Category Archives: Seaton Tramway

£1 million donated to Seaton Tramway

Posted on Wednesday 12 October 2016 by Gareth Prior

The widow of former Seaton Tramway Chairman Trevor Shears has pledged to donate £1million to the tramway towards the redevelopment of the Seaton terminus. Lyn Shears will be giving the money over several instalments to help fulfil one of Mr … Continue reading →

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Your Heritage Tramways need you!

Posted on Wednesday 21 September 2016 by Gareth Prior

If our recent coverage of the issues which have affected the Heaton Park Tramway tells us one thing it is just how much our heritage tramways rely on volunteers. Unfortunately as free time becomes more of a commodity and with … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Seaton Tramway July 2016

Posted on Saturday 23 July 2016 by Gareth Prior

The most southerly tramway in the UK also operates on the smallest gauge and is of course the Seaton Tramway in Devon. In this pictorial update we take a look at the tramway during July including a look behind the … Continue reading →

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Seaton Tramway on a bus!

Posted on Friday 13 May 2016 by Gareth Prior

All over advertising liveries on trams are often a contentious issue for many enthusiasts but this is a story with a difference as we are featuring an advert on a bus of a tramway! The tramway in question is the … Continue reading →

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 17 April 2016 by Gareth Prior

We are back with another main site update this week and we bring you three more Photo Galleries alongside our usual updates:

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Seaton 17 goes undercover

Posted on Thursday 7 April 2016 by Gareth Prior

In an unexpected development we can report that the Seaton Tramway is to get a fourth fully enclosed single deck saloon tram. Crossbench 17 is currently in the workshops being converted from its original 1988 condition.

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Picture in Time: Seaton 8

Posted on Wednesday 16 December 2015 by Gareth Prior

We are in Sussex for the latest edition of Picture in Time as we take a look at the Modern Electric Tramways operation in Eastbourne ahead of its move along the south coast to Seaton. The tram in focus is … Continue reading →

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Dare we mention 2016?

Posted on Sunday 15 November 2015 by Gareth Prior

We may only just have reached the end of one operating season but already thoughts are being turned towards 2016 with several heritage tramways having announced their first special events of the year. So if you want to start making … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Seaton 12

Posted on Tuesday 27 October 2015 by Gareth Prior

Picture in Time heads south today for a visit to Eastbourne in 1968 where we see the tram we now know as Seaton no. 12 but in those days was probably actually Eastbourne or just plain old Modern Electric Tramway … Continue reading →

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Sunday 18 October 2015 by Gareth Prior

We have a further two Photo Galleries as part of this week’s main site update with images coming from the Seaton Tramway and Midland Metro:

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Picture in Time: Seaton 7

Posted on Tuesday 1 September 2015 by Gareth Prior

Today “Picture in Time” is off to the south coast and a visit to Eastbourne in 1965 and a view of a tram we now know as Seaton 7 but this was five years before the Modern Electric Tramways operation … Continue reading →

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Lost Trams: Seaton 7

Posted on Saturday 1 August 2015 by Gareth Prior

OK so its not really that lost – we know exactly where it is, at the back of the Seaton Tramway depot – but the latest tram to feature in our Lost Trams series is Seaton Tramway’s no. 7 which … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Seaton Tramway runs 24 hours for charity

Posted on Saturday 6 June 2015 by Gareth Prior

Between 1300 on Wednesday 27th and 1300 on Thursday 28th May a 24 hour charity Tramathon took place on the Seaton Tramway with tram no. 4 running a return trip every hour in aid of Prostrate Cancer UK, Cancer Research … Continue reading →

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24 hour charity Tramathon to take place at Seaton

Posted on Saturday 9 May 2015 by Gareth Prior

Trams will run on the Seaton Tramway for 24 hours non-stop as part of a charity Tramathon on Wednesday 27th May. Starting at 1300 on Wednesday 27th May a special tram will depart the Seaton terminus for Colyton on the … Continue reading →

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Plans to be revealed for new Seaton Terminus

Posted on Saturday 2 May 2015 by Gareth Prior

Friday 8th May will give members of the public their first chance to see the plans for the new Seaton Tramway terminus with a public exhibition taking place at Seaton Town Hall between 1200 and 1600. The contemporary design is … Continue reading →

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Plans revealed for new Seaton Tramway terminus

Posted on Friday 20 March 2015 by Gareth Prior

The main Seaton terminus of the Seaton Tramway is set for a major facelift later this year if plans currently being prepared are approved it has been announced. Although exact details of what the improved terminus will look like have … Continue reading →

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Seaton unveil events for 2015

Posted on Friday 30 January 2015 by Gareth Prior

Southern England’s only operational heritage tramway, the Seaton Tramway, have become the latest organisation to reveal their event plans for 2015. As well as the regular Bird Watching Trips, Dinosaur Tram and the evening events at the Tramstop Restaurant this … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time 22: Seaton Tramway 7

Posted on Friday 8 August 2014 by Gareth Prior

We take another visit to the Seaton Tramway for the latest edition of our archive photo series: Picture in Time. This time we catch up with no. 7, a tram which is currently withdrawn from service awaiting an overhaul but … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time 19: Seaton Tramway 6

Posted on Friday 18 July 2014 by Gareth Prior

We return to the archives for the latest in our occasional series looking back in time and this time we head to the South coast and Eastbourne in 1968 when the tramway was coming towards the end. Our attentions in … Continue reading →

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Now available: Seaton Tramway The Valentines Day Storm

Posted on Friday 27 June 2014 by Gareth Prior

The Seaton Tramway have produced a new booklet which details the six weeks of hard work undertaken to get the tramway back to full operation following the devastating storms of Valentines Night which washed away part of the trackbed of … Continue reading →

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