The Blackpool & Fleetwood Tramway 2007

Posted on Sunday 16 September 2007 by Gareth Prior

It’s that time of year again when British Trams Online webmaster Gareth Prior takes a week’s visit to Blackpool. This annual report – now in its sixth year – tells you what trams were in service and any interesting movements during the first week of September 2007. Read on for the report from 2007…

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Event Review: The Crich Tramway Village Tramathon 2007

Posted on Sunday 24 June 2007 by Gareth Prior

As usual British Trams Online webmaster Gareth Prior was in attendance at the annual Tramathon at the Crich Tramway Village – home of the National Tramway Museum. The publicity for the event says “a rare opportunity to see all our working trams running”, and that is more or less what you get for eight hours during the day – which was held on Sunday 10 June in 2007. Read on for a full report on the days events…

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Event Review: Crich Tramway Village Enthusiasts Day 2006

Posted on Sunday 8 October 2006 by Andrew Waddington

Regular BRITISH TRAMS ONLINE contributor Andrew Waddington reports from the annual Enthusiasts Day at the National Tramway Museum in Crich, Derbyshire. Each year the organisers manage to surprise tram fans in attendance with rare trams out on the main line, or even just out in the depot yard – what did they come up with for 2006? Read on to find out…

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The Blackpool & Fleetwood Tramway 2006

Posted on Tuesday 26 September 2006 by Gareth Prior

BRITISH TRAMS ONLINE Webmaster Gareth Prior reports for the fifth successive year on a “Week in Blackpool” – 2-9 September 2006 with details of any notable incidents on the tramway and what trams operated and when.

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Event Review: Totally Transport 2006

Posted on Sunday 30 July 2006 by Andrew Waddington

For the second consecutive year South Shore Blackpool was transformed into a transport enthusiasts paradise on the last Sunday in June. Andrew Waddington reports on the days events for BRITISH TRAMS ONLINE…

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Event Review: The Crich Tramway Village Tramathon 2006

Posted on Saturday 24 June 2006 by Gareth Prior

The annual Tramathon at the Crich Tramway Village always attracts the trams fans, with the only chance to see all of the operational trams running on the same time. This years event was held on Sunday 11 June and BRITISH TRAMS ONLINE webmaster Gareth Prior reports on the events of 2006…

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Event Review: The Crich Tramway Village Enthusiasts Day 2005

Posted on Sunday 2 October 2005 by Andrew Waddington

Andrew Waddington reports on the annual Enthusiasts Day at the Crich Tramway Village, a day which always brings up some pleasant surprises…

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The Blackpool & Fleetwood Tramway 2005

Posted on Friday 16 September 2005 by Gareth Prior

For the fourth successive year BRITISH TRAMS ONLINE’s webmaster Gareth Prior reports on “A Week in Blackpool”, in a format completely ripped off from another publication…

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Crich Tramway Village Tramathon 2005

Posted on Sunday 19 June 2005 by Gareth Prior

One of these days the team behind the scenes at Crich organising the special events are going to run out of new and exciting things to do on these days! On Sunday 12 June it was the annual Crich Tramway Village Tramathon and it was a record breaking day with 29 trams and engineering vehicles out on the main line during the afternoon. Gareth Prior reports from the day’s events…

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Tramway Museum Society 50th Anniversary Cavalcade

Posted on Sunday 5 June 2005 by Andrew Waddington

The Tramway Museum Society celebrated their 50th Anniversary over the weekend of 28/29 May 2005. Andrew Waddington reports on the events of the Saturday when there was a major cavalcade of trams – with a few surprises…

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North of England Open Air Museum – Beamish

Posted on Sunday 29 May 2005 by Andrew Waddington

Andrew Waddington reports on what the North of England Open Air Museum at Beamish has to offer – both from trams and the museum itself…

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Review of the Year 2004: July-December

Posted on Sunday 6 February 2005 by Gareth Prior

Concluding the Review of 2004 Gareth Prior looks at the months of July to December 2004. These were the months where major news came from Whitehall over the future of many light rail systems and in September, Blackpool took centre stage for some celebrations…

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Review of the Year 2004: January-June

Posted on Monday 3 January 2005 by Gareth Prior

2004 has been quite a year for trams in the UK. There has been the opening of Nottingham Express Transit, celebrations in Blackpool for the 70th Anniversary of the streamlined trams, government rejection of light rail schemes nationwide and the shock of 25 trams being stored at the end of the year in Blackpool. In Part One of the Review of 2004, Gareth Prior looks at the first 6 months of the year…

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Guernsey Tram Plan

Posted on Sunday 14 November 2004 by admin

There are ambitious plans on the Channel Island of Guernsey to run a heritage tram service and restore some original trams to operate it. Roy Perry, who has been trying to raise interest in the project for a number of years, takes British Trams Online through the project and some history on Guernsey trams…

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Crich Tramway Village Enthusiasts Day 2004

Posted on Sunday 3 October 2004 by Andrew Waddington

Andrew Waddington takes a look at the annual Crich Tramway Village Enthusiasts Day held on 25 September which also saw the relaunch of Blackpool Toastrack 166 into service…

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The Blackpool Tramway 2004 – Week 2 12th to 18th September

Posted on Saturday 2 October 2004 by Gareth Prior

Continuing our look at what happened on the Blackpool Tramway at the start of the 2004 illuminations.

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The Blackpool Tramway 2004 – Week 1: 4th to 11th September

Posted on Saturday 2 October 2004 by Gareth Prior

n the third annual report on this subject Gareth Prior takes a look at what was happening on the Blackpool and Fleetwood Tramway for a 2 week period in September 2004 (the first 2 weeks of the Illumination period)…

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Blackpool Streamlined Trams 70th Anniversary Review

Posted on Sunday 26 September 2004 by Gareth Prior

The 70th Anniversary of the Streamlined Trams in Blackpool afforded the opportunity for some major tram special events for the first time in 6 years in the north western town. In this report Gareth Prior gives a run down of what happened over the weekend of 11-12 September…

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Blackpool Streamlined Trams Special Events Preview

Posted on Wednesday 1 September 2004 by Gareth Prior

The eyes of the first generation tram world will be on Blackpool over the weekend of 11 and 12 September 2004 as the iconic streamlined trams will be celebrated in a couple of special events. This mini article is just a small preview of the weekend’s events…

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Croydon Tramlink: Today and Tomorrow

Posted on Sunday 11 July 2004 by Gareth Prior

The Croydon Tramlink system has proved to be a success since opening over 4 years ago. In the next of the occasional series on current tram systems in the UK, British Trams Online Webmaster Gareth Prior takes a brief look at the genesis of Tramlink, its operations and a slightly more detailed view of the proposed extensions…

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