Author Archives: Andrew Waddington

In Pictures: Blackpool 626 sighted at docks!

Posted on Wednesday 2 May 2018 by Andrew Waddington

Blackpool Brush Railcoach 626 has become the latest of the many Blackpool trams which were sold off at the time of the tramway upgrade, to be moved to a new home recently. Unfortunately, having remained undercover ever since leaving Rigby … Continue reading →

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Stockport 5 to visit its old home

Posted on Monday 30 April 2018 by Andrew Waddington

2018 is shaping up to be a year of surprises in the tramway world – and the latest one is the announcement that Stockport 5 will be returning to Stockport for a single day visit as part of a local … Continue reading →

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More events confirmed in Blackpool

Posted on Thursday 26 April 2018 by Andrew Waddington

As if enhanced ‘Gold’ operating weekends nearly every month from Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours weren’t enough to keep fans of the classic Blackpool tram fleet happy, details have just been announced of two additional events happening in the next few … Continue reading →

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Railcoach 279 restoration to restart this year?

Posted on Saturday 21 April 2018 by Andrew Waddington

The Fylde Transport Trust (the new name for the Lancastrian Transport Trust) have recently been teasing some potentially interesting plans for its tramcar collection on their Facebook page. Although transferred to Rigby Road under the care of Blackpool Transport’s Heritage … Continue reading →

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Halle 902 to move to Blackpool!

Posted on Friday 20 April 2018 by Andrew Waddington

In one of the more bizarre news stories of the recent past, it has been announced that Halle 902 is set to move from Crich Tramway Village to Blackpool, for storage and occasional display at Rigby Road. The move is … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: LCC 1 restoration progresses

Posted on Monday 16 April 2018 by Andrew Waddington

The ongoing reconstruction of London County Council 1 – more popularly known as ‘Bluebird’ – in the Crich workshops remains ongoing. In recent weeks and months, significant progress has been and the car is now looking much more like a … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Easter in Blackpool

Posted on Saturday 7 April 2018 by Andrew Waddington

The Easter weekend provided the first three-day ‘Gold’ operating weekend for Blackpool’s much-loved heritage trams, with the newly repainted Standard 147 stealing the limelight. However, there were plenty of other trams out and about over the Bank Holiday weekend, with … Continue reading →

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147 returns to use on the Blackpool tramway

Posted on Saturday 31 March 2018 by Andrew Waddington

On Saturday 31st March – the first day of the Easter ‘Gold’ operating weekend in Blackpool – Standard car 147 made its long awaited return to service after a period of two years away from its home tramway. The tram … Continue reading →

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Blackpool heritage output for Easter announced

Posted on Friday 30 March 2018 by Andrew Waddington

The full provisional list of which trams will be operating the enhanced heritage service in Blackpool over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend has now been revealed, with at least six historic trams set to appear over three days. As usual, … Continue reading →

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A day to forget in Blackpool!

Posted on Thursday 29 March 2018 by Andrew Waddington

We often write about days to remember for the Blackpool tramway – but Monday 26th March was a day that Blackpool Transport would probably rather forget about! This is because of two separate incidents, which affected both LRT and heritage … Continue reading →

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Blackpool Standard 147 ready for return to use

Posted on Friday 23 March 2018 by Andrew Waddington

After a two year absence from the Blackpool tramway, Standard car 147 is set to make a very welcome return to the heritage service over the forthcoming Easter Bank Holiday weekend. As it stands, the freshly repainted tram is expected … Continue reading →

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CityClass tram returns to Blackpool

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2018 by Andrew Waddington

In a rather unexpected development, the Trampower project’s prototype ‘CityClass’ vehicle, previously known as 611, has returned to Blackpool. The tram was delivered to Rigby Road on Wednesday 21st March, with very few people seemingly aware of its return until … Continue reading →

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Liverpool tram to honour Sir Ken Dodd?

Posted on Friday 16 March 2018 by Andrew Waddington

The Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society have been seeking input on an idea recently put forward that Liverpool 762 be named after the late Sir Ken Dodd. As well as being a comedy legend, Ken Dodd was also a local boy … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Blackpool’s newest trams enter service

Posted on Tuesday 6 March 2018 by Andrew Waddington

On Sunday 4th March 2018, Blackpool’s two newest trams – Flexity2 class trams 017 and 018 – both entered public service for the first time. Both were delivered to Starr Gate depot in December and have since undergone extensive testing, … Continue reading →

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Concerts to cause more chaos in Blackpool this summer

Posted on Thursday 1 March 2018 by Andrew Waddington

Despite the disruption it causes to the Blackpool tramway, Blackpool Council remain determined to host events on the Tower Festival Headland site, with even more set to be held in summer 2018. This will no doubt result in the tramway … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: New look depots at Crich

Posted on Tuesday 27 February 2018 by Andrew Waddington

With the majority of work on the depot upgrade works at Crich Tramway Village now completed – only the new doors remain to be fitted – we are taking the opportunity to give readers a sneak preview of the new … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Trams on the traverser at Crich

Posted on Monday 26 February 2018 by Andrew Waddington

The end is in sight for the depot refurbishment work at Crich Tramway Village, with the building work now essentially complete and only the main shed doors remaining to be finished. This has allowed several trams to be moved back … Continue reading →

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Goodbye LTT – Hello FTT!

Posted on Tuesday 20 February 2018 by Andrew Waddington

Once a major player in the UK tramway preservation scene but seldom mentioned here in the last few years, the Lancastrian Transport Trust has been re-branded as the Fylde Transport Trust – a new name to apparently better reflect the … Continue reading →

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Bits & bobs from Blackpool

Posted on Friday 16 February 2018 by Andrew Waddington

There hasn’t been a huge amount of news from the Blackpool tram fleet so far this year on the site, so to correct this here is a round-up of recent developments which may not all warrant individual news stories, but … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Spotlight on Grimsby & Immingham 14

Posted on Friday 16 February 2018 by Andrew Waddington

Over the last few months we have featured quite a few images of various trams being shunted around the depot area at Crich Tramway Village, due to the ongoing works to refurbish the main depot complex. One positive from all … Continue reading →

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