British Trams Online - Gallery 279: Blackpool Tramway End of an Era

Last Updated Sunday 13th November 2011

Gallery 279: Blackpool Tramway End of an Era - Saturday 5th November 2011

This is the fourth of five photo collections from the last few days of traditional tramway operation in Blackpool before the full Supertram upgrade is introduced at Easter 2012. In this gallery are images from the penultimate day of operation, Saturday 5th November when once again the daytime service was single deck operated with double deckers replacing them for the evening. Daytime service cars were Brush Car 632, Centenary Cars 642, 644, 645, 646, 647 and 648 and Balloon 723 with Balloon 707 also out operating on specials plus a daytime enthusiasts tour utilised Boat 600 and Balloon 717. Mid afternoon the Lancastrian Transport Trust tour started using Standard 147 and Balloon 715. Evening trams were Centenary Cars 642, 647 and 648, Balloon Cars 707, 709, 713, 718, 719 and 723 (although being retained this tram is only likely to be a spare and so this brief use during the evening is likely to be its last) and Jubilee Cars 761 and 762 (last use before preservation). As ever the three Illuminated Trams were out on tour duty during the evening. To access the photos click on the relevant thumbnail and you can then either navigate from there or return to this page and click on your next one!

Photographs in this Gallery were taken by Gareth Prior on 5th November 2011.

Centenary 644	Centenary 644	Balloon 717	Centenary 647
Balloon 707	Centenary 642	Boat 600	Boat 600 & Balloon 717
Balloon 723	Balloon 723	Centenary 644 & Balloon 723	Centenary 645
Balloon 717	Boat 600	Centenary 648	Brush 632
Balloon 707	Engineering Car 754	Boat 600	Centenary 648
Centenary 646	Centenary 645	Standard 147 & Balloon 715	Standard 147
Balloon 715	Standard 147 & Balloon 715	Balloon 715	Standard 147 & Balloon 715
Standard 147	Balloon 715	Jubilee 761	Centenary 647
Jubilee 762	Boat 600	Balloon 723	Standard 147
Balloon 718	Standard 147 & Balloon 715	Balloon 719	Western Train 733+734
Jubilee 761	Centenary 642	Balloon 713 & Balloon 715	Balloon 715
Frigate 736	Trawler 737	Jubilee 762	Balloon 707
Jubilee 762	Balloon 707 & Jubilee 762	Balloon 713	Balloon 709

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