EAST GERMANY IN 1979 - A VIDEO FROM BOB LENNOX

Bob has sent me this video which he thinks some of the early DDR enthusiasts might enjoy.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yQc02hFaNI

DDR Trams 1979. Berlin, Naumburg, Leipzig, Magdeburg, Bad Schandau, Karl-Marx-Stadt, Dresden.

ARNHEM OPEN AIR MUSEUM EVENT ON SUNDAY 19 JUNE 2016

A flying visit was made to Holland for the Open Air Museum Transport event which proved to be a very nice day transport and weather wise.

Buses on layover in the Bus Station with reflection showing the trolley wires

Trolleybus on route 3 to the Open air Museum arriving at the stop

Rotterdam tram 535 on service towing a trailer

Arnhem 76 was in service in the morning

Interior shot of the brown cafe in the Amsterdam houses.  The attention to detail is very good with the realistic drinks and ashtray

Bar in the brown cafe. The mirror had a TV screen showing singers of old Dutch songs

76 leaving the village street

There were some exceptionally good tram models on show with amazing details

The track welding in the model complete with blue flashing welding light

Another model shot with very realistic looking water

Rotterdam 520 and the werkwagen outside the depot

106 looming out of the gloom of the trees

CRICH ON SUNDAY 19 JUNE 2016 - Hazel Quarmby

There were six trams running on the 19 June when I took the attached photos.  131 was used for Conductor training and 167 for the Ultimate Tram Driving Experience.  It was also the Simca Club UK National Meeting 2016.

GREAT ORME TRAMWAY - JUNE 2016 - Frank Bagshaw

Frank Bagshaw has recently been to North Wales and took a ride on the Great Orme Tramway.
Here is car 5 departing from the lower terminus. Frank is old enough to have ridden on the Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Electric railway back in the 1950's - and he did!

BURTON AND ASHBY 14 & STATFOLD BARN RAILWAY OPEN DAY ON SATURDAY 4 JUNE 2016

Board listing progress on 14 since its arrival

A delightful day was spent at the Statfold Barn Railway, near Tamworth.  The railway is privately owned and invitations are much sought after for the three open days per year.  It is also the home of Burton & Ashby 14 since its return from the USA in February 2015

14 gleaming with its new coat of paint

Side view showing accommodation trucks

No1 en route

Builders plate on no1

No 6 Howard running on the garden railway circuit

Mixed train of wagons including WD searchlight

'The Goose' hybrid railcar!

Howard on the circuit around the pond

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SHEFFIELD ON MONDAY 13 JUNE 2016 - Martin Miller

Paid a periodic visit to Sheffield on Monday to see whether there was any further progress on the Rotherham link. If there was it was well hidden by fencing preventing getting anywhere near the link!

 

Nonetheless, it was good to ride on and video the Supertram. Three short videos of the area around Nunnery Square, Cathedral and Sheffield Station stops.

 

https://youtu.be/-Wgr7qK_vN0

 

https://youtu.be/c4z6QNK_Agg

 

https://youtu.be/B1FDUJt0J9A

 

 

BRAGA - BOM JESUS FUNICULAR ON SUNDAY 22 MAY 2016

Funicular at the bottom of the hill

About to turn on the water to fill the tank

Makers plate from 1881 - Swiss built

Funicular starting on way down

Funiculars passing

Water being added to tank

OPORTO MASSARELOS DEPOT MUSEUM

Main hall of the Museum showing the poles and bracket arms

Display of gauges/meters etc for the power generatiion

Scale model of the depot

Turbine hall

Gauges

Mercury arc rectifiers

More gauges and dials

Water reservoir still showing some water in tank

Tanks

View along the hall inside the model

OPORTO TRAM FEST ON SATURDAY 21 MAY 2016

Former coal wagon 58, carrying the drum band

315 is a Fumista (smokers car)

247 was built in Preston

250 has 8 window bays, not the usual 7

Not a steam tram - 100 developed a small fire which was quickly brought under control