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Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Happy Back to the Future Day 2026

Today is Back to the Future Day.

A Back to the Future DeLorean at MediaCityUK in Salford in March 2020

The 21st October is 'Back to the Future Day' as Marty McFly and Doc Brown travelled from 1985 to the 21st October 2015. So, the future was actually eleven years ago now!

I got to see a DeLorean time machine at MediaCity in Salford back on the 13th March 2020. How different times were then!

We found a (now lost) video rental shop in Little Lever, Bolton in October 2020. It was stocked with loads of VHS tapes - including Back to the Future Part II. It was like stepping back in time!

A Back to the Future DeLorean at MediaCityUK in Salford in March 2020

Richard Gottfried

I’m a Champion Miniature Golfer on a tour of the UK’s minigolf and crazy golf courses. Guinness World Record Holder for 'Most miniature golf courses visited'. Coeliac living a gluten free life. Mediocre polymath. Train nerd. Retro gamer. Urban explorer. Always feeling nostalgic about something.

Saturday, October 17, 2026

A SELNEC Central bus and a Metrolink Tram in Manchester

A mix of the present and the past of travel in Manchester city centre.

I spotted this double decker bus in a SELNEC Central livery in Manchester city centre today. It was interesting to see it being passed by a Metrolink tram.

A Metrolink Tram and SELNEC bus in Manchester

SELNEC was the Passenger Transport Executive in the area from 1969 until it was renamed Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) in 1974.

The SELNEC Central area covered Manchester and Salford. There were also SELNEC Northern and Southern.

Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) itself ended in 2011 when it became part of Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).

A look at a Metrolink tram at Manchester Piccadilly tram stop.

A tram at Manchester Piccadilly Metrolink tram stop

A double Metrolink tram (3046 and 3007) to the Etihad Campus departing from Manchester Piccadilly tram stop on Saturday 17th October 2026.

You can see a compilation of Metrolink trams at Manchester Piccadilly tram stop - Platforms A & B in September 2026 in this video.

Manchester Piccadilly Metrolink tram stop

Check out my rail, tram, train and transit system playlists for more:

Wednesday, October 07, 2026

Trains at Stockport railway station (October 2026)

A variety of trains spotted at Stockport railway station in Greater Manchester on Wednesday 7th October 2026.

...Final!

Richard Gottfried

Sunday, October 04, 2026

'The Rio Revival' InterCity 125 train in Shaw Heath, Stockport (October 2026)

Spotting an InterCity 125 train in Shaw Heath, Stockport.

An InterCity 125 train - 43025 'Exeter' - passing underneath Adswood Road in Shaw Heath, Stockport, Greater Manchester at 15:26 on Sunday 4th October 2026. This was on the Buxton Line between Davenport and Stockport stations.

The train was 'The Rio Revival' InterCity 125 12:06 service from St Pancras International to Manchester Piccadilly.

The train was a celebration of 50 years of trains travelling at 125 mph on the railways of Great Britain. The first public trains operated at 125 mph on the 4th October 1976.

'The Rio Revival' InterCity 125 was operated by the 125 Group.

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Richard Gottfried

Thursday, October 01, 2026

The Tyne and Wear Metro in Newcastle upon Tyne (October 2026)

A look at various Class 555 trains and the Tyne and Wear Metro in Newcastle upon Tyne on Thursday 1st October 2026.

Class 555 trains at West Jesmond station on the Tyne and Wear Metro in Newcastle upon Tyne

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Trams in Warsaw, Poland (September 2026)

A look at trams in Warsaw, Poland in September 2026.

A tram in Warsaw, Poland in September 2026

Trams on Marcina Kasprzaka in Warsaw, Poland. Operated by Tramwaje Warszawskie.

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Time Machine Minigolf at Blue City in Warsaw, Poland

A look back at the Time Machine Minigolf course at the Blue City shopping centre in Warsaw, Poland.

The 723rd course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was the Time Machine Minigolf course at Blue City in Warsaw, Poland.

Emily swung by the Time Machine Minigolf course in March 2017.

Find out more.

Visit the Arcade Bee website to find out more about the Time Machine Minigolf course.

Richard Gottfried

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Metrolink trams in the East Didsbury area of South Manchester (September 2026)

A look at Metrolink trams in the East Didsbury area of South Manchester in September 2026.

East Didsbury Metrolink tram stop in Didsbury, Manchester 240926

Manchester Metrolink trams running between East Didsbury & Didsbury Village tram stops on the South Manchester Line in the evening of Thursday 24th September 2026.

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Trams and trains in Altrincham, Greater Manchester (September 2026)

A look at trams and trains in Altrincham, Greater Manchester in September 2026.

Metrolink trams at Altrincham Interchange

A Metrolink tram in Altrincham

A Metrolink tram at Navigation Road tram stop and railway station in Altrincham

Trams and trains in Altrincham, Greater Manchester on Friday 4th September 2026.

Monday, September 14, 2026

Metrolink tram stop at Manchester Piccadilly railway station

A look at some Metrolink trams at Manchester Piccadilly railway station.

Monday, August 31, 2026

A vintage SELNEC bus in Eccles

Spotting an old SELNEC bus in Eccles, Greater Manchester.

Back in August 2019 we spotted this old SELNEC double decker bus in Eccles.

SELNEC was the Passenger Transport Executive in the area from 1969 until it was renamed Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) in 1974.

Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) itself ended in 2011 when it became part of Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).