| Last Updated Thursday 21st August 2008 |
| British Trams Online is going on Holiday |
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| It's that time of the year again when your webmaster goes on his annual holiday to Blackpool. This means that this will be the last scheduled update of British Trams Online until somewhen in week commencing 8th September with no updates on either the weekends of 30th & 31st August or 6th & 7th September. As usual when we return the update will not only feature all the usual news but should also see the annual "Blackpool Report", this will include a feature article on a "Week in Blackpool" and also several photo galleries giving images of Blackpool's Trams and also of Manchester Metrolink - this should all be online by the end of the weekend of 13th & 14th September. In the meantime please do continue to email any news and photos to the usual address and if any major story breaks before Thursday 28th August I may well add it anyway! |
News Page was last updated on Thursday 21st August 2008.
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In recent weeks British Trams Online have uploaded several Photo Galleries to th site from Hull, Crich, Blackpool, London and Croydon. Here is a summary of what has been uploaded: Gallery 127: Hull Streetlife Museum (photos by Andrew and Tony Waddington) Gallery 128: Crich Tramway Village July 2008 (photos by Jack Gordon) Gallery 129: Balloon 717 Tour & Other Blackpool Trams (photos by Steve Kemp) Gallery 130: A Day in London August 2008 (photos by Steve Kemp) Gallery 131: Croydon Tramlink August 2008 (photos by David Bosher) Enjoy the photos! Gareth Prior - 21st August 2008 Please email with any comments, suggestions or news for the site, I attempt to answer every email I receive. |
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| Engineering Works for Supertram Bank Holiday Weekend |
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This Bank Holiday Weekend will see Engineering Works on Supertram in the Gleadless Townend area of Sheffield - which doesn't really have a great deal to do with this weeks cover photo! However, we haven't had a Supertram on the cover for around about a year and it gives us (possibly our last) chance to look at one of the unrefreshed trams. 112 is seen approaching Cathedral on 6th June 2008.
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| In This Week... | Forthcoming Events... |
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System Openings: Cheltenham & District Light Railway (22 August 1901) Wemyss & District Tramways (25 August 1906) Stockport Corporation Tramways (26 August 1901) Erith Urban District Council Tramways (26 August 1905) Swansea Constitution Hill Incline Tramway (27 August 1898) Belfast Street Tramways (28 August 1872) Seaton & District Tramway (28 August 1970) Ryde Pier Tramway (29 August 1864) Birkenhead Tramways (30 August 1860) Dundee & District Tramways (30 August 1877) Aberdeen District Tramways (31 August 1874) Bolton Corporation Tramways (1 September 1880) Blackpool North Pier Tramway (2 September 1991) Tyneside Tramways (4 September 1902) Bradford & Shelf Tramway (5 September 1884) Hoylake & Birkenhead Tramway (6 September 1873) Dover Corporation Tramways (6 September 1897) Manx Electric Railway (7 September 1893) Lincoln Tramway (8 September 1882) Cork Tramways (12 September 1872) Blackpool Corporation Tramways (horse operation) (12 September 1885) System Closures: Highgate Hill Tramways (23 August 1909) Merthyr Tydfil Electric Tramways (23 August 1939) Stockport Corporation Tramways (25 August 1951) Warrington Corporation Tramways (28 August 1935) Pontypridd Urban District Council Tramways (30 August 1931) Brighton Corporation Tramways (31 August 1939) Barnsley & District Electric Tramway (3 September 1930) Blackburn Corporation Tramways (3 September 1949) Glasgow Corporation Tramways (4 September 1962) Nottingham Corporation Tramways (5 September 1936) Newport Tramways (5 September 1937) Ramsey Pier Tramway (9 September 1981) Liverpool Corporation Tramways (14 September 1957) Other Events: Blackpool Standard 48 left for USA (24 August 1964) Paisley 68 (as Glasgow 1068) arrives at Crich (2 September 1960) Blackpool: Standard 147 left for the US (6 September 1967) Blackpool: Marton Vambac 11 left to go to Havant for proposed Hayling Island tramway (9 September 1965) |
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| Whats New on British Trams Online? |
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Blackpool & Fleetwood Tramway 10th August 2008 South Yorkshire Supertram 10th August 2008 Manchester Metrolink 29th June 2008 |
Croydon Tramlink August 2008 17th August 2008 A Day in London August 2008 17th August 2008 Balloon 717 Tour 17th August 2008 Crich Tramway Village July 2008 17th August 2008 |
Crich Edwardian Weekend 2008 6th April 2008 Totally Transport 2008 29th June 2008 Crich Tramway Village Tramathon 2008 15th June 2008 |
Diary of Events 1st June 2008 Links Page 18th May 2008 Tram of the Year 2007 27th January 2008 |
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| British Trams Online is an enthusiast run website for enthusiasts. It should be able to be viewed at all screen resolutions but I do advise you that it is probably best at 1024x768. The site is owned, maintained (and in the main written) by Gareth Prior. Any comments or suggestions please email. |