MIDLAND METRO ON FRIDAY 22 JULY 2016 - Frank Bagshaw

Tram 19 waits at the new stop in Corporation Street. This area is now pleasantly devoid of buses, just trams and pedestrians.

Frank Bagshaw has spent a day riding the Midland Metro. Here are trams 26 and 20 at the new Grand Central terminus in Birmingham by the entrance to New Street train station.

Tram 28 approaching the current terminus at Wolverhampton St. George's. In the background is the wishbone bridge taking the tramway over the inner ring road.

The proposed extension to Wolverhampton bus and train stations will lead off to the left behind the tram. A useful feature of the extension is a pub located by the proposed line so it will be possible to have a drink and watch the battery powered trams run past. This is one of the extensions planned without overhead.

Tram 19 again, on Bilston Road, Wolverhampton. When trams mix with ordinary traffic running on roads like this, it really seems like a "proper" tramway.

CRICH EDWRDIAN WEEKEND 16/17 JULY 2016 - Hazel Quarmby

15 and 106 at Town End

The Well Dressing now at the Museum

158 and 15 pass near the depot

Town End queue

Edwardian re-enactorson the depot fan

MONTREAL (NO TRAMS!) - 15 JULY 2016 - Frank Bagshaw

Frank Bagshaw is in Montreal on a job. With no trams to see, Frank found ex-London Routemaster buses on tourist duties. He took this photo as Richard would like to have seen them.

No doubt Frank is too busy working to take a ride !!!

CRICH ON 15 JULY 2016 - NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT - Hazel Quarmby

Here are two photos taken yesterday afternoon of the Museum's brilliant Well Dressing, which had just been finished, to be displayed in Crich Village.

 

It shows Cardiff 131 (the theme this year is water), setts, water, bridge, tower and trees. 

WIRKSWORTH & DISTRICT TRAMWAY COMPANY 13 JULY 2016 - Martin Miller

The first vehicle in our proposed fleet arrived today. 
The first vehicle for this start up company arrived today and will eventually provide smooth and regular transit between Wirksworth Station and The Malt Shovel.
 

https://youtu.be/8cMXP9pjimo

Former Blackpool Brush Railcoach 636 arrives at Wirksworth for tests under the mytesttrack.com banner.

 You have to say it's a funny old world with a 1934 tram turning up at an enterprise that has only been 16 years in the making - shades of attempts to use a similar vehicle on the Hayling Island branch. It was driven off the load loader and should be quite an attraction for the Railway during its time with us.

LIVERPOOL 245 ON SUNDAY 10 JULY 2016 - Frank Bagshaw

Frank Bagshaw and Brent Higham today visited the Wirral Tramway. Liverpool 245 was brought out on request for a trip to Woodside. Two photos to show the high standard of restoration.

LONDON TRANSPORT AT CRICH AND SURROUNDING AREA - SATURDAY 2 JULY 2016 - Hazel Quarmby

At Crich LCC1 returned from Ilkeston and LCC106 at the back of the depot ready to go to East Anglia Transport Museum next week.

 

In Belper Routemaster bus.       

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