Around the World in Trams: San Francisco 1059

Posted on Saturday 6 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its back to San Francisco we go for another view of a PCC operating on the “F” line back in September 1996.

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So Nearly, Not Quite: Blackpool Centenary 645

Posted on Saturday 6 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

As we continue to take a look at less than perfect photos we again feature Blackpool Centenary 645.

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NET services suspended for 7 hours after communications fault

Posted on Saturday 6 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

Thursday 4th June saw major disruption for anyone wishing to travel on Nottingham Express Transit with the complete network suspended for around seven hours after a communications fault was reported. The first reports of the service suspension came just before 1200 when a statement from NET said “all trams will be terminated at Wilkinson Street”. The fault was not resolved until around 1900 – some seven hours after the first reports. During this period any prospective passengers – a much lower number than possible of course – were advised that tickets were being accepted on NCT buses.

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Maintenance work resumes on the MER

Posted on Friday 5 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

With all services on the Manx Electric Railway having been suspended since the end of Thursday 19th March there was a long period of complete silence on the line but now with a slight relaxation in restrictions on the Isle of Man, some engineering works have been able to resume – albeit with full social distancing in place for Isle of Man Railways staff and contractors.

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Whatever Happened To? Blackpool Twin Car 672+682

Posted on Friday 5 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

We now move on to the Twin Cars, with two examples of this class seeing use over the final weekend.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Boat 606

Posted on Friday 5 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

One popular batch of photos we included in our Traditional Tram Picture in Time series last year was taking a look at the trams which ran at the Glasgow Garden Festival in 1988 and now we return to that event with a few more images of some of the trams which operated.

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Major NET rail replacement works to get underway from 20th June

Posted on Thursday 4 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

Nottingham Express Transit services through the City Centre are to be disrupted for a month from Saturday 20th June to allow for major rail replacement works on the section between Old Market Square and Royal Centre – track which has been seeing trams run over it frequently since NET opened 16 years ago. The work will take slightly longer than originally planned to allow the contractors to use full social distancing guidelines.

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Lockdown Walks: West Midlands Metro 35

Posted on Thursday 4 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

The location for today’s “Lockdown Walk” is the West Midlands Metro.

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Still Standing! Salford Corporation Tramways Weaste Depot

Posted on Thursday 4 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

We have already featured the remaining tram track in situ alongside the site of the old Weaste tram depot which was used by Salford Corporation Tramways but this time we take a look at the old depot building itself, a building which isn’t completely still standing but as these photos show was in the process of being demolished.

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Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours receive Queen’s Award for Voluntary Services

Posted on Wednesday 3 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

UK tram and light rail news hasn’t exactly been filled with good news stories over the past few months as we continue to report on more COVID-19 service changes and museum closures but just occasionally a pleasing news story comes through, and here is one such article! Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours have become one of only 230 charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups to receive the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service this year – the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK.

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Trams &: Coastal Vicinal line & Bristol MW5G bus

Posted on Wednesday 3 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

We take another trip to Belgium for a view of that bus once more!

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Picture in Time: Manchester Metrolink 1017

Posted on Wednesday 3 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

We stay in 1992 for this latest edition of “Picture in Time” as it’s the first day of trams across Manchester City Centre on 27th April.

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Crich launch appeal for funds

Posted on Tuesday 2 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

There can be no doubting that one of the major impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic has been financial for many businesses and organisations across the country. The Crich Tramway Village has now been fully closed for over two months (last opening day was 21st March 2020) with several high-profile and usually popular special events having also been lost in this time. This has led to no visitor income during this period (not only the general admission but also the money spent in the shops and catering outlets) and although it has been possible to furlough the majority of staff there are still many other fixed costs which still need to be covered. The museum have now launched a public fundraising campaign to help cover these costs.

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So Nearly, Not Quite: Blackpool Centenary 645

Posted on Tuesday 2 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its another “it’s a bit dark around here isn’t it!” entry into the series that proves that there is a good reason to take lots and lots of photos in the hope at least one comes out something resembling what you had hoped!

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Around the World in Trams: San Francisco 1058

Posted on Tuesday 2 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

We take another trip to San Francisco’s historic F line for this latest look at trams from around the world.

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In Pictures: Railcoach 279 restoration continues

Posted on Monday 1 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

Whilst the Coronavirus pandemic has caused a number of long-standing restoration and overhaul projects to be put on hold there is one high profile job which has been continuing – Blackpool Railcoach 279. It has to be said that the rate of progress on the tram is nothing short of outstanding with recent work included the external repanelling, really showing the shape of things to come.

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Whatever Happened To? Blackpool Centenary 648

Posted on Monday 1 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

We reach the end of the list of Centenary Cars which ran on the last weekend of the traditional Blackpool Tramway today – 648.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Railcoach 679

Posted on Monday 1 June 2020 by Gareth Prior

We start another set of archive photos from Blackpool today and in this edition we are heading back to 1993 for a view of a long-forgotten advertising livery on Ex-Towing Railcoach 679.

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Trams in Video: Manchester Metrolink 2012-2017

Posted on Sunday 31 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Today we are back on the video and take a trip to Manchester Metrolink for views of the ever expanding network between 2012 and 2017 as lines opened across the city centre, to the Airport, East Didsbury, Ashton-under-Lyne and from Oldham to Rochdale.

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Lockdown Walks: Edinburgh Trams 252

Posted on Sunday 31 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Today we have another a double dose of photos taken on a “Lockdown Walk” in Edinburgh City Centre.

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