Category Archives: Picture in Time

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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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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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush 624

Posted on Friday 4 September 2026 by Gareth Prior

As we have seen some extreme weather in Blackpool over the past few weeks in this series of “Picture in Time” we carry on that theme with a photo taken in the snow.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Dreadnought 59 & Jubilee 761

Posted on Friday 28 August 2026 by Gareth Prior

The tour we have been featuring over the past few weeks now comes to an end – but the weather continues to make its presence felt!

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Dreadnought 59 & Jubilee 761

Posted on Friday 21 August 2026 by Gareth Prior

Another edition of “Picture in Time” as we take another look at a 1979 tour which shows the old and the then new in action.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Dreadnought 59 & Jubilee 761

Posted on Friday 14 August 2026 by Gareth Prior

“Picture in Time” again comes from Blackpool today and we continue to take a look at a 1979 LRTA tour in November 1979 which featured Blackpool cars Dreadnought 59 and Jubilee 761.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Dreadnought 59 & Jubilee 761

Posted on Friday 7 August 2026 by Gareth Prior

We return to 1979 for another set of photos in “Picture in Time” and its Blackpool that we find ourselves in once again. This time the subject of the next few weeks is all one tour which involved a couple … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2549

Posted on Friday 31 July 2026 by Gareth Prior

Today’s “Picture in Time” has one final image from the red and white years on the Croydon Tramlink system before we move on once again.

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2544

Posted on Friday 24 July 2026 by Gareth Prior

In this outing for “Picture in Time” we feature a photo from Croydon Tramlink with a tram still carrying the original red and white fleet livery.

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2543

Posted on Friday 17 July 2026 by Gareth Prior

We have another edition of “Picture in Time” for you this evening and we again take a look at a red and white tram running on Croydon Tramlink.

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2538

Posted on Friday 10 July 2026 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Picture in Time” we again head to Croydon as we take a look at one of the trams when it was still operating in the original red and white livery.

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2534

Posted on Friday 3 July 2026 by Gareth Prior

The next few weeks of “Picture in Time” will take a look at some of the modern trams which have run in service on the Croydon/London Tramlink/London Trams network since it opened in the year 2000. We will be concentrating … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Manx Electric Railway 26

Posted on Friday 19 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

This is another edition of “Picture in Time” and it again features a photo of the Manx Electric Railway in 2004.

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Picture in Time: Manx Electric Railway 2 & 1

Posted on Friday 12 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

In this latest edition of “Picture in Time” we again go to the Isle of Man – and this time we move into 2003.

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Picture in Time: Manx Electric Railway 31

Posted on Friday 5 June 2026 by Gareth Prior

“Picture in Time” continues to take a look at things on the Isle of Man and its another 2002 image this week with a tram which has now been a long time out of service.

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Picture in Time: Manx Electric Railway 6

Posted on Friday 29 May 2026 by Gareth Prior

We move on once again for “Picture in Time” and this time we find ourselves on the Isle of Man for more images from the past. We start off in 2002 on the Manx Electric Railway.

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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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Picture in Time: Blackpool Rocket 732

Posted on Friday 22 May 2026 by Gareth Prior

It’s a final stop in Blackpool for this batch of photos in “Picture in Time” as we feature one of the iconic illuminated trams back in 1979.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 723

Posted on Friday 15 May 2026 by Gareth Prior

We feature another photo from October 1979 in Blackpool as we take a look at a “Picture in Time”.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush Railcoach 638

Posted on Friday 8 May 2026 by Gareth Prior

“Picture in Time” again comes from Blackpool in October 1979 this week.

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