Category Archives: Picture in Time

Picture in Time: Blackpool Centenary 641

Posted on Tuesday 5 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

From the first Jubilee last week to the first Centenary Car this week as we continue our archive photo series with another image taken in Blackpool.

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Picture in Time: Tyne & Wear Metro 4033

Posted on Saturday 2 February 2019 by Gareth Prior

From last week’s image looking at the outside of South Gosforth Depot this week we head inside the building for an image taken during the 30th Anniversary Open Day.

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Picture in Time: Glasgow 1198

Posted on Thursday 31 January 2019 by Gareth Prior

We head back into the archives today with the first of three photos taken around Glasgow’s Coplawhill Works in 1962 just as the final trams were being prepared ready for scrapping.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Jubilee 761 & Balloon 707

Posted on Tuesday 29 January 2019 by Gareth Prior

After a couple of weeks of “sorry we don’t know what the trams are” we are back to being able to identify the trams in this weeks Blackpool Picture in Time image. They are Jubilee 761 and Balloon 707.

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Picture in Time: Leeds 602

Posted on Thursday 24 January 2019 by Gareth Prior

A very popular tram – part of the static collection at Crich nowadays of course – with enthusiasts is Leeds 602 and that is the tram which features in today’s look into the photographic archives.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon

Posted on Tuesday 22 January 2019 by Gareth Prior

We stay in Fleetwood for this week’s offering from the Blackpool Tramway archives as we have another photo of a tram which we can’t quite identify!

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Picture in Time: Tyne & Wear Metro 4038

Posted on Saturday 19 January 2019 by Gareth Prior

Staying in the northeast for the second week of our look back at the Tyne and Wear Metro we find snow on the ground as we feature another of the original 1980s trains in action.

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Picture in Time: Paisley 68 & Newcastle 102

Posted on Thursday 17 January 2019 by Gareth Prior

Open top trams are always popular – no matter whether you are by the seaside or alongside a quarry in the Derbyshire countryside! In this edition of Picture in Time we feature two of Crich’s examples of open toppers; neither … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Fleetwood Ferry

Posted on Tuesday 15 January 2019 by Gareth Prior

The number of photos taken on Fleetwood Esplanade of trams either at the old Fleetwood Ferry loading stops or just passing by on their way back to Blackpool is probably in the millions by now and today that is the … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Tyne & Wear Metro 4026

Posted on Saturday 12 January 2019 by Gareth Prior

Not previously featured in this series is the Tyne and Wear Metro until today that is! For the next few weeks we will be looking at some archive images from the Metro which has been serving the area since 1980.

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Picture in Time: Gateshead 5

Posted on Thursday 10 January 2019 by Gareth Prior

A tram which last ran in passenger service at Crich in 2007 is Gateshead 5 and it is that tram which we feature in our archive photo series today with a black and white image.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Tramway from the Tower bridge

Posted on Tuesday 8 January 2019 by Gareth Prior

The only bridge to have gone over the Promenade tramway in Blackpool was that close to the Tower which, although considered an eyesore for many, gave some different photographic opportunities of the tram. As we return to our archive photo … Continue reading →

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September Review – Crich: No. 16 – Blackpool Standard 40

Posted on Monday 31 December 2018 by Gareth Prior

Just before you head off for your New Year’s celebrations we have one final update for you as we conclude our look at September’s Simply Trams event at Crich. The final star of this series is Blackpool Standard 40.

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Sounds & Pictures in Time! Glasgow’s last trams

Posted on Monday 24 December 2018 by Gareth Prior

An extra special Christmas treat for you today as we head to Glasgow on 19th November 1962 for the sounds and pictures of Glasgow’s trams. On this date a group of enthusiasts visited Coplawhill Works to assess 1005 for preservation … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: South Yorkshire Supertram Nunnery Depot

Posted on Thursday 29 November 2018 by Gareth Prior

The final edition of Picture in Time for 2018 sees us heading to South Yorkshire once more for an image taken in the formative days of the system of Nunnery Depot.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool & Fleetwood 2

Posted on Tuesday 27 November 2018 by Gareth Prior

In this instalment of Picture in Time we are back at Crich for an image from the earlier days of the museum, at a time when Wakebridge was the terminus.

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2546

Posted on Thursday 22 November 2018 by Gareth Prior

Croydon is the location for today’s instalment of Picture in Time as we take a look at one of the early advert liveries on CR4000 2546.

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Picture in Time: Graz 225 & Brussels 9062

Posted on Tuesday 20 November 2018 by Gareth Prior

Today we are back at Summerlee for the conclusion of a look back to the early days of the tramway to mark 30 years of operations. We look at two trams in this article, both of which are no longer … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Docklands Light Railway 66+41

Posted on Thursday 15 November 2018 by Gareth Prior

In this instalment of Picture in Time we are off to London’s Docklands once again as we take a look at another all over advert carried on the trains of the DLR over the years.

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Picture in Time: Great Orme Tramway 4

Posted on Tuesday 13 November 2018 by Gareth Prior

We are heading back 25 years in today’s archive image with Llandudno’s Great Orme Tramway the subject.

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