Category Archives: Heaton Park Tramway

Vanguard 619 gets bored of boards

Posted on Wednesday 12 March 2014 by Andrew Waddington

With all of the trams residing at the Heaton Park Tramway now safely undercover, no time has been wasted in preparing Blackpool Vanguard 619 for service for the first time since 2011. This tram had been covered with wooden boards … Continue reading →

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Another Heaton Park tram goes undercover

Posted on Monday 10 March 2014 by Andrew Waddington

It seems like barely a week goes by without something momentous happening at Manchester’s Heaton Park, and the latest milestone was achieved on Sunday 9th March when the first two tracks to be laid within the new Lakeside Depot were … Continue reading →

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752 makes history at Heaton Park again!

Posted on Tuesday 4 March 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Another small movement by a tramcar represented a giant leap forward for the Heaton Park Tramway on Tuesday 4th March, when the resident works car Blackpool 752 became the first tram to use the newly installed second track within the … Continue reading →

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Lightning strikes twice for Stockport 5

Posted on Saturday 22 February 2014 by Andrew Waddington

The saying that lightning never strikes twice has unfortunately been proved untrue by the Manchester Transport Museum Society, who have had to withdraw the planned loan of Stockport 5 to Beamish for their main transport event in April for the … Continue reading →

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MTMS launch Blackpool tram support fund

Posted on Monday 17 February 2014 by Andrew Waddington

The Manchester Transport Museum Society have launched a new fund which has been created specifically to support the various Blackpool trams it has acquired for operation at the Heaton Park Tramway. This will allow fans of the classic Blackpool cars … Continue reading →

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Blackpool 680 returns to service

Posted on Saturday 11 January 2014 by Andrew Waddington

More than five years after operating on the Blackpool promenade for the final time, Blackpool Railcoach 680 finally made its debut in passenger service as a preserved tramcar at Beamish Museum on Saturday 11th January. After being acquired by the … Continue reading →

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More Manchester moves

Posted on Thursday 9 January 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Tuesday 6th January was another hectic day for the Heaton Park Tramway, with the arrival of another historic vehicle from the Manchester Transport Museum Society at the park on this day. In addition, the winter overhaul of Manchester 765 continued … Continue reading →

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More trams occupy Lakeside Depot

Posted on Monday 6 January 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Despite not currently being open for business, 2014 has still got off to a busy start for volunteers at the Heaton Park Tramway, where work continues on the completion of the new Lakeside Depot. A fairly major shunting exercise on … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: More of Manchester 173

Posted on Thursday 2 January 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Following the welcome move of Manchester 173 to the Heaton Park Tramway on 17th December 2013, we are pleased to feature some more photos showing the tram being moved from its old home at the Greater Manchester Museum of Transport, … Continue reading →

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Truck overhauls begin and end

Posted on Monday 23 December 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Work to overhaul the bogies of two distinctive semi-enclosed single deck trams in different UK museums is taking place this winter. Whilst work on Manchester 765 gets underway, the similar attention being lavished upon Oporto 273 is now rapidly approaching … Continue reading →

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Update on Blackpool Railcoach 680

Posted on Thursday 19 December 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Since arriving at Beamish Museum last week, a considerable amount of work has been carried out on Blackpool Railcoach 680, in order to prepare this tram for service at its new temporary home. As will be remembered, this car has … Continue reading →

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Early Christmas present arrives at Heaton Park – Manchester 173!

Posted on Tuesday 17 December 2013 by Andrew Waddington

We seem to be referring to momentous occasions at the Heaton Park Tramway on this website with great regularity of late, mainly thanks to the incredible progress made on the construction of a second tram depot at the park in … Continue reading →

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First tram moves into new Heaton Park depot

Posted on Monday 16 December 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Sunday 15th December 2013 was another landmark day in the history of Manchester’s Heaton Park Tramway, as a tram was moved into the new Lakeside Depot under power and stabled inside for the very first time. It was particularly appropriate … Continue reading →

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Thank-you and goodnight from Blackpool 680

Posted on Thursday 12 December 2013 by Andrew Waddington

An extremely hectic week of tram moves by road in and around Blackpool has concluded with the departure from Rigby Road of Ex-Towing car 680 in the early hours of Thursday 12th December. The tram, which was sold to the … Continue reading →

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Tram depot construction works in North East and North West

Posted on Tuesday 3 December 2013 by Andrew Waddington

As the latter stages of construction work on the Heaton Park Tramway’s second tram depot are reached, another tramcar preservation group have reached a major milestone in their own project to provide suitable covered storage space for its own vehicle … Continue reading →

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Heaton Park Tramway end of year review

Posted on Monday 25 November 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Stockport 5 brought the curtain down on the 2013 operating season for the Heaton Park Tramway, with the final passenger journey of the year on Sunday 24th November. Blackpool 623 and Manchester 765 were also used on this day, meaning … Continue reading →

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Heaton Park end the season in style

Posted on Monday 18 November 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Despite being scaled back in format, the Heaton Park Tramway’s Autumn Gala event, held on Sunday 17th November turned out to be an absolutely fantastic occasion, with the tramway’s volunteers pulling out all the stops to put on a great … Continue reading →

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Open top trams on the move

Posted on Sunday 17 November 2013 by Andrew Waddington

At the same time as announcing the imminent visit of Blackpool Railcoach 680 to Beamish Museum (see separate news story), the Manchester Transport Museum Society also confirmed that no less than three open-top double-deck trams will be moving to and … Continue reading →

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Blackpool Railcoach 680 to run at Beamish!

Posted on Sunday 17 November 2013 by Andrew Waddington

Plans for the official launch into service of preserved Blackpool Railcoach 680 have been changed once again, in a move which should be welcomed by tram enthusiasts. Instead of being launched at Heaton Park in February 2014, as was previously … Continue reading →

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Heaton Park announce events schedule for November 17th

Posted on Friday 15 November 2013 by Andrew Waddington

As announced previously, the Heaton Park Tramway’s Autumn Gala on Sunday 17th November has been scaled back somewhat, due to the fact that work on the new Lakeside Depot is not sufficiently complete for trams to be accommodated within, and this … Continue reading →

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