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GALLERY 56: Blackpool Tramway Single Deckers 2006
 This page was added on Tuesday 26 September 2006

All Photographs in this Gallery have been taken by Gareth Prior

There are 21 photos on 10 pages in this gallery. Listed below are the type of tram on each pages, the numbers in brackets are the number of photos on that actual page.

Boat Car (1) | Brush Cars 1 (3) | Brush Cars 2 (1) | Centenary Cars 1 (3) |
Centenary Cars 2 (3) | Centenary Cars 3 (1) | Twin Cars 1 (3) | Twin Cars 2 (3) |
Twin Cars 3 (1) | Railcoaches (2)

Twin Cars 2
It has not been the most prolific year for the Twin Cars and this week was no different - set 5 did not make a single appearance whilst sets 1, 2 and 3 were rare in service. The one set - 674+684 - that did make regular appearances (including two go's on Fleetwood service) managed to disgrace itself on 8 September after derailing at Little Bispham whilst on specials.

Another Twin set heading for Fleetwood on 5 September 2006 is 673+683 seen here on North Albert Street. The tram is in the Turquoise & Yellow Metro Coastlines livery.
On 7 September 2006 set 3 is seen having terminated at North Pier, whilst operating specials.
Twin Car 674+684 was captured on 8 September 2006 at Bispham, returning after being derailed at Little Bispham. The tram doesn't look much the worse for wear but by this time the service was in tatters with all seven Fleetwood cars north of Bispham and the Twin has caused the loop to be shut meaning Illuminated trams now have to turn at Bispham and go backwards for part of the journey.