Geoff's Colour Railway Photos
Page 14 - Trams ancient and modern, abroad
and at home
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Brussels tram no 7535 is seen in the City
centre, September 1973
....a quick look, on the
return journey from a holiday in Austria |
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Ostend coastal tramway - a tram and two open
wagons (!) pass through the streets, September
1973
Still on that return journey -
we flew back to Southend from Ostend. The coastal
tramway runs from Knokke to De Panne, near the
French border |
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Car M1 328 on the modern tramway at Nantes,
France, 6 April 1993
Nantes is a relative newcomer
to trams |
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South African and Austrian trams at Crich Museum,
July 1978
Two nicely restored foreigners
at the museum which is home to many preserved
British trams. The Austrian vehicle is a former New York
"streetcar" |
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Dudley tram no 3 at the Black Country Museum,
3 August 1989
A narrow gauge tram, survivor
of the once-extensive Black Country network |
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Car no 718 on the Blackpool tramway, 19
August 1978
The coastal tramway survived
at Blackpool, when the rest of the UK lost its
trams |
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Car no 5 descends into Llandudno on the Great
Orme Tramway, 3 August 1985
This cable-car line is
currently undergoing some renovation |
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Cars 21 and 04 at Fitzallen Square, Sheffield,
2 September 1994
The British tramway revivlval
has begun! |
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Bury - Manchester tram at Hagside, 2
September 1994
Bury - Manchester - Altrincham,
another revival, though mostly along former BR
lines |
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West Midlands Metro car no. 13 on the Bilston
Road, 6 June 1999
Latest addition, the line
opened on 30th May 1999. Mostly built on the old
GWR route to Birmingham Snow Hill, the first mile
or so from Wolverhampton is along the streets. |
See also Page 13 for a Porto tram
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