Trams

Heaton Park seeks expansion to display second-generation Manchester ‘T-68’ tram

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Sam Hewitt

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24th October 2019

THE story of the pioneering role played by Manchester’s Metrolink in the revival of modern tramways in the UK is to form a major part of a proposed expansion of the Heaton Park Tramway. The plans are centred on the Manchester Transport Museum Society’s (MTMS) preserved AnsaldoBreda ‘T-68’ articulated tram No. 1007 East Lancashire Railway, which…
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TMS marks six decades of operations at Crich museum

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Sam Hewitt

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23rd October 2019

THE Tramway Museum Society (TMS) celebrated the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the museum in the old Cliff Quarry at Crich in 1959 with a special celebratory weekend on September 21-22. One of the star attractions was the return of 1914-built Blackpool & Fleetwood Electric Tramroad ‘Box’ car No. 40 after its summer loan to…
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Authentic 1970s makeover for Blackpool ‘Balloon’ No. 715

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd September 2019

BLACKPOOL ‘Balloon’ car No. 715 has undergone a partial repaint at Rigby Road depot into authentic 1970s livery with full green cab surrounds, complete with period advertising. On one side it carries an advert for CIS Insurance (pictured), while on the other is a classic advert for Blackpool Zoo. The Fylde Transport Trust-owned car has also…
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Merseyside group launch £12,000 appeal to finish only surviving Warrington tram

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Sam Hewitt

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11th August 2019

The society hopes the G F Milnes-built double-deck car will be finished by the autumn of 2020.
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Toronto ‘Flexity’ trams slowly entering service

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd July 2019

TORONTO public transport operator TTC is taking delivery of 204 specially designed Bombardier ‘Flexity Outlook’ light rail vehicles The are numbered 4400-4603 in the series (the first two – Nos. 4400 and 4401 – were prototypes). Deliveries began in 2014, but a number of problems emerged, ranging from construction quality issues to electrical faults. Read more…
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Llandudno & Colwyn Bay replica on the road again

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Sam Hewitt

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27th June 2019

THE Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Tramway Society’s re-creation of former Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Electric Railway (L&CBER) open-top double-deck Brush car No. 7 was out on the road again during April and May. The semi-restored car has been rebuilt using the body of former Bournemouth Corporation Tramways No. 126, which shared the same 3ft 6in-gauge as the…
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Pwllheli horse tram surviving the elements

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Sam Hewitt

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26th June 2019

THE sole-surviving 3ft-gauge horse tram from Soloman Andrews’ Pwllheli & Llanbedrog Tramway appears to be standing up well to the elements at the Plas Glan y Weddw arts centre. The 1897-built enclosed Brush car has been on outdoor display at the site it once served since 2016, following an agreement between Pwllheli Town Council and…
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Beamish Museum tram fleet line-up in unusual photo shoot

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Sam Hewitt

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20th June 2019

The parade was arranged in order to take a new crop of promotional photographs for use in future publicity material.
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Boston’s historic high-speed line cars to be replaced?

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Sam Hewitt

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29th May 2019

THE long-term future of Boston’s Mattapan to Ashmont high-speed line Presidents’ Conference Committee (PCC) tramcars is in doubt. They were built in 1945/46 and are the oldest passenger vehicles in continuous regular public transport service in the USA. Boston area transport authority MBTA is now consulting on possible replacements for the vehicles, which are almost…
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Is it a bus? Is it a train? It’s a supertram!

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Sam Hewitt

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10th April 2019

John Heaton FCILT takes a look at Britain’s first tram-train operation in Sheffield.
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