Category Archives: Blackpool Tramway

What’s New on British Trams Online 2025? 8th June 2025

This week we head to the Blackpool Tramway for a set of images taken this May:

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 25th May 2025

Another Bank Holiday weekend and another couple of sets of photos – some from May 2025 in Manchester as we also go into the heritage tram archives:

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Blackpool heritage trams to return in October!

It’s the news that many people have been waiting for – Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours are to return to action in October as part of the Lightpool Festival, and will then tours will continue to run for the remainder of … Continue reading

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They’ve Run in 2025!

For the first time this year we bring you a round-up of which heritage trams have operated across the British Isles, which includes the three lines on the Isle of Man. The idea behind this list is to give an … Continue reading

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In Pictures: Car Park opens at North Station

Following on from our reports a few weeks ago that work was underway in earnest on the construction of a car park next to Blackpool North Station tram terminus it has now been confirmed that it has opened to the … Continue reading

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Funding sought for Blackpool’s heritage trams to run again

Blackpool’s heritage trams need at least £150,000 of funding if they are to run again in 2025 according to reports in the media (including the BBC). Having been suspended since November 2024 following a full review of their operation by … Continue reading

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 20th April

We have an Easter egg-stra for you as part of this week’s main site update as we not only bring you photos from 2025 but delve into the archives for a look back to 2006 as well:

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Trams &: Blackpool Balloon 723 & horse drawn landau

Its off to Blackpool for this edition of “Trams &” as we feature two uniquely Blackpool forms of transport.

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In Pictures: Tarmac going down at Blackpool North Station

When the Blackpool Tramway extension opened up Talbot Road to North Station there is little doubt that the area surrounding it had a rather unfinished look with undeveloped land. That is now changing and although its not the office development … Continue reading

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New enhanced Blackpool Tramway timetable to launch 6th April

A new timetable will be introduced onto the Blackpool Tramway from Sunday 6th April in what is being described as the launch of a new era for the trams. Whilst the new timetable will mean a lower frequency of trams … Continue reading

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Jubilee 761

Just before we change location on “Picture in Time” again we have time for one final photo as we move on from the snow of Fleetwood.

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In Pictures: Driver training in Blackpool

As we wait confirmation of the new timetable on the Blackpool Tramway – expected to see improved frequencies on the core section of the tramway – behind the scenes preparations continue and that includes the all important driver training. One … Continue reading

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Railcoach 678

We have another snowy photo from Fleetwood in January 1979 as part of this week’s edition of “Picture in Time”.

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New Brian Turner book out now! Blackpool’s Last Street Tramways

The chances are even if you just have a passing interest in the Blackpool Tramway, somewhere on your shelf will be a book by Brian Turner and now is your chance to add to that collection with his latest book … Continue reading

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Picture in Time: Blackpool OMO 3

In this edition of “Picture in Time” we stay in Fleetwood for another image of a tram in the snow.

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A trip to… Blackpool Tramway

With the Blackpool Tramway currently still being in its winter season there are only trams running every 15 minutes end to end with the majority going via North Station on their way between Starr Gate and Fleetwood Ferry. It means … Continue reading

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Picture in Time: Blackpool OMO 3

Another edition of “Picture in Time” as we again feature the Blackpool Tramway on a snowy January 1979 day.

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Old and New – Blackpool: North Albert Street

The last in the current series of “Old and New – Blackpool” comes to us as we again see two photos of the old and new tramway and this time we go north to Fleetwood.

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Tramtown to reopen from Easter

There will be another chance to see behind the scenes at the historic Rigby Road Depot in Blackpool from Easter with the launch of “whole new tour experience”. This year the established Tramtown tours will be different as there will … Continue reading

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Railcoach 678

“Picture in Time” return to Blackpool for the next few weeks with another set of images. And we carry on with some more wintry images taken in January 1979 to start with from the camera of Donald Brooks.

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