Category Archives: Heaton Park Tramway

Model trams stolen from Heaton Park

Posted on Monday 7 September 2015 by Andrew Waddington

During the model tram show held as part of the annual Trans Lanc Rally at Heaton Park on Sunday 6th September, two model trams were noted missing, believed stolen, from the exhibition at the Middleton Road tram depot.

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Hull 96 goes under wraps!

Posted on Sunday 6 September 2015 by Andrew Waddington

The repaint of Hull 96 is now well underway with Heritage Painting moving in to the Heaton Park Tramway’s Middleton Road Depot on 1st September to start work on the tram following extensive preparation of the bodywork by volunteers. This … Continue reading →

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 6 September 2015 by Gareth Prior

We are back with more Photo Galleries this week as we say goodbye and hello…

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In Pictures: Hull 96 sees daylight again

Posted on Wednesday 26 August 2015 by Andrew Waddington

The renovation of Hull 96 at the Heaton Park Tramway continues to make impressive progress ahead of its planned October launch. On Tuesday 25th August, the tram was briefly brought outside to allow Blackpool 623 to be placed over the … Continue reading →

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680 set to run in Blackpool this month!

Posted on Sunday 23 August 2015 by Andrew Waddington

Following the exciting news of Blackpool 680‘s arrival at Rigby Road on Friday 21st August, no time has been wasted in preparing the tram for service and it has now been revealed that it will make its public debut over … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Blackpool 680 comes home

Posted on Friday 21 August 2015 by Andrew Waddington

Following a super-fast but superb repaint into its 1990s livery, Blackpool Ex-Towing car 680 was transported from Manchester back to Blackpool on the morning of Friday 21st August by Calkelds Heavy Haulage. Less than two weeks after it ran at … Continue reading →

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Railcoaches prepare to return home

Posted on Wednesday 19 August 2015 by Andrew Waddington

Two of Blackpool’s classic single deck Railcoaches are now ready and waiting to return home to Rigby Road thanks to some recent positive developments. The repaint of Ex-Towing car 680 at the Heaton Park Tramway has now been completed, whilst … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Blackpool Rocks Manchester – Heaton Park

Posted on Thursday 13 August 2015 by Gareth Prior

As we reported earlier this week another successful event took place at the Heaton Park Tramway over the weekend of Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th August. Blackpool Rocks Manchester was a joint event between several heritage transport organisations in Greater … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Middleton Road Paint Shop!

Posted on Thursday 13 August 2015 by Andrew Waddington

The original tram depot at the Heaton Park Tramway is currently resembling a Paint Shop, with two trams currently occupying the building which are being transformed in appearance. The long-running project, Hull 96, has recently been joined by Blackpool 280 … Continue reading →

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Blackpool rocks Heaton Park!

Posted on Monday 10 August 2015 by Andrew Waddington

On the weekend of 8th & 9th August, a number of heritage organisations in Manchester hosted a joint event celebrating the city’s love affair with the seaside resort of Blackpool. Naturally, such an event provided the perfect opportunity for the … Continue reading →

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Balloon cars prepare for weekend events

Posted on Wednesday 5 August 2015 by Andrew Waddington

Two of the less-seen of Blackpool’s Balloon class in preservation, cars 702 and 721, have recently received a bit of TLC ahead of events this weekend being held by their respective owners, the Manchester Transport Museum Society and the North … Continue reading →

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Bolton 66 meets the mayors

Posted on Monday 3 August 2015 by Andrew Waddington

On Friday 31st July, the two heritage trams in service in Blackpool on the regular blue timetable were joined by Bolton 66 which was used to convey a private party, including two Mayors. The tram initially ran from Rigby Road … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Progress on Hull 96

Posted on Monday 27 July 2015 by Andrew Waddington

It has been a while since we provided an update on progress with the restoration work being undertaken on Hull 96 at Manchester’s Heaton Park Tramway, so to rectify this here are a few images showing some of the recent … Continue reading →

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Stockport 5 returns to Lakeside Depot

Posted on Thursday 16 July 2015 by Andrew Waddington

On Tuesday 14th July, Stockport 5 was transferred from the original Middleton Road depot on the Heaton Park Tramway, to the new depot near to the boating lake. The car has been undergoing some remedial bodywork attention following the discovery … Continue reading →

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Blackpool 680 on the move again

Posted on Monday 22 June 2015 by Andrew Waddington

Despite having only arrived in Manchester at the end of March following a period of operation at Beamish Museum, Blackpool Ex-Towing car 680 will soon be leaving the Heaton Park Tramway for another loan period. This time, the car is … Continue reading →

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Heaton Park Tramway to remain closed this weekend

Posted on Friday 12 June 2015 by Andrew Waddington

The Manchester Transport Museum Society have released a short statement confirming that no tram service will operate this weekend (13th & 14th June) on the Heaton Park Tramway. It is hoped that normal service will resume the following weekend, on … Continue reading →

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 10 May 2015 by Gareth Prior

After last week’s bumper update we just have the one Photo Gallery for you this week with images from the mini Blackpool day at Heaton Park welcoming Blackpool 280 to the operating fleet:

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A blast from the past at Heaton Park

Posted on Friday 8 May 2015 by Andrew Waddington

An old operating practice is set to return on the Heaton Park Tramway in Manchester on Saturday 9th May, when due to an event taking place in the park, trams will terminate at the location often referred to as ‘Old … Continue reading →

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A spectacular welcome for 280 at Heaton Park

Posted on Monday 27 April 2015 by Andrew Waddington

The Heaton Park Tramway have proved many times over the years that they know how to put on a good event – and a reminder of that fact came again on Sunday 26th April, when recent arrival Blackpool 280 was … Continue reading →

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The Railgrinder retires

Posted on Friday 17 April 2015 by Andrew Waddington

For the second time this year, one of the Blackpool tramcars preserved within the last decade has shown its age to the extent that its operational career has ended, for now at least. Heaton Park’s Blackpool Railgrinder 1, better known … Continue reading →

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