Category Archives: Picture in Time

Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush 632

Posted on Wednesday 31 August 2016 by Gareth Prior

We are off to Blackpool in 1973 for today’s Picture in Time as we take a look at Blackpool Brush Railcoach 632.

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1001

Posted on Monday 29 August 2016 by Gareth Prior

29th August marks the 25th Anniversary of the arrival into the UK of the first of a new generation of trams with Manchester Metrolink’s T68 1001 being delivered on this date in 1991. To mark the occasion our latest edition … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Douglas Bay Horse Tramway 21

Posted on Wednesday 24 August 2016 by Gareth Prior

After a summer break Picture in Time is back! Continuing our current Douglas Bay Horse Tramway theme we head to the Isle of Man for this instalment as we feature one of the Toastracks still plying its trade along the … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Manx Electric Railway 19

Posted on Monday 30 May 2016 by Gareth Prior

Across the Irish Sea we go to the Isle of Man for today’s installment of Picture in Time. We head back over 50 years to 1963 and find Winter Saloon 19 in action along with a trailer.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Twin Car 677+687

Posted on Saturday 28 May 2016 by Gareth Prior

We have a double dose of images today for our latest installment of Picture in Time as we head back to Blackpool and take a look at Twin Car 677+687 in action in 1981.

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1002

Posted on Sunday 22 May 2016 by Gareth Prior

We are off to Manchester Metrolink pre-opening for the latest images in our Picture in Time series. It is February 1992 and the tram we are featuring for the second time is 1002.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 719 & Brush 622

Posted on Thursday 19 May 2016 by Gareth Prior

A fairly modern image for you tonight for the latest installment of Picture in Time as we once again head up to the Blackpool Tramway and catch a pair of trams running along Lord Street in 2009 – Balloon Car … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Great Orme Tramway 6

Posted on Sunday 15 May 2016 by Gareth Prior

We go black and white for today’s Picture in Time image as we are heading to the North Wales coast for an image of Great Orme Tramway 6 over 50 years ago.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 722

Posted on Thursday 12 May 2016 by Gareth Prior

It’s back to Blackpool and the year is 1972 as we return to our Picture in Time series for a couple of images of Balloon car 722.

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Picture in Time: Midland Metro 11

Posted on Sunday 1 May 2016 by Gareth Prior

Probably the most popular livery to ever be carried on a Midland Metro tram features in our latest installment of Picture in Time as we take a look at T69 11 whilst it was carrying its Birmingham Corporation inspired colour … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Sheffield 342

Posted on Wednesday 27 April 2016 by Gareth Prior

We have previously featured Beamish’s Sheffield 264 in the “Picture in Time” series when it was actually running as 264 but today we go back a bit further in time to see the tram when it was still under the … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink 2533

Posted on Sunday 24 April 2016 by Gareth Prior

We head back to Croydon Tramlink for today’s Picture in Time image for a view of another of the early all over adverts carried by the trams with a design for Nescafe on 2533.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 724

Posted on Wednesday 20 April 2016 by Gareth Prior

We’re off to sunny Blackpool for the latest instalment of Picture in Time with an image taken during 2005 of Modified Balloon 724.

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Picture in Time: Stagecoach Supertram 118

Posted on Sunday 17 April 2016 by Gareth Prior

We head off to Sheffield for today’s archive image for a view of one of the trams of Stagecoach Supertram as seen in 2003.

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Picture in Time: Sheffield 264 (the Beamish one!)

Posted on Wednesday 13 April 2016 by Gareth Prior

In an odd quirk of fortune there are two trams from Sheffield numbered 264 which were saved for preservation and in today’s “Picture in Time” image we take a look at the one which has just returned to service at … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1001

Posted on Sunday 10 April 2016 by Gareth Prior

We head back 21 years to 1995 for today’s edition of Picture in Time with a view of the very first of the T68s constructed for Manchester Metrolink – 1001.

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Picture in Time: Snaefell Mountain Railway 3

Posted on Wednesday 6 April 2016 by Gareth Prior

The latest edition of Picture in Time heads back to the Isle of Man for some views of Snaefell Mountain Railway 3 in recent times.

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Picture in Time: Midland Metro 07

Posted on Sunday 3 April 2016 by Gareth Prior

It’s a more modern than usual Picture in Time for you today as our archive only goes back two years to January 2014 for a look at Midland Metro – but those two years have seen a major change in … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush 622

Posted on Wednesday 30 March 2016 by Gareth Prior

The Picture in Time machine ends up in Blackpool again for our latest image with the year being 1974 and the tram Brush Railcoach 622.

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Video in Time: Crich in the 1960s Part 2

Posted on Monday 28 March 2016 by Gareth Prior

Last week we brought you an extra treat in the form of the very first Video in Time and now after requests for more (well one request but that’s good enough for us!) we bring you a second part of … Continue reading →

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