Trams

Britain's traditional tramways, with the exception of Blackpool and the Manx Electric, had all been consigned to museums by 1962. The first system to adopt modern light-rail technology was the 'Tyne and Wear Metro', which opened in 1980. Following the success of the Tyne and Wear system, the automated...

This fascinating production was filmed in 1974 on the occasion of the Isle of Man Steam Railway's Centenary, and during the 1983 Vintage Transport Weekend, which was run for transport enthusiasts. During the Steam Railway's Centenary, a number of locos that had not been used for years were on display...

Published in 2020 by Mainline and Maritime, this book written by author Phil Barnes is a 68-page softback illustrated album covering railway subjects on the Isle of Mann with each of the photographs taken during a 7 day outing organised by Bluebell Railway in September 2019. Isle of Mann, which covers...

Online Video production in co-operation with the help and thanks of the Scottish Tramway and Transport Society. Aberdeen possessed one of the most progressive tramway undertakings in Britain. An integrated network of tram and bus routes provided regular, reliable services at cheap fares. The last tramway...

Edinburgh were to first to have horse drawn trams in 1882 and the electric trams did not arrive until 1922. When the trams were to arrive in this part of Scotland many types of variety were seen throughout the system and network. The DVD completed in connection with 226 group as well as Edinburgh Transport...

Glasgow were to possess the second largest tramway operations within Britain. Two DVD's are made with conjunction of Scottish Tramway and Transport Society with this first part containing much history plus archived footage of Coplawhill Works plus others. Archive footage of various tranquil routes and...

This DVD is the second of two DVD's made in conjunction with Scottish Tramway and Transport Society detailing the work of a tramway system that was only seconded to London trams. First DVD featured heavily on the history with start of the closures whilst this second part features all the closure including...

London trams part 1 looks at trams that operated in the capital city that laid fame to become the largest network of tramway operation within Britain. They ran through Battersea, Wandsworth, Clapham, Wimbledon, and Purley. Introduction of trams over different networks occurred in stage. Featured on the...

Part 2 of London Trams takes a look at the trams in the final months of operation from January 1952. Included in the DVD are the enthusiast tours of which many ran plus a look at the trams that were fortunate to escape from being scrapped either by being preserved or for use on other tramway networks...

Leeds in the West Riding of Yorkshire could at one time boast over 100 mills and first having trams operating throughout the city as of the late 1890's. DVD which has been made in co-operation with Leeds Transport Historical Society contains a lot of archive footage at several places including Bigot,...