Category Archives: Picture in Time

Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2542

Posted on Sunday 16 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

For the next few weeks Sundays will all be about archive images from our “modern” tramway systems and we start off in Croydon for a pre-opening image of one of the trams.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 702

Posted on Thursday 13 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

After last week’s mystery – thanks to everyone who solved the conundrum of exactly the trams were in the photos! – we are on firmer ground regards the tram for this week’s archive Blackpool tram image!

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Picture in Time: Snaefell Mountain Railway 2

Posted on Sunday 9 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

For one final time in this batch we head to the Isle of Man and the Snaefell Mountain Railway during 1979.

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Picture in Time: Busy times at Fleetwood Ferry

Posted on Thursday 6 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

We are heading back to Blackpool for today’s archive image as we feature not one, not two, not even three but four trams at Fleetwood Ferry.

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Picture in Time: Snaefell Mountain Railway 2

Posted on Sunday 2 February 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its 1979 again as we return to the Isle of Man’s Snaefell Mountain Railway for an archive image.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush 626

Posted on Thursday 30 January 2020 by Gareth Prior

This evening we are back in Blackpool for another instalment of “Picture in Time” and it’s the 1990s again.

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Picture in Time: Snaefell Mountain Railway 5

Posted on Sunday 26 January 2020 by Gareth Prior

We are again on the Isle of Man in the 1970s for this week’s traditional tram archive image with the Snaefell Mountain Railway again featuring.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Railcoach 678

Posted on Thursday 23 January 2020 by Gareth Prior

We move into the 1990s for this week’s Blackpool archive image as we take a look a look at one of three ex-Towing cars which was never permanently coupled to its trailer.

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Picture in Time: Snaefell Mountain Railway 3

Posted on Sunday 19 January 2020 by Gareth Prior

We stay with the Snaefell Mountain Railway for this week’s non-Blackpool traditional tram archive photo as we head back to a time when the Mountain cars went onto the MER for maintenance.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 709

Posted on Thursday 16 January 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its time to head into the archives again as we are off to Blackpool in the 1980s.

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Picture in Time: Snaefell Mountain Railway 4

Posted on Sunday 12 January 2020 by Gareth Prior

With 2020 marking the 125th anniversary of the Snaefell Mountain Railway we step across to the Isle of Man for this edition of “Picture in Time” and head up to the summit some 60 years ago.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 703

Posted on Thursday 9 January 2020 by Gareth Prior

We return to the Blackpool tram photo archives tonight as we head back to the 1980s and a take a look at one of the iconic Balloon Cars.

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Picture in Time: Tyne and Wear Metro South Gosforth Depot

Posted on Saturday 30 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

For the final edition of Picture in Time in 2019 we head back to the South Gosforth Open Day of the Tyne and Wear Metro for a general view of the outside sidings.

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Picture in Time: Portsdown & Horndean 13

Posted on Thursday 28 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

As we rapidly approach December it is almost time to give Picture in Time a rest for the remainder of the year but before we do we still have time to feature one more traditional tram and this time we … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Open Top Balloon 706

Posted on Tuesday 26 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

Its 2007 again for this last Blackpool Picture in Time of 2019! This time around we feature a much missed tram from the operational fleet, known better by most by her name of Princess Alice.

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Picture in Time: Tyne and Wear Metro 4075

Posted on Saturday 23 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

In this latest edition of Picture in Time we are again looking at a Metro Car seen during the 30th anniversary Open Day at South Gosforth Depot.

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Picture in Time: Brussels 9062

Posted on Thursday 21 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

We may have finished our look at the trams running at the Glasgow Garden Festival last week (for now at least, we have more coming to you at some point in 2020!) but that doesn’t mean we are finished with … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool & Fleetwood Box 40

Posted on Tuesday 19 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

Another dip into the archives from 2007 for this edition of Picture in Time as we head back to Blackpool for a view of a tram which has since left the resort.

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Picture in Time: Tyne and Wear Metro 4055

Posted on Saturday 16 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

We are heading back to the 30th anniversary depot open day at the Tyne and Wear Metro facility in South Gosforth for this latest look into the archives.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Boat 606

Posted on Thursday 14 November 2019 by Gareth Prior

The final of the five trams to run at the Glasgow Garden Festival was also the only tram which wasn’t considered as preserved and the only “foreign” tram to make an appearance – it was Blackpool Boat 606.

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