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Gallery 764: Blackpool Anniversary Spectacular - 20th to 23rd September 2018

Now an annual fixture in the tram special events calendar Blackpool's Anniversary Spectacular again took place over the third weekend in September with the usual intensive tram service in operation plus trams on display at Rigby Road (along with free heritage bus trips and behind the scenes tours at Rigby Road and Starr Gate depots). This collection actually starts on the evening of Thursday 20th September with a few images of Illumination Tours at the end of a wet day. We then continue through Storm Bronagh and a special two car heritage service on Friday 21st September and more Illumination Tours before we arrive at the main event. Extensive photos are provided of the various trams running over the two days alongside the core service in the hands of the Flexity2 trams (more coverage of the Flexity2s will follow in a future update). The coverage ends on the evening of Sunday 23rd September with images from more Ilumination Tours incluidng B fleet Balloons 711 and 719. To find out more of what went on over the weekend please read our report. Photographers: Nigel Pennick & Gareth Prior
Photographs taken between Thursday 20th & Sunday 23rd September 2018


Balloon 715

Western Train 733+734

Brush 621

Railcoach 680

Railcoach 680

Centenary 641

Flexity2 016 & Railcoach 680

Brush 621

Frigate 736

Trawler 737 & Frigate 736

Western Train 733+734 & Trawler 737

Trawler 737

Brush 631 & Standard 147

Balloon 715 & Centenary 642

Balloon 723 & Standard 147

Brush 631, Centenary 642, Balloon 715 & Balloon 723

Centenary 642

Flexity2 018 & Balloon 723

Centenary 642

Centenary 642

Balloon 723

Balloon 703

Brush 634

Balloon 703 & Open Top Balloon 706

Balloon 703 & Brush 634

Open Top Balloon 706

Open Top Balloon 706, Balloon 703 & Brush 634

Balloon 719

Brush 634, Balloon 703 & Open Top Balloon 706

Brush 634

Jubilee 761 & Halle 902

Jubilee 761, Halle 902 & Engineering Car 754

Standard 147

Balloon 701

Balloon 718, Balloon 711 & Brush 621

Brush 621

Brush 621 & Flexity2 008

Brush 621

Balloon 723

Brush 631

Brush 621

Boat 600

Balloon 711, Box 40 & Flexity2 014

Balloon 711 & Brush 631

Brush 631

Brush 631 & Flexity2 002

Standard 147

Box 40

Balloon 717

Flexity2 012 & Brush 621

Standard 147 & Balloon 701

Balloon 701

Brush 600

Centenary 642

Frigate 736

Western Train 733+734

Balloon 718

Balloon 723

Standard 147

Western Train 733+734

Balloon 701

Box 40

Trawler 737

Brush 621 & Trawler 737

Brush 680 & Balloon 717

Balloon 717

Unimog 939 towing Balloon 713 & Balloon 715

Unimog 939 towing Balloon 713

Balloon 713 being towed by Unimog 939

Unimog 939, Balloon 713 & Blackpool Swift 554

OMO 8 & Open Top Balloon 706

Brush 632

OMO 8 & Brush 632

OMO 8

Open Top Balloon 706, OMO 8 & Brush 632

Open Top Balloon 706

Jubilee 761, Brush 631 & Coronation 304

Balloon 715

Bolton 66

Balloon 719

Balloon 701

Balloon 718

Balloon 700

Balloon 711, Balloon 700 & Flexity2 008

Flexity2 003 & Balloon 711

Balloon 711, Box 40 & Centenary 642

Centenary 642 & Flexity2 013

Trawler 737, Balloon 715 & Balloon 711

Brush 621, Box 40, Centenary 642 & Trawler 737

Centenary 648

Centenary 648 & Boat 600

Railcoach 680, Centenary 648, Boat 600 & Brush 621

Box 40

Boat 600 & Flexity2 001

Bolton 66

Balloon 711

Centenary 642

Balloon 700 & Centenary 642

Balloon 700 & 717

Balloon 700

Boat 600

Centenary 648

Balloon 718 & Centenary 648

Railcoach 680

Bolton 66 & Centenary 648

Centenary 648 & Balloon 701

Balloon 717

Bolton 66

Balloon 701

Balloon 718

Balloon 715

Box 40

Brush 621

Balloon 711

Balloon 719

Frigate 736

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