Tram Talk

During June the forthcoming new title 'Those Elusive Centre Entrance Double Deck Trams' now in the course of production, can be ordered at the pre-publication offer of £19.00 plus £1.80 post and packing - through our online Shop at tramtalk.co.uk. A saving of £5.00 on the retail price after publication date. Please visit the Shop page after June 1st to ensure your personal copy of this limited run title from Rigby Road Publishing. Pre-paid orders ensure your copy is maile

Here we go again. Another stab at chasing the dream ever elusive since 1966 when England last won the World Cup. This time the dream is being played out in Russia awarded (with Qatar) back to back competitions under the corrupted oversight of FIFA and a global footballing fiefdom managed by Sepp Blatter and varied cronies. Whether or not the English national team has a realistic chance of getting even close to the competition finals in Russia - at least the home nation (En

Thanks to the ever travelling camera of Peter Watts, (he of destination blind fame) we are able to post three images from the Bavarian capital taken over the past few days. Munich is forever famous for beer served in 2 Litre glass steins, and trams (once upon a time) painted pale blue with cream relief. The Bavarian State's colours being that distinctive blue. The city's transport system was notable up to the millenium for equally distinctive designs and well proportioned tr

Whilst Princess Street (and Blundell Street) are now bereft of trams for ever more with tracks truncated and redevelopment of this part of the Foxhall area well underway - a brief moment to look back at scenes which captivated enthusiasts not so long ago. Motor Unit traverses Rigby Road en route to Princess Street. Enthusiasts cluster to record the scene and fill the tram. No prizes for the promotional contribution. Balloon 700 in its green heritage condition peeks out from

A small town in the US State of Colorado was famous for its all Birney streetcar fleet which traversed four sections with the individual cars meeting up together in the centre and passengers transferring, as necessary, to the car heading to their final destination. Operating up to 1951 many of the cars were acquired by various museums with one being retained by the municipality as a 'momento' along with its depot used for the replacement buses. Over the years both car 21 an

The roving camera of Colin MacLeod captures a further tram track section amid the total destruction of the roadway in Talbot Square. In this case a rail that probably was part of the linking line from the Marton tram terminus into Clifton Street - but one can't be certain. Looking up towards what was Yates Wine Lodge with Clifton Street to the right hand side - the urgency of clearing this entire area (aka Talbot Square) to allow the embedding of concrete platforms on which

The unveiling and removal of the former Layton service tram track along Talbot Road is well and truly underway as the Contractor gets to work on the extension to North Station. This image taken by Colin MacLeod clearly focusses on the cut up lengths of street rail removed from the section between Abingdon Street and Talbot Square where the roadway has been completely cleared. The Layton tram service ran until September 1936 when new buses (built locally in Blackpool) tr

On absolutely manicured grass - the real thing not artificial turf Number 21 bowls along in its immaculate green and cream lined out livery on a special tour. Definitely not in Blackpool but where exactly? Image taken this morning.

A correction is necessary to the above Blog. The trolleycar in question is not from Rio or any other foreign part. Nor is it vintage. It was acquired new from the US retro streetcar builder GOMACO and is a replica 15 bench open car specifically built in 1977 for the 'Platte Valley Trolley' with an on-board diesel motor generator. Hence the smart roof extruding exhaust pipe in the view of the car which is parked on track of the then extant Denver and Intermountain line. Aft

This new title will be published in July. Over 112 pages plus covers Softback A4 Portrait format. A run through of the centre entrance double deck trams for which Blackpool became most famous. With unusual views and background on this elusive breed from Manhattan to Bombay and Valparaiso to the UK. Advance orders can be accepted on our online Shop page from June 1st £22.00 post free from Tramtalk Shop - up to publication in July. The 2019 Calendar can be ordered onl