Category Archives: Picture in Time

Picture in Time: Blackpool Standard 40

Posted on Tuesday 4 July 2017 by Gareth Prior

We head to Crich for this edition of Picture in Time for an early image of Blackpool Standard 40.

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Picture in Time: Stagecoach Supertram 107

Posted on Saturday 1 July 2017 by Gareth Prior

This edition of Picture in Time is in Sheffield for an image taken on the Stagecoach Supertram system back in 2005.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Coronation 663

Posted on Thursday 29 June 2017 by Gareth Prior

Sometimes there are trams which often seem to encourage people to take photos and they keep cropping up in this series and one such tram is Blackpool Coronation 663.

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Picture in Time: Snaefell Mountain Railway 5

Posted on Tuesday 27 June 2017 by Gareth Prior

In this instalment of Picture of Time we are featuring the Snaefell Mountain Railway with a view of one of the six vehicles which has carried passengers up to the summit over the years although today it features new bodywork.

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2542

Posted on Saturday 24 June 2017 by Gareth Prior

Heading back to 2000 today for Picture in Time as we feature one of several Bombardier CR4000 trams on Croydon (now London) Tramlink to have featured an advertising livery.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 700

Posted on Thursday 22 June 2017 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of Picture in Time we are back in Blackpool as we take a look at the original Balloon Car – 700.

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Picture in Time: Leeds 525

Posted on Tuesday 20 June 2017 by Gareth Prior

Today Picture in Time is going back to 1958 for a view from Leeds Corporation Tramways with one of the Feltham trams transferred from London featuring.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Twin Car 676+686 & Balloons 726 & 704

Posted on Thursday 15 June 2017 by Gareth Prior

We have a busy scene in Blackpool for our latest delve into the archives in this instalment of Picture in Time.

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Picture in Time: Volks Electric Railway 2, 5 & 7

Posted on Tuesday 13 June 2017 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of Picture in Time we head to the Sussex coast again although whereas last time we were there we were concentrating on the Modern Electric Tramway operation this time we are looking at the Volks Electric Railway.

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Picture in Time: Nottingham Express Transit 215

Posted on Saturday 10 June 2017 by Gareth Prior

This week our modern tramway Picture in Time image is from Nottingham Express Transit as we feature the last of the Bombardier Incentro trams – no. 215.

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Picture in Time: From the Tower overbridge

Posted on Thursday 8 June 2017 by Gareth Prior

Today we include a photo featuring five different trams for the latest edition of Picture in Time.

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Picture in Time: Glasgow 1115

Posted on Tuesday 6 June 2017 by Gareth Prior

Today Picture in Time is showing us an image from Crich with a look at one of the trams which has now been withdrawn from service for many years – Glasgow 1115.

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1015

Posted on Saturday 3 June 2017 by Gareth Prior

Another look into the archives takes us to Manchester for a 1992 image from Manchester Metrolink with the tram featured today being T68 1015.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon

Posted on Thursday 1 June 2017 by Gareth Prior

In this instalment of Picture in Time we take another trip to Blackpool as we feature a tram arriving back at Rigby Road Depot presumably after another busy day on the Prom.

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Picture in Time: Manx Electric Railway 16

Posted on Tuesday 30 May 2017 by Gareth Prior

Another edition of Picture in Time takes us across the Irish Sea to the Isle of Man for a photo from the Manx Electric Railway.

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Picture in Time: Midland Metro 02

Posted on Saturday 27 May 2017 by Gareth Prior

Today Picture in Time takes us to the West Midlands for another look at one of the original T69 trams used on the Midland Metro network – this time around it is no. 02.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloons 706 and 709

Posted on Thursday 25 May 2017 by Gareth Prior

We are off to Blackpool again for this edition of Picture in Time and this instalment finds us in 2005 for a view of two trams now very different but once identical.

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Picture in Time: Modern Electric Tramways 6 & 7

Posted on Tuesday 23 May 2017 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of Picture in Time we are again visiting Eastbourne for an image taken on the Modern Electric Tramways line which used to run in the Sussex coastal town before the operation was moved along the coast to … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Stagecoach Supertram in the snow

Posted on Saturday 20 May 2017 by Gareth Prior

We head back to winter in today’s edition of Picture in Time with a couple more images taken following heavy snow back at the start of December 2010.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Jubilee 761

Posted on Thursday 18 May 2017 by Gareth Prior

As the majority of our Picture in Time images are written in advance sometimes we land lucky with the tram featured as it has been in the news and that is exactly the situation this week (even if it has … Continue reading →

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