Category Archives: Picture in Time

Picture in Time: Midland Metro 06

Posted on Wednesday 19 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its another snowy image from Midland Metro for you in this “Picture in Time” instalment.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Dreadnought 59 & Manchester 765

Posted on Monday 17 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

Today we have another image from the 1985 Blackpool Tramway Centenary showing two very special trams – including one which, incredibly, we haven’t previously featured in the Blackpool edition of “Picture in Time”.

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Picture in Time: Sheffield 74

Posted on Friday 14 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

For the next few weeks our Traditional Tram edition of “Picture in Time” will be heading back a few short years to 2011 for some images taken at the Crich Tramway Village. We start off with Sheffield 74.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Engineering Car 753

Posted on Monday 10 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

We move forward to Centenary year on the Blackpool Tramway for this week’s Blackpool “Picture in Time” image as we take a look at Engineering Car 753.

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Sunday 9 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

This week we have another collection of photos from the archives:

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Picture in Time: Birkenhead 20

Posted on Friday 7 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

Another of the trams which form the collection of the Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society on the Wirral Heritage Tramway is the feature of this edition of “Picture in Time” – Birkenhead 20.

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Picture in Time: Midland Metro 03 & 14

Posted on Wednesday 5 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

Our modern tram edition of “Picture in Time” this week moves to the Midland Metro for the next few weeks. Now, these articles are usually written several weeks and months in advance (none more so than in 2020 when there … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Centenary 641

Posted on Monday 3 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Picture in Time” we are heading back to August 1984 for a view of a then new, Centenary 641.

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Sunday 2 August 2020 by Gareth Prior

Photos both old and new are included in our latest main site update:

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Picture in Time: Liverpool 762

Posted on Friday 31 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

We’re off to Birkenhead for the next couple of weeks as we take a look at some trams running during the 2006 Wirral Bus and Tram Show.

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Picture in Time: Dublin Luas Citadis 301

Posted on Wednesday 29 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

For the last time in this small batch of photos “Picture in Time” is off to Dublin’s Luas system for this edition.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 700

Posted on Monday 27 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

We are back with another archive photo from Blackpool as “Picture in Time” continues. This time we are heading to back to 1970 for a view of prototype 700.

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Picture in Time: Swansea and Mumbles 2

Posted on Friday 24 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

Whilst the other trams at the Middleton Railway which ended up being scrapped were sad, probably the biggest loss is the feature of this last of our trilogy of photos Swansea and Mumbles 2 – the last surviving complete Swansea … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Dublin Luas Citadis 301

Posted on Wednesday 22 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

We are again off across the Irish Sea to Dublin for another look into the archives of Luas.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush 627 & Balloon 715

Posted on Monday 20 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Picture in Time” we are heading to Manchester Square in Blackpool where we see two trams passing during 2001.

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Friday 17 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

Just to keep you all on your toes its an early main site update this week with a couple of Photo Galleries added:

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Picture in Time: Leeds 160

Posted on Friday 17 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

We continue our look at trams which found their way to the Middleton Railway in Leeds this week with a photo of Leeds 160 this week.

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Picture in Time: Dublin Luas 3025

Posted on Wednesday 15 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

Another view from Dublin for today’s “Picture in Time”.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush 631

Posted on Monday 13 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

This time our Blackpool “Picture in Time” image comes from the first year of millennium (or last of the previous one I guess, depending on your point of view!) as we take a look at Brush Car 631.

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What’s New on British Trams Online?

Posted on Sunday 12 July 2020 by Gareth Prior

This week we both look into the archives and head overseas for the latest photographic offerings:

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