2015

SD8304 : Heaton Park Tramway

taken 8 years ago, near to Prestwich, Bury, England

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Heaton Park Tramway
Heaton Park Tramway
Seen here on the Heaton Park Tramway, passing through the trees at the eastern end of the lake, 619 is a replica Blackpool and Fleetwood Vanguard tram built in 1987.

619 LinkExternal link was originally built in 1935 as railcoach 282 becoming 619 when the Blackpool fleet was renumbered in 1968. It ran in Blackpool until 1987 when, following its withdrawal from service, it was transferred to the Mode Wheel workshops at Salford where it was stripped and rebuilt as a replica Blackpool and Fleetwood vanguard tram.

See other images of Blackpool and Fleetwood Vanguard Tram No 619
Heaton Park Tramway :: SD8303

The Heaton Park Tramway (LinkExternal link ) is a heritage tramway operating vintage trams as a visitor attraction within the Park. It is operated by the Manchester Transport Museum Society.

The Heaton Park Tramway was officially opened in 1980. The trams originally ran on the old Manchester Corporation Tramways spur from Middleton Road to the old tram shelter some 300 yards (270 m) inside the park. This has since been extended, by the use of track salvaged from elsewhere, to a new terminus near to the Boating Lake. The old tram shelter was also restored to form the centre of the society's operations.

The tramway currently (2021) has an operating fleet of 7 electric trams and one horse tram with several others in store or undergoing restoration LinkExternal link .


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Park and Public Gardens Suburb, Urban fringe Railways Camera: Panasonic DMC-G3 Image Buckets ?: Transport other tags: Transport Heritage Tram Tramcar Blackpool Corporation Single Decker Tram 619 Vanguard Heaton Park Heaton Park Tramway Autumn Colours Autumn Leaves Trees Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Heaton Park Tramway [17] · Replica Blackpool and Fleetwood Vanguard Tram [5] Title Clusters: · Heaton Park Tramway [3] ·
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SD8304, 230 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 15 November, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 17 November, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 832 040 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:31.9485N 2:15.2413W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SD 833 040
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