MER 125 1-8 SEPTEMBER 2019 - Frank Bagshaw

Car 32 at Laxey in the former 'nationalised livery'

Horse tram 45 on the Promenade

Tram 21 also in the former 'nationalised livery' at Laxey

SEATON AUGUST 2018 - Keith Chadbourne

2 arriving at Cowhayne

2 departing Cowhayne

14 approaching Riverside

10 at Riverside

12 approaching Seaton termnus

8 at Colyton

CRICH ON 25 AUJGUST 2018 - Frank Bagsha\w

Prague 180 during the shunting exercised on 24 August

 Frank reports an enjoyable day conducting on Leeds 399.

762 AT CRICH ON 18 AUGUST 2018 - Keith Chadbourrne

It has been decided to advertise that 762 will run on a number of Fridays to encourage people who are attracted to Sponge Bob Squarepants cartoon character to visit Crich on a quieter day to ride on 762. On those Fridays someone who can drive 762 will be rostered. I attach some pictures taken yesterday.

WEST MIDLANDS METRO ON 10 AUGUST 2018 - Martin Miller

Good job I am tall with all the high fences around the work site! Progress on work in Wolverhampton.

West Midlands Metro Wolverhampton Station extension

West Midlands Metro St Paul's plus wet acrobatics at Grand Central

 

 

 

WEST MIDLANDS METRO 10 AUGUST 2018 - Frank Bagshaw

Track laying by Wolverhampton bus station- Aug 10th 2018

Track laying in Wolverhampton near where the line branches off just befor St George's

Tram 31 now fitted with batteries and the first one to be in the new blue livery kept evading us. Here it is disappearing from St Paul's in the direction of Wolverhampton 

Here is an artists impression of what Town Hall Square will look like with battery operated trams running through it. 

GLASGOW MUSEUM ON SATURDAY 4 AUGUST 2018

Frank Bagshaw paid a visit to the Glasgow museum on Saturday 4 August.

“Room and Kitchen” car 672 was not scrapped with other members of the class but became a Mains Testing car, finally being restored to take part in the closing procession of trams. The dash panels have been repainted into the correct colours. One half has wooden seats for smokers, the other upholstered seats. Wouldn’t it be lovely to conduct this tram today.

 

Not a success in Glasgow as was planned to be a light swift vehicle with a higher standard of comfort to see if it could win back traffic that had been lost to private bus concerns on interurban traffic. Passenger flow was nor as rapid as expected and the lack of seats caused too many standing passengers.

Originally built as an open top tram and eventually rebuilt with a top cover , 779 was returned to earlier condition when saved for preservation.

Handsome coronation 1173, sister to 1245 at East Anglia Transport museum, 1274 at Seashore and 1282 at Crich

1088 last of the hex dash trams to be built. Here it is in the company of a single deck trolleybus.

Sister to 1297 at Crich, here is the only other preserved cunarder - 1392 which spent some time at the  former Clapham museum.

STAGECOACH SUPERTRAM ON 30 JULY 2018 - Martin Miller

Stagecoach Supertram Nunnery Square

Stagecoach Supertram Fitzalan Square

Stagecoach Supertram Herdings Leighton Road

SHEFFIELD HORSE CAR AT CRICH ON 31 JULY 2018 - Frank Bagshaw

ROTHERHAM TRAM TRAIN 30 JULY 2018- Martin Miller

Something of a leap forward with driver training starting in earnest this week:-

Rotherham Central Station the old and new order

Turn left for Rotherham:-

Meadowhall South with Tram Trains

The temporary terminus of the Halfway route for track renewals:-

Stagecoach Supertram Birley Lane

CRICH - ANOTHER OLD FOTO OF ME - DRIVING LCC 106

CRICH WORKSHOP ON FRIDAY 13 JULY - Frank Bagshaw

Crich workshop Friday July 13th showing 102 in the background

NEWCASTLE 102 AND GATESHEAD 5 IN THE mid-1970's - Keith Chadbourne

Looking through some old fotos Keith found this blast from the past at Crich. (with me driving 102, one of my favourites - Kath)

WEST MIDLANDS ON 5 JULY 2018 - Frank Bagshaw and Kedth Chadbourne

17 - Bilston Road

23 - Priestfield

28 - Bilston Road

28 - Bilston Road

28 leaves St Chads

31 - The Royal

31 - The Royal

Track laying on Pipers Row, Wolverhampton, near the bus station

near St Chads

32 leaving Bull Street

NOTTINGHAM ON 10 JULY 2018 - Frank Bagshaw

 Frank Bagshaw was in Nottingham yesterday, here Incentro 206 crosses Wilford Bridge bound for Clifton South.

NET Citadis 219 crosses the former Wilford toll bridge on a service to Clifton South.

ROTHERHAM AND THE TRAM TRAIN JULY 2018 - Martin Miller

Further slow progress:-

Rotherham Central Tram Train Project Progress

CRICH ON 29/30 JUNE 2018 - Frank Bagshaw

Workshop shunting on June 30th saw Sheffield 510 outside showing it’s new dash and paintwork.

Frank reports an enjoyable day conducting on Friday on Chesterfield 7. Also in service was Leeds 180 and Blackpool 236.

Crich workshop view Friday 29th June.

Newcastle 102 has finally been moved in the workshop for work to commence. The cost is being supported by the Tramcar Sponsorship Organisation. First task is to remove the trucks and commence the detailed restoration work.