Category Archives: Picture in Time

Picture in Time: Blackpool Jubilee 761

Posted on Saturday 21 April 2018 by Gareth Prior

Picture in Time is back in Blackpool for this instalment as we take a look at one of the many adverts to adorn Jubilee 761.

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Picture in Time: Great Orme Tramway 5

Posted on Thursday 19 April 2018 by Gareth Prior

Back to North Wales for another view of the Great Orme Tramway today as Picture in Time continues.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 726

Posted on Saturday 14 April 2018 by Gareth Prior

In this instalment of Picture in Time we are back in Blackpool as we take a look at the highest numbered of the iconic Balloon Cars to be built, now numbered 726.

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Picture in Time: Glasgow 1245 & Blackpool 159

Posted on Thursday 12 April 2018 by Gareth Prior

The early years of the East Anglia Transport Museum feature in this instalment of our archive photo series.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Centenary 641

Posted on Saturday 7 April 2018 by Gareth Prior

As we return to Blackpool for another Picture in Time image we find ourselves in 1985 for a view of the first Centenary Car in action.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool & Fleetwood Rack 2

Posted on Thursday 5 April 2018 by Gareth Prior

Back to Crich for the latest delve into the archives with a view of a tram which is currently on the list of those needing attention before it will run again.

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Picture in Time: Snaefell Mountain Railway 4

Posted on Thursday 29 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

Today we feature an image from the Snaefell Mountain Railway shortly after nationalisation.

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Picture in Time: South Yorkshire Supertram 13

Posted on Saturday 24 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

In this outing for Picture in Time we take a look at the South Yorkshire Supertram operation with a view taken in the early days of the system.

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Picture in Time: Modern Electric Tramways 01

Posted on Thursday 22 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

As we head back into the archives we go down to the Sussex coast for an image from Modern Electric Tramways when that was the centre of their operations.

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2540

Posted on Saturday 17 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

The capital’s only true tram system operates through Croydon and that is exactly where we find ourselves for this edition of Picture in Time.

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Picture in Time: Bolton 66

Posted on Thursday 15 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

We go back a long time in history for this edition of Picture in Time as we see Bolton 66 well before it was restored into an operational tram.

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Picture in Time: Docklands Light Railway 24+40

Posted on Saturday 10 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

The Docklands Light Railway is the subject of Picture in Time today as we go back to a view of the old Stratford station in 2004.

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Picture in Time: London County Council 106

Posted on Thursday 8 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

We return to Crich for this edition of Picture in Time for a photo taken back in 1989 of London County Council 106.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Jubilee 761

Posted on Thursday 1 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

The first of two one person operated trams rebuilt in Blackpool’s own workshops is the feature of Picture in Time today as we take a look at Jubilee 761.

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Picture in Time: Midland Metro 02

Posted on Saturday 24 February 2018 by Gareth Prior

A trip back in time to 2001 for today’s Picture in Time as we take a look at one of the original T69 trams which operated on Midland Metro.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 713

Posted on Thursday 22 February 2018 by Gareth Prior

In this instalment of Picture in Time we are back on the Fylde Coast with an image of one of Blackpool’s iconic Balloon Cars as it operates on the streets of Fleetwood.

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Picture in Time: Luas 3018

Posted on Saturday 17 February 2018 by Gareth Prior

Our modern image from the archives today comes from the Irish capital with a photo taken in 2007 on Luas.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Centenary 651

Posted on Thursday 15 February 2018 by Gareth Prior

We are back in Blackpool for this instalment of Picture in Time. The tram we are taking a look at is Centenary 651.

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1001

Posted on Saturday 10 February 2018 by Gareth Prior

We head back to Manchester for this image from the archives as Picture in Time lands just over 10 years ago in December 2007.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Coronation 663

Posted on Thursday 8 February 2018 by Gareth Prior

One of the most popular trams to have featured in our archive photo series is Blackpool Coronation 663 and in today’s edition it is included again with an image dating from July 1972.

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