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Category Archives: Beamish Tramway
Trams &: Blackpool 31 & buses
We have another edition of “Trams &” today and we go back to the ever popular location in this series of Beamish – somewhere always likely to provide you the chance to capture a tram with another form of transport.
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Events this week…
It’s a week of openings as we finally get to see the Blackpool North Station extension opens whilst over in Manchester it’s the first operating weekend of 2024 for the Heaton Park Tramway.
Lisbon 730 update from Beamish
Back in January 2024 it was announced that Lisbon 730 was moved from the Wirral to Beamish where it was to become a permanent member of the operating fleet in the northeast to provide additional capacity amongst the trams. The … Continue reading
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Events coming this week…
As we approach the second of our Bank Holidays in May there are more events to enjoy across the British Isles…
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They’ve Run in 2024!
We take another look to see which heritage trams have run in service so far in 2024 on tramways across the British Isles. There has been some movement since we last ran this article with more trams being used at … Continue reading
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Out and About: Beamish Tramway – Around the depot
Its probably so much “Out and About” for the trams we feature today but “In and Not About” as we take a peek into the depot at Beamish at the start of February to see which trams were taking a … Continue reading
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What’s New on British Trams Online? 28th April
Once more into the recent archives as we’re off to Beamish in 2010:
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They’ve Run in 2024!
For the first time this year we take a look at which heritage trams have run in service during 2024 across the British Isles. To remind you this article aim to feature which heritage trams have run in passenger service … Continue reading
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Picture in Time: Sunderland 16
We return to Beamish for a second week in a row as “Picture in Time” continues looking back at images from the past.
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Out and About: Beamish – January 2024
An early 2024 visit to Beamish for this edition of “Out and About”.
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Picture in Time: Blackpool 31
This week “Picture in Time” heads to Beamish as we feature one of the trams which has been a long standing member of the operational fleet.
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In Pictures: Trams move around after Lisbon 730’s arrival at Beamish
As we’ve reported before, Lisbon 730 arrived at its new home of Beamish on Monday 22nd January 2024 which has seen a few changes of position for trams around the depot. This has seen another Portuguese tram moved outside for … Continue reading
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Lisbon 730 heads to the northeast
Lisbon 730 has now arrived at its new home at Beamish having departed from the Wirral Transport Museum on Monday 22nd January. It made the trip on the back of the once very familiar, but now not so, sight of … Continue reading
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In Pictures: Beamish trackwork means rare use of Town crossover (and a chilly tram ride!)
Whilst many heritage tramways complete track and other maintenance work out of season when they are closed to the public at Beamish it’s a bit different. Although the museum doesn’t open as often in the post Christmas period as it … Continue reading
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They Ran in 2023!
We round-up things of which heritage trams ran in service on tramways in the British Isles during 2023 with a final “They Ran in 2023!”. In truth since we last ran this article at the start of November 2023 there … Continue reading
Posted in Beamish Tramway, Birkenhead Heritage Tramway, Black Country Living Museum, Blackpool Tramway, Burton & Ashby 14, Douglas Bay Horse Tramway, East Anglia Transport Museum, Great Orme Tramway, Heaton Park Tramway, Manx Electric Railway, National Tramway Museum, Seaton Tramway, Snaefell Mountain Railway, Summerlee Museum Tramway, They Ran in 2023, Volk's Electric Railway
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Trams &: Sunderland 16 & bus
We return with another series of “Trams &” and we head to a common location for this series – Beamish which just keeps on giving opportunities!
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Lisbon 730 confirmed for Beamish
In late 2023, when Big Heritage released their statement to confirm their aims for the Wirral Transport Museum and Heritage Tramway they noted that of the trams owned by the Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society, Lisbon 730 would be leaving Birkenhead … Continue reading
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Christmas and New Year services 2023/24
This is your one stop guide to see what services are due to operate on tramway and light rail systems over the festive period this year. There may be no services running on Christmas Day but if you miss your … Continue reading
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The Completely Random A-Z of Trams in the British Isles! L is for Low Loader
Today we reach the letter L in our “Completely Random A-Z of Trams in the British Isles!”.
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Out and About: Beamish – August 2023
In this latest “Out and About” we make a visit to Beamish to see what was in operation at the start of August – and find that four trams were running!
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