Category Archives: Picture in Time

Picture in Time: Blackpool OMO 4

Posted on Friday 28 August 2015 by Gareth Prior

It’s back to 1974 for our latest edition of “Picture in Time” as we find ourselves in Fleetwood for a view of Blackpool OMO 4 in operation.

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Picture in Time: Metropolitan Electric Tramways 331

Posted on Monday 24 August 2015 by Andrew Waddington

Metropolitan Electric Tramways 331 is a tram which has featured before in our archive photo series, following its restoration to passenger-carrying status at Crich in its latter day identity as Sunderland 100. However, a little known fact about 331 is … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1011

Posted on Sunday 23 August 2015 by Gareth Prior

We are back in Manchester for today’s Picture in Time image as we reach 1011 in our trawl through the original T68 trams built for Metrolink in the early 1990s. In this photo we find the tram before the system … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool OMO 8

Posted on Friday 21 August 2015 by Gareth Prior

Our latest edition of Picture in Time heads to Blackpool again as we take a look along Blundell Street in 2004 with a view of by then long withdrawn OMO 8 which was stabled briefly during works in the shed … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Douglas Horse Tramway 35

Posted on Tuesday 18 August 2015 by Gareth Prior

In our recent Douglas Horse Tramway Photo Gallery (http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/gallery548.html if you missed it!) we featured no. 35 which is now out of service and stored away from the tramway at the Home for Retired Horses but back in 1973 it … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Midland Metro 04

Posted on Sunday 16 August 2015 by Gareth Prior

It seems rather apt in the week that the last of the Midland Metro T69s ran in service that the class makes its debut in the Picture in Time series as we take a trip back to September 1999 for … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 714

Posted on Friday 14 August 2015 by Gareth Prior

Our latest Picture in Time subject is a tram which has never featured on these pages before; well at least not in this form – Blackpool Balloon 714, now know as Jubilee 762.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Conduit car 4

Posted on Tuesday 11 August 2015 by Andrew Waddington

For today’s ‘Picture in Time’ image we head once again to Manchester, however rather than the familiar Heaton Park Tramway or the Metrolink system, our destination this time is the Manchester Museum of Science & Industry. For a number of … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Croydon Tramlink CR4000s

Posted on Sunday 9 August 2015 by Gareth Prior

It’s a Picture in Time with a difference today as we are also appealing for information about these photos as Bob James is attempting to identify the two Croydon Tramlink CR4000s taken in these photos.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Boat 607

Posted on Friday 7 August 2015 by Gareth Prior

Continuing our theme of Blackpool Boat Cars we head back to the northwest coast today for a view of 607 – this time when it was in between spells at Crich in 1993.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Boat 607

Posted on Tuesday 4 August 2015 by Gareth Prior

Considering when I turned over all three of my tram calendars for August I was met by a photo of a Blackpool Boat Car what better excuse do I need to include more views of a Boat for today’s Picture … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1009

Posted on Sunday 2 August 2015 by Gareth Prior

As usual Sunday’s Picture in Time features a modern tram and this week we are heading to Manchester Metrolink with an image of T68 1009 in 1992.

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Picture in Time: Pleasure Beach loop

Posted on Friday 31 July 2015 by Gareth Prior

Today Picture in Time is back in Blackpool as we take a look at Pleasure Beach loop in 1993, a time when it was not uncommon to see a large number of trams waiting to form specials along Blackpool Promenade. … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Grimsby & Immingham 20

Posted on Wednesday 29 July 2015 by Gareth Prior

Today in our “Picture in Time” series we are heading back more than 50 years ago to 1963 with a view of Grimsby & Immingham 20 on the day it arrived at Crich. Of course we now know this tram … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: South Yorkshire Supertram 06

Posted on Sunday 26 July 2015 by Gareth Prior

Today the tram to feature as part of our “Picture in Time” series is South Yorkshire Supertram 06 which is seen in the city centre shortly after the system opened in 1994.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Railcoach 680

Posted on Friday 24 July 2015 by Gareth Prior

As I look out the window this evening at the weather at the pouring rain (it is meant to be summer isn’t it!) I have gone through my archive of photos for an image of a tram in the wet … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Douglas Horse Tramway 34, 33 & 1

Posted on Tuesday 21 July 2015 by Gareth Prior

We are back in the middle of the Irish Sea for today’s Picture in Time image but this time we move away from electricity and feature the Douglas Horse Tramway on a wet day in 1992 with a view at … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1008

Posted on Sunday 19 July 2015 by Gareth Prior

We are off to Manchester Metrolink once again for today’s Picture in Time image and this time the star of the feature is T68 1008 when we catch up with the vehicle on 6th April 1992 – the first day … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Fleetwood Tram Sunday 1992

Posted on Friday 17 July 2015 by Gareth Prior

With the Fleetwood Transport Festival – aka Tram Sunday – due to take place this coming Sunday today’s Picture in Time is heading to the northern extremity of the Blackpool Tramway for a few views of the event in 1992 … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Newcastle 102

Posted on Tuesday 14 July 2015 by Gareth Prior

We feature Newcastle 102 again for today’s “Picture in Time” image. Last time we saw the tram as part of this series it was at Crich and was poised to head back to the northeast and that is where we … Continue reading →

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