Category Archives: Blackpool Tramway

In Pictures: Little Bispham loop and the King Charles Garden

Posted on Sunday 3 December 2023 by Gareth Prior

If you regularly visit Blackpool you may notice over the past year or so there has been activity within the Little Bispham loop. Local volunteers led by Cllr Paul Galley have been working on tidying up the grassed area and … Continue reading →

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Blackpool Balloon 708 heads to Sandtoft

Posted on Tuesday 28 November 2023 by Gareth Prior

Article updated 29/11/2023 with the addition of photos. Another week and another tram takes a journey on the back of a low loader! This time it’s the turn of Blackpool Balloon 708 which departed Rigby Road Depot in its home … Continue reading →

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Trams to run in Blackpool on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day!

Posted on Sunday 26 November 2023 by Gareth Prior

For the first time in a number of years the Blackpool Tramway will be running a service on both Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. This news comes as Blackpool Transport announce their Christmas and New Year period services on … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: The forgotten Blackpool Brush Car?

Posted on Sunday 19 November 2023 by Gareth Prior

With Brush Cars in the news again recently following the move of the Fylde Transport Trust’s 634 from Blackpool to the East Anglia Transport Museum we now take a look at what could be described as the forgotten Blackpool Brush … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Flexity2 010 back in service

Posted on Thursday 16 November 2023 by Gareth Prior

With the Blackpool Tramway having operated a more reduced service throughout 2023 than had been seen previously (particularly pre-pandemic) the 18 strong fleet of Flexity2 trams has had a fair amount of spare capacity this year. This has led to … Continue reading →

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EATM make it a hattrick of Brush Cars as the FTT’s 634 makes the move

Posted on Monday 13 November 2023 by Gareth Prior

The East Anglia Transport Museum is now the home of three Blackpool Brush Cars following the move of 634 on Monday 13th November 2023. Owned by the Fylde Transport Trust, 634 has gone on loan to the museum where it … Continue reading →

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Planning permission granted for Tramtown phase one

Posted on Tuesday 7 November 2023 by Gareth Prior

Plans for the development of Tramtown at Blackpool Transport’s Rigby Road have moved a step forward after Blackpool Council’s Planning Committee approved the plans for the overall project – paving the way for work to start on repairing and upgrading … Continue reading →

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They’ve Run in 2023!

Posted on Monday 6 November 2023 by Gareth Prior

With the start of November traditionally the end of most heritage tram operating seasons across the British Isles (with just Beamish and Blackpool now offering the regular chance to ride on a heritage tram over the next couple of months, … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Update from Blackpool North Railway Station extension

Posted on Tuesday 31 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

Although we aren’t expecting any real progress on trams returning to Blackpool North Railway Station on the Blackpool Tramway until at least next spring, there is still work ongoing around the new tram terminus. As well as the hotel, contractors … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: More ODAS fitted trams in Blackpool

Posted on Friday 27 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

The project to fit the modern Flexity2 trams in Blackpool with ODAS equipment has been continuing in recent weeks with a further three trams now having received the cameras required for the system to work. 004, 009 and 015 have … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 22nd October 2023

Posted on Sunday 22 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

There are three small collections of photos included in this week’s update as we catch-up with some heritage trams from August and October:

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Picture in Time: Blackpool OMO 8

Posted on Friday 20 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

We have time for another photo from Blackpool in 1978 as “Picture in Time” continues today.

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Mini Festive Tours return again in Blackpool!

Posted on Sunday 15 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours will be celebrating Christmas again this year by running a series of Mini Festive Tours. These short half hour tours run from North Pier and Pleasure Beach (and back) every Friday and Saturday evening throughout December.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 14th October 2023

Posted on Saturday 14 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

This week we head to Blackpool for a set of photos taken of the heritage trams in action during September including the last Enhanced Weekend of 2023:

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Railcoach 679

Posted on Friday 13 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

Back to 1978 for another Blackpool image in “Picture in Time”.

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Winners announced at Global Light Rail Awards

Posted on Saturday 7 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

The annual Global Light Rail Awards took place on 4th October in London with systems and individuals across the world celebrating their success over the past 12 months. As the name suggests these are Global awards and as such it … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool OMOs 7 & 10

Posted on Friday 6 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

This week “Picture in Time” moves from 1977 to 1978 as we take another look at the Blackpool Tramway back in the 1970s.

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Could HS2 northern leg cancellation provide a boost for trams?

Posted on Wednesday 4 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

As had been widely predicted, Wednesday 4th October saw UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirm that the northern leg of HS2 between Birmingham and Manchester would be cancelled after the continued increase in costs. The rights and wrongs of this … Continue reading →

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Tramtown closed as structural surveys take place at Rigby Road Depot

Posted on Tuesday 3 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

Anyone heading down to Tramtown in Blackpool (Rigby Road Depot) over the past few days will probably have been concerned by the sight of notices preventing access to the workshops and main tram shed and fencing across the front of … Continue reading →

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Trams &: Blackpool Balloon 715 & bus

Posted on Sunday 1 October 2023 by Gareth Prior

We’re back for the next few weeks with “Trams &” and we start off in Blackpool as we see the old and the new of two different transport modes meeting.

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