Category Archives: Blackpool Tramway

Blackpool Tramway Flexity2 011 is onto its third all over advert with it having received vinyls for Tenpin – which has just opened on Festival Leisure Park on Rigby Road.

You will be able to take your dog on board Blackpool Transport’s buses and trams for free as from Monday 1st June 2026 following the decision to remove the long-standing £1 fare for man’s best friend.

Trams have been unable to run as far as Fleetwood Ferry since the evening of Wednesday 3rd June 2026 after a major fire in a building on Lord Street. Whilst services were initially only able to run as far as … Continue reading →

The senior management team at Blackpool Transport is set to be boosted further with recruitment have started for a new Head of Projects and Renewals.

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) have issued Blackpool Transport an improvement notice with concerns over the degradation of the bogies on the fleet of Flexity2 trams which operate the core service.

Balloon Car 717 has been out on Blackpool Promenade again, this time being hired by Trinity Hospice for a special trip as part of Dementia Action Week. It was out to provide a nostalgic trip along the seafront for a … Continue reading →

A revised tram timetable will run on the Blackpool Tramway from Sunday 17th May with the changes aimed at delivering a more robust service for passengers across the tramway.

Friday 8th May 2026 saw the second heritage tram to carry passengers on the Blackpool Tramway within a week when Bolton 66 ran for the first time since 2024 on a private tour of the tramway.

Article updated 7/5/26 with addition of photos Blackpool Balloon 717 became the first heritage tram to run on the tramway with passengers since the end of the 2025 Illuminations (in very early 2026) on Sunday 3rd May 2026 when it … Continue reading →

There are now just three Blackpool Flexity2 trams which are out of service following the return to action of 006 on Friday 1st May 2026.

Blackpool Council have started a consultation where they are seeking the views of the public on whether a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) should be introduced on the tramway.

The operating modern tram fleet of the Blackpool Tramway has been further boosted with the return to service of 004. Meanwhile, two other recent absentees (006 and 017) are being tested ahead of their own returns to action.

Following on from the news from Cllr Paul Galley that the current Tramtown attraction had been closed permanently owing to the condition of the Fitting Shop building where it was held, Blackpool Transport have released an official statement confirming that … Continue reading →

Cllr Paul Galley, local Conservative Councillor and Tramtown Volunteer Coordinator, has announced via his regular video updates that he has been informed by the new management at Blackpool Transport that Tramtown will not be reopening.