Category Archives: Picture in Time

Picture in Time: Blackpool Marton VAMBAC 11

Posted on Saturday 7 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

As our Picture in Time series from Blackpool takes a break for July we go back to more general traditional trams – with this edition featuring a tram from…Blackpooll! It’s a tram which has featured several times before in Picture … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Nottingham Express Transit 207

Posted on Tuesday 3 July 2018 by Gareth Prior

Today Picture in Time is back in Nottingham for an image taken on just the second day of public service.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool OMO 5

Posted on Saturday 30 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

Today we feature one of the very first photos I ever took of a tram back in 1992 – little did I know at the time that this would be the only photo I ever took of an OMO in … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Midland Metro 14

Posted on Tuesday 26 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

In this instalment of Picture in Time we take a look at Midland Metro with one of the original T69s in service.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Centenary 645

Posted on Saturday 23 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

Blackpool is again the location for our next instalment of Picture in Time as we go back to the year 2000 for a view of one of the many all over adverts carried on a Centenary Car.

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Picture in Time: Luas 4012 & 4013

Posted on Tuesday 19 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

Today Picture in Time is heading back over the Irish Sea to Dublin for a view of two trams from the Luas system.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Engineering Car 754 towing Balloon 718

Posted on Saturday 16 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

A few weeks ago we featured a tram breakdown in Blackpool and that is the theme of today’s Picture in Time today as well. This time we move forward to 2003 and a view of Balloon 718 being returned to … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1004

Posted on Tuesday 12 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

This instalment of Picture in Time heads to Manchester Metrolink for a photo taken in the early days of Manchester Metrolink.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 710

Posted on Saturday 9 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

We feature another tram which is now part of the Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust collection in this edition of Picture in Time – Balloon 710.

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Picture in Time: South Yorkshire Supertram 14

Posted on Tuesday 5 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

An early shot from the South Yorkshire Supertram system is the feature of today’s Picture in Time photo.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Twin Car 673+683

Posted on Saturday 2 June 2018 by Gareth Prior

Picture in Time returns to the Lancashire coast for another photo taken on the Blackpool Tramway back in 2002.

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Picture in Time: Sunderland 100

Posted on Thursday 31 May 2018 by Gareth Prior

We go black and white again for this instalment of Picture in Time although they are fairly modern images showing Sunderland 100 on one of its first test runs and also later when it received an advertising livery.

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2548

Posted on Tuesday 29 May 2018 by Gareth Prior

Today we go back to before Croydon Tramlink started to operate public services with a photo taken during the testing and commissioning period.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 719

Posted on Saturday 26 May 2018 by Gareth Prior

Staying in the early 1990s Picture in Time continues with this photo taken at Bispham.

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Picture in Time: Manx Electric Railway 7

Posted on Thursday 24 May 2018 by Gareth Prior

We had a bit of mystery for today’s Picture in Time as we head to the Manx Electric Railway back in the 1960s for an image of a tram as we weren’t sure what the tram was but we have … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Docklands Light Railway 67

Posted on Tuesday 22 May 2018 by Gareth Prior

London’s Docklands Light Railway is where we head to today for this instalment of Picture in Time as we take a look at one of the units which has carried an advert over the years.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Ex-Towing Railcoach 679

Posted on Saturday 19 May 2018 by Gareth Prior

An early 1990s photo features in this edition of Picture in Time as we see Ex-Towing Railcoach 679 in an all over advert.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Pantograph 167

Posted on Thursday 17 May 2018 by Gareth Prior

A familiar sight for some time at Crich has been Blackpool Pantograph 167 which is still part of the operational fleet today. But in today’s Picture in Time shot we see it running back in 1989.

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Picture in Time: Nottingham Express Transit 212

Posted on Tuesday 15 May 2018 by Gareth Prior

Today Picture in Time has a fairly recent image from Nottingham Express Transit, showing one of the Incentro trams shortly after it had the revised fleet livery applied.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 717

Posted on Saturday 12 May 2018 by Gareth Prior

Another trip to Blackpool for Picture in Time today as we take a look at Balloon Car 717.

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