Category Archives: Beamish Tramway

What’s New on British Trams Online? 19th February 2023

Posted on Sunday 19 February 2023 by Gareth Prior

We have another “20 Photos of…” this week and its off to the northeast and Beamish:

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Trams &: Blackpool 31, Sheffield 264 & horse drawn carriage

Posted on Monday 6 February 2023 by Gareth Prior

We return to “Trams &” for the next few weeks and today we are off to Beamish for a couple of trams and a horse drawn carriage.

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Major investment to Beamish Tramway infrastructure

Posted on Wednesday 18 January 2023 by Gareth Prior

The tramway at Beamish is currently undergoing a programme of upgrade work to ensure that it remains safe and operational in a year that will see it celebrate its 50th anniversary. Beamish have recently appointed a new Transport Infrastructure Manager … Continue reading →

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Out and About: A double tram view at Beamish – November 2022

Posted on Monday 16 January 2023 by Gareth Prior

In this latest “Out and About” we are heading back to early November 2022 for a visit to Beamish when Trevor Hall captured a shot of the usual winter pairing of trams together.

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In Pictures: Another year gets underway at Beamish

Posted on Saturday 7 January 2023 by Gareth Prior

With Beamish remaining open all year round (albeit its winter offering sees more limited opening hours) its always a good place to see the “first heritage trams” of the year and in these first visits on British Trams Online for … Continue reading →

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They Ran in 2022!

Posted on Tuesday 3 January 2023 by Gareth Prior

As we enter another year its time for one last look at which heritage trams ran in 2022. This is as a complete list of heritage trams which operated with passengers on board during the calendar year 2022 – it … Continue reading →

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Out and About: A Beamish visit – November 2022

Posted on Monday 2 January 2023 by Gareth Prior

Its time to go “Out and About” again today and we take a look at some of the heritage trams in operation at Beamish on 26th November 2022.

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In Pictures: A last trip to Beamish for 2022…

Posted on Friday 23 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

In this article we take what will probably be our last look at the trams running at Beamish – a wet 20th December 2022. This may have been a midweek day but with half a dozen school buses outside the … Continue reading →

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Christmas and New Year services 2022/23

Posted on Friday 23 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

Once again we bring you a one-stop article to see what services are planned on tramway and light rail systems across the British Isles over the Christmas and New Year period. So, if you are fed up with staying at … Continue reading →

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The Number 20: Sheffield 264

Posted on Monday 19 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

And we continue with our attempts to make the number 20 out of tram numbers and today we could have featured two different trams from the same place but settle on the one which resides at Beamish.

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Trams &: Sunderland 16 & bus

Posted on Sunday 4 December 2022 by Gareth Prior

“Trams &” continues today as we take a look at some of the varied exhibits at Beamish: The Living Museum of the North.

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Out and About: Three tram service at Beamish

Posted on Monday 14 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

The location for our latest trip “Out and About” is Beamish with photos taken on a sunny October day which saw three trams in service.

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In Pictures: Gateshead 10 back at ground level

Posted on Saturday 12 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

The major overhaul on Gateshead 10 (Grimsby & Immingham 26 as it was last time it ran) at Beamish has continued to make progress over the last few weeks. The tram is now back at ground level – albeit not … Continue reading →

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Trams &: Oporto 196 & bus

Posted on Sunday 6 November 2022 by Gareth Prior

We have another edition of “Trams &” for you today and we’re off to Beamish once more as we see one of the resident trams in action along with a bus.

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Out and About: A rainy Thursday at Beamish

Posted on Monday 24 October 2022 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Out and About” we are in the northeast of England as we see trams running at Beamish on a rainy Thursday in September.

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Trams &: Sunderland 16 & bus

Posted on Sunday 23 October 2022 by Gareth Prior

In this latest look at a tram and something else we are heading back to Beamish as we feature two of the resident fleet at the museum, one being a tram, the other a bus.

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They’ve Run in 2022!

Posted on Tuesday 18 October 2022 by Gareth Prior

Thank you to everyone who has provided updates to this list which are now shown below. The last time we brought you this round-up of heritage trams which have run in the British Isles this year it was April, so … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Another trolleybus arrives at Beamish

Posted on Thursday 13 October 2022 by Gareth Prior

As part of the “Remaking Beamish” redevelopment at the museum it is planned that eventually the new 1950s town will have an operating trolleybus route. In preparation for this, Beamish has been the home of Newcastle trolleybus 501 for a … Continue reading →

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Trams &: Newcastle 114, Oporto 196 & bus

Posted on Sunday 9 October 2022 by Gareth Prior

“Trams &” is back today and we head to one of the best places to catch images of trams along with some other form of transport – Beamish.

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In Pictures: Season’s change and so do appropriate trams at Beamish!

Posted on Thursday 6 October 2022 by Gareth Prior

As we are now officially in autumn the weather seems to be following suit with the hot temperatures of the summer seemingly now but a distant memory with cooler and wetter weather now prevalent. For Beamish this means that there … Continue reading →

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