2026 by Gareth Prior

January comes to an end and we have photos from Blackpool and a look back over the years at the Heaton Park Tramway:

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Funding confirmed for substation works at Heaton Park Tramway

Posted on Wednesday 28 January 2026 by Gareth Prior

If all goes according to plan the Heaton Park Tramway in Manchester should be running again this summer, following the news that Manchester City Council have awarded £400,000 of funding for the essential substation repairs to be completed. Yes, we … Continue reading →

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Numbers 5 – Stockport 5

Posted on Friday 5 December 2025 by Gareth Prior

We hit the number 5 as “Numbers” continues today.

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They’ve Run in 2025!

Posted on Monday 3 November 2025 by Gareth Prior

For various reasons we haven’t had many looks at which heritage trams have run in 2025, in fact the last round-up we had was in May! We rectify that here as with main operating seasons now having come to an … Continue reading →

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