Category Archives: Blackpool Tramway

On Wednesday 22nd July there was unexpected activity at Tramtown – Blackpool Transport’s Rigby Road depot – as several trams which have been stored in the main depot building were shunted onto the depot fan.

The Blackpool Airshow returns on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th August and with the Promenade set to be closed to allow people to watch aircraft from across the world in the skies, Blackpool Transport have announced a revised service will … Continue reading →

2026 has been a year so far which has seen little change in the core Blackpool Tramway fleet with a number of trams having been out of service for a prolonged period. The well publicised ORR Improvement Notice remains in … Continue reading →

A new set of awards celebrating leaders in transport will take place later in July and Blackpool Transport have announced that three of their team have been nominated.

Blackpool Transport have launched a new campaign which will honour the sacrifices made by armed forces heroes. Members of the local community are being asked to submit the names of service personnel, both past and present, for display on a … Continue reading →

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.