Moving forward 15 years and we catch up with 717 on 23rd September 2023 with the tram now an integral part of the Heritage fleet. On this date it was being used as “The Ghost Tram” and heads through the stop at Wilton Parade on the way northwards. Same livery for the tram but it has new destination blinds and lost its Philip R Thorpe name on the ends with side names for Walter Luff now carried instead. (Both Photographs by Gareth Prior)
15 Years Apart: Blackpool Balloon 717