Category Archives: Picture in Time

Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 709 & 719

Posted on Tuesday 11 September 2018 by Gareth Prior

Picture in Time continues today and in this instalment we are in Blackpool for a view of a couple of Balloons at Bispham.

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Picture in Time: Manx Electric Railway 25

Posted on Saturday 8 September 2018 by Gareth Prior

Continuing with the Manx Electric Railway theme for today’s archive image we are again in 1979 for a view of a tram which hasn’t run in passenger service for over 20 years but at this time was a firm part … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Luas Sandyford Depot

Posted on Thursday 6 September 2018 by Gareth Prior

Thursday’s are back to Picture in Time again this month with our look at archive images of light rail taking the slot. In this instalment we are in Ireland for a view at Sandyford Depot.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush 633

Posted on Tuesday 4 September 2018 by Gareth Prior

Back to the early 1990s for today’s edition of Picture in Time as we take a look at a Brush Car which looks very different today – 633.

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Picture in Time: Manx Electric Railway 22

Posted on Saturday 1 September 2018 by Gareth Prior

With the 125th Anniversary events of the Manx Electric Railway now underway where better than the Isle of Man for today’s edition of Picture in Time. We head back to 1979 for this image showing Winter Saloon 22.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Open Top Balloon 706

Posted on Tuesday 28 August 2018 by Gareth Prior

One of the most popular trams of the past 30 years in Blackpool is the feature of today’s Picture in Time – Princess Alice herself, Open Top Balloon 706.

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Picture in Time: Manx Electric Railway Derby Castle Sheds

Posted on Saturday 25 August 2018 by Gareth Prior

Today we have a Picture in Time with a slight difference as we have a then and now look at Derby Castle Sheds.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Ex-Towing Railcoach 678 & friends

Posted on Tuesday 21 August 2018 by Gareth Prior

We continue our look at some early 1990s images from Blackpool today as we see Ex-Towing Railcoach 678 along with a couple of the ubiquitous Balloon Cars.

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Picture in Time: Seaton Tramway 14

Posted on Saturday 18 August 2018 by Gareth Prior

Into the traditional tram archive again today and we are back in Devon for a view of the Seaton Tramway.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 721

Posted on Tuesday 14 August 2018 by Gareth Prior

Another early 1990s view features in today’s Picture in Time as we are back in Blackpool once again.

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Picture in Time: Oporto 150

Posted on Saturday 11 August 2018 by Gareth Prior

Continuing our look at trams from the early days of Summerlee before more local trams were restored for service. This time we take a look at Oporto 150.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush 625

Posted on Tuesday 7 August 2018 by Gareth Prior

Its another one of my early tram photos which features for Picture in Time today as we are once again in 1992.

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Picture in Time: London’s Last Tram Week

Posted on Saturday 4 August 2018 by Gareth Prior

We go back to July 1952 for today’s archive photo with a view of a tram in action during the Last Tram Week.

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Picture in Time: Manchester Light Rail demonstration

Posted on Tuesday 31 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

We are off to Manchester again for this edition of Picture in Time but instead of featuring one of the trams which have operated on Metrolink we go back a little further to 1987 when a key demonstration took place.

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Picture in Time: Seaton Tramway 19, Works 01 & 02

Posted on Saturday 28 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

Back to Devon for this instalment of Picture in Time as we take a look at the Seaton Tramway with a true original Devon tram the main feature.

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Picture in Time: South Yorkshire Supertram 15

Posted on Tuesday 24 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

As we continue our archival photographic series we are once again in South Yorkshire for a image taken towards the start of operations on Supertram.

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Picture in Time: Brussels 9062

Posted on Saturday 21 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

2018 marks the 30th anniversary of Scotland’s first – and still only – heritage tramway at Summerlee and in this instalment of Picture in Time we go back to beginning to see what the operation was like in those early … Continue reading →

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