CRICH ON GOOD FRIDAY 2018 - Frank Bagshaw

180 and 159 being prepared for service

Sheffield 74 in service

CRICH NEWLY REFURBISHED DEPOTS 23 MARCH 2018 - Frank Bagshaw

View inside the refurbished depot at Crich showing the recently installed insulation and one of the new displays.

Interior view in the refurbished depots at Crich

LISBON 361 GOES HOME FROM THE BLACK COUNTRY MUSEUM 20 MARCH 2018

Tram 5 outside the depot   
Today was the day that 361 returned home to Lisbon after over 20 years  under a tarpaulin at the Black Country Museum. The Museum has decided it no longer needs 361, so has donated it to Paolo Marques collection of Lisbon trams housed in his depot near Lisbon. A low loader lorry from Portugal arrived at the Black Country Museum last night ready to pick up the tram this morning and start its journey home.

361 sees the light of day for the first time in over 20 years

The crane we used, which later broke down outside the museum after losing its hydraulic oil

The crane slings being put in place

Taking the strain

Lifting slowly

361 suspended and being turned ready to go on the low loader

Trailer being driven under the tram

Settling on the trailer

Driving along the side of the depot to turn round

361 sets off on its journey

CRICH AT START OF 2018 SEASON - Frank Bagshaw

Work continues on LCC 1 with cr

eam paint being applied to the front

The staircases have now been installed.

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Trams being prepared for service this year

New doors beings fixed to the refurbished depots at the Museum

Cardiff 131 undertakes a testing run along the Museum Streeet

ROTHERHAM TRAM TRAIN PROGRESS 7 MARCH 2018 - Martin Miller

I had another look yesterday to see whether the Tram-Train project looked more complete than my last visit. Unfortunately there was not much evidence other than the overhead wires. Spoke to a "Carillion" branded worker who said than they had been retained until mid-April but it beggars belief that two simple platforms can take so long. Passed the Parkage end of line on the train and that looked much more complete.

Rotherham Central Tram Train Project

 

 

CRICH TRAM MOVNG WEEKEND 24 FEBRUARY 2018 - Geoff & Hazel Quarmby

 We went up the hill last Saturday 24 February and trams were being moved around
 Two show the new depots.  Just need the doors putting on.

Cardiff 131  gleaming

Glasgow 22

Blackpool 166 being shunted

Inside the new depot

Chesterfield 7 in the workshop with Eric and Leeds 180

345 seeing the light of day