Category Archives: Picture in Time

Picture in Time: Leeds 600 & Glasgow 812

Posted on Tuesday 7 February 2017 by Gareth Prior

It is the summer of 1971 for this edition of Picture in Time as we head to a quarry in Derbyshire which is, of course, home to the National Tramway Museum or as it is known today the Crich Tramway … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Nottingham Express Transit 206

Posted on Saturday 4 February 2017 by Gareth Prior

We head off to Nottingham for today’s instalment of Picture in Time with an image coming from 2007 of one of the original Incentro trams in the original livery. It is no. 206.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool OMO 1

Posted on Thursday 2 February 2017 by Gareth Prior

The very first of the One Man Operated trams is the feature of today’s Picture in Time as we take a look at the Plum and Custard liveried no. 1 in 1973.

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Picture in Time: Seaton 6

Posted on Tuesday 31 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

We are back on the Seaton Tramway for today’s view from the archives as part of Picture in Time with no. 6 the tram being featured.

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Picture in Time: Midland Metro 12

Posted on Saturday 28 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

Off to the West Midlands for this edition of 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 Coronation 663

Posted on Thursday 26 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

Its 1969 for the latest edition of Picture in Time and we are once again on the Lancashire coast and Blackpool as we take a look at one of the surviving Coronation Cars.

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Picture in Time: Manx Electric Railway 2

Posted on Tuesday 24 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

Today Picture in Time is back on the Isle of Man as we take a trip to Ramsey and find one of the “oldest trams in the world to still run on their original line” operating over 50 years ago … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1008

Posted on Saturday 21 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

Two more images from Manchester Metrolink for today’s Picture in Time with the T68 featured in this edition being 1008 with both photos dating from 27th April 1992.

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Picture in Time: Bolton 66 and friends

Posted on Thursday 19 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

Although not a Blackpool tram today’s Picture in Time star is a tram which is closely associated to Blackpool nowadays having been in the resort since 1981 – it is of course Bolton 66.

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Picture in Time: Sheffield 513

Posted on Tuesday 17 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

We are off to the north east for the next edition of Picture in Time with a visit to Beamish and a view of a tram which, although owned by the museum, hasn’t been seen running in those parts for … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Stagecoach Supertram in the snow

Posted on Saturday 14 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

We have some wintry images for you in this edition of Picture in Time as we head to South Yorkshire and take a look at the Stagecoach Supertram system after the snow had fallen on 1st December 2010.

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Picture in Time: Rigby Road Depot

Posted on Thursday 12 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

We have a fascinating image from October 1962 for today’s Picture in Time as we take a look at Rigby Road Depot with many long gone trams visible.

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Picture in Time: Volks Electric Railway

Posted on Tuesday 10 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

A line we rarely feature on these pages is the subject of Picture in Time today as we head to the south coast and Brighton’s Volks Electric Railway.

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2530

Posted on Saturday 7 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

Today our archive photo series is head to Greater London for a view from the (as was then) Croydon Tramlink network. The tram we are looking at in this edition is the first built of the Bombardier CR4000s – 2530.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush 626

Posted on Thursday 5 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

Blackpool Zoo adverts have long been synonymous with Blackpool trams – and in particular the Brush Railcoaches – with the very first single deck advert being for that very attraction. In this edition of Picture in Time we are taking … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Leeds 602

Posted on Tuesday 3 January 2017 by Gareth Prior

Always a popular tram when featured in any form on this website today Picture in Time takes a look at Leeds 602, but this time we aren’t looking at its preservation career as we catch up with it in Leeds … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Midland Metro 06

Posted on Saturday 24 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

As its nearly Christmas we have some wintery images for our last visit to the archives for 2016 as we are on Midland Metro. The subject of this edition of Picture in Time is T69 06 which had been in … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Twin Car 674+684

Posted on Thursday 22 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

Our archive photo time machine has landed in July 1972 for the latest edition of Picture in Time and we are once again in Blackpool as we take a look at Twin Car 674+684 returning to Rigby Road Depot.

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Picture in Time: Frankfurt-am-Main 210

Posted on Tuesday 20 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

Picture in Time goes continental today as we take a look at Frankfurt-am-Main 210, a tram which has been in the UK for over 30 years now and in this image we find it at its first home in the … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1006

Posted on Saturday 17 December 2016 by Gareth Prior

And we are off to Manchester for the latest edition of our archive photo series Picture in Time. The year is 1992 and the star of this feature is T68 1006.

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