Category Archives: Picture in Time

Picture in Time: Blackpool Standard 49

Posted on Tuesday 17 March 2015 by Gareth Prior

We head to Crich for the latest instalment of “Picture in Time” and turn back the clock to 1979 with a view of Blackpool Standard 49.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush 621

Posted on Friday 13 March 2015 by Gareth Prior

With Blackpool Brush 621 enjoying a rare weekend in the spotlight last weekend as part of the Beamish’s Power from the Past event what better tram to feature in tonight’s Picture in Time feature? We head back over 20 years … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: STIB Brussels 9062

Posted on Tuesday 10 March 2015 by Gareth Prior

Although this series will primarily be featuring UK trams we will also from time to time be featuring trams from across the world which have been in the UK and today’s images show STIB Brussels 9062 which ran from the … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1006

Posted on Sunday 8 March 2015 by Gareth Prior

We head back to Manchester for today’s Picture in Time image as once again we feature an image of one of the T68s in the early years of Metrolink. The T68 in question is 1006 and we see the vehicle … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Boat 600

Posted on Saturday 7 March 2015 by Gareth Prior

It’s time to head to the northwest coast once again for our latest installment from the “Picture in Time” feature and this time we are in 1981 for a view of Blackpool Boat 600.

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Picture in Time: Halle 902’s arrival at Crich

Posted on Monday 2 March 2015 by Andrew Waddington

Last month, the tenth anniversary of Halle 902‘s arrival at the National Tramway Museum – and indeed, in the United Kingdom – passed by largely unnoticed. However, by way of a belated acknowledgement, here are a couple of images showing … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: South Yorkshire Supertram 1001

Posted on Sunday 1 March 2015 by Gareth Prior

Today for our “Picture in Time” series we head to South Yorkshire for an image from the Supertram system with a view of 1001 on test before the system had opened.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Ex-Towing car 679

Posted on Friday 27 February 2015 by Andrew Waddington

After publishing some really old pictures recently, today’s archive pictures feature a scene that many readers of this site will be very familiar with – that of a classic Blackpool tramcar at the Fleetwood Ferry terminus, preparing to depart with … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Sheffield 264

Posted on Tuesday 24 February 2015 by Gareth Prior

Our “Picture in Time” today features another tram of the national collection, Sheffield 264. This is a tram which has not been used in passenger service at Crich since 1980 and requires workshop attention before it can once again become … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1002

Posted on Sunday 22 February 2015 by Gareth Prior

With the Manchester Metrolink stop at Victoria now re-opened following a years closure as part of the “transformation” works in preparation for the construction of the Second City Crossing (2CC) today’s “Picture in Time” visits the old Victoria with an … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Standard 147

Posted on Saturday 21 February 2015 by Gareth Prior

Today we have two “Pictures in Time” as we take a look at Blackpool’s Standard 147 in 1962 and 2009 – of course for a large period of time between these two years the tram was in the USA but … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Leeds 155

Posted on Tuesday 17 February 2015 by Gareth Prior

Today’s archive image in the “Picture in Time” series comes from Leeds from way back on 8th November 1958 and shows Horsfield car 155 – the first production car of this famous class of trams.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Coronation 642

Posted on Friday 13 February 2015 by Gareth Prior

We head back to Blackpool for our latest “Picture in Time” image and this time our time machine ends up in August 1968 with a view of one of the immensely popular Coronation Cars – no. 642.

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Picture in Time: Sheffield 523

Posted on Tuesday 10 February 2015 by Gareth Prior

Nowadays if you think of the original Sheffield Tramway’s Roberts cars you think of the two preserved examples: 510 at Crich and 513 current at the East Anglia Transport Museum. But for our trip down memory lane today we feature … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink T68s

Posted on Sunday 8 February 2015 by Gareth Prior

Today our Picture in Time goes back to 1992 as we take a look at Queen’s Road Depot on Manchester Metrolink – before the network had welcomed its first fare paying passengers.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush 295

Posted on Friday 6 February 2015 by Gareth Prior

Blackpool Brush Railcoach 295 is the latest subject of our trip down memory lane as we take a “Picture in Time” from 1967.

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Picture in Time 26: Leeds 602

Posted on Friday 30 January 2015 by Gareth Prior

Featuring for the second time in our “Picture in Time” series is Leeds 602. Last time we took a look at the tram we were in 1994 but our time machine has gone back to 1980 for this image as … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time 25: Blackpool Pantograph 167

Posted on Saturday 24 January 2015 by Gareth Prior

What better tram to feature as our first Picture in Time of 2015 than the tram which won the “Tramcar of the Year” – Blackpool Pantograph 167. Over the past 12 months this tram has featured countless times on the … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time 24: Brussels Snow Broom 96

Posted on Friday 21 November 2014 by Andrew Waddington

The latest tram to feature in our occasional series of archive images is Brussels 96, a snow broom car which is a static exhibit at the Crich Tramway Village painted in a generic brown colour scheme, representing show room condition … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time 23: Southampton 45 celebrates ‘Electric 30’

Posted on Thursday 23 October 2014 by Andrew Waddington

Having just recently celebrated the milestone 50th anniversary of electric tram operation at the National Tramway Museum at Crich, we turn the clock back two decades to look at one of the trams which was chosen to star in the … Continue reading →

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