Category Archives: Blackpool Tramway

First Flexity of 2012 reaches Blackpool

Posted on Thursday 22 March 2012 by admin

After a lengthy gap, the latest of Blackpool’s new supertrams finally arrived in town on Thursday 2nd February. This was also the first Flexity2 tram to be delivered to Blackpool in 2012, with the tram being unloaded outside the new … Continue reading →

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Twin set 673+683 update

Posted on Thursday 22 March 2012 by admin

Late last year, British Trams Online published a news article on the departure of Twin Set 673+683 from Blackpool. It may be recalled that 673 moved to temporary storage at Kirkham Prison in December 2011, whilst 683 transferred to outdoor … Continue reading →

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Councillors promise “Fleetwood will be ready for trams”!

Posted on Thursday 22 March 2012 by admin

With concerns being raised about upgrading work on the Blackpool and Fleetwood tramway, various councillors seem to have become sufficiently worried about negative comments to release statements to the press regarding the project and what their current expectations are. The … Continue reading →

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Old & new trams on Blackpool prom

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

Apart from the departure of several redundant trams for pastures new, there hasn’t been a great deal of interest on the Blackpool tramway so far in 2012, with work to upgrade the system to modern standards now nearing completion. Vehicle … Continue reading →

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Rocket tram may return to service

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

Plans are afoot for one of Blackpool’s most popular trams to return to action following a decade of storage – the illuminated Rocket 732. Blackpool Tourism Councillor Graham Cain is keen that this iconic tram should be able to play … Continue reading →

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Brighter future for Blackpool’s historic trams?

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

An important step has been made in assuring the future survival and operation of heritage trams in Blackpool, with plans afoot to ensure that those trams that have been lucky enough to be retained by Blackpool Transport will be used … Continue reading →

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Life’s one long holiday for Centenary 645

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

The latest tram to be moved away from the Blackpool tramway was Centenary car 645 which left Rigby Road early on Thursday 19th January. The tram followed a familiar pattern of being loaded up onto a Scott’s Heavy Haulage low … Continue reading →

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Twin car set for Fleetwood

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

The disbanding of Blackpool’s historic fleet of trams has continued to progress this week, with Twin set 673+683 becoming the latest member of the fleet to leave Rigby Road for the final time. This particular Twin car last operated during … Continue reading →

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Hidden treasures emerge from Rigby Road

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

A depot shunt at Rigby Road, Blackpool took place on Thursday 12th January, in order to release Twin car 673+683 from the back of the depot, in preparation for an expected move off-site in the very near future. This provided … Continue reading →

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Centenary cars bid Blackpool farewell

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

It’s been an eventful week for the Centenary cars of Blackpool, none of which had ever left their native tramway until this year; however this situation has changed in quite spectacular fashion, with three of the class departing within a … Continue reading →

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First Centenary car leaves Blackpool

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

Blackpool Centenary car 644 has become the first of its class to ever leave the Blackpool tramway, after being sold to Farmer Parr’s Animal World, a local tourist attraction. The tram was loaded up on the afternoon of Tuesday 10th … Continue reading →

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All change for Blackpool lights switch-on

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

One of the busiest days of the year in Blackpool could be under threat, as it has been announced that for the first time ever, visitors to the annual illuminations switch-on ceremony will have to pay to attend the event. … Continue reading →

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Centenary car may stay in Blackpool

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

The future of Blackpool Centenary car 648 was thrown into doubt in November this year, when the Tramway Museum Society announced that they had gone back on their original plan to acquire this tram for preservation at the National Tramway … Continue reading →

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Blackpool bids farewell to 15 trams during 2011!

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

With 2011 almost at an end, it seems an appropriate time to review the major changes that have affected the Blackpool tram fleet during the past twelve months. The dispersal of the historic cars has continued, with no less than … Continue reading →

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Thornton Gate site approved for LTT museum

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

Christmas came early for the Lancastrian Transport Trust this year, when on December 23rd, the Trust were presented with an offer of lease for the Thornton Gate permanent way yard, adjacent to the Blackpool tramway. The LTT have long aspired … Continue reading →

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A Brush car for Christmas

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

The National Tramway Museum has received its latest gift from Blackpool Transport just in time for Christmas, in the shape of Blackpool Brush Railcoach 630. This tram became the latest to leave Rigby Road for good aboard a low loader … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Blackpool – Hello Merseyside!

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

An extremely hectic time for the hard-working staff of Scott’s Heavy Haulage has continued with further trams being transported away from Blackpool this week. 19th & 20th December have seen Twin Set 671+681 and Brush Railcoach 625 depart, for a … Continue reading →

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678 (Radio) Waves goodbye to Blackpool!

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

On Wednesday 14th December, another tram left Blackpool for a new temporary home at the nearby town of Fleetwood. The fourth car to depart for storage in Fleetwood was Ex-Towing Railcoach 678, which duly became the fourth tram to leave … Continue reading →

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Brush Cars 621 & 627 sent to jail

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

Hot on the heels of Ex-Towing Railcoach 678 came the departure of two more much-loved Blackpool trams which have been acquired for preservation by the Friends of Fleetwood Trams. The cars in question were both Brush Railcoaches of particular historical … Continue reading →

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Brush 630 repaint completed

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

The repaint of Brush 630 into the 1990s Green and Cream fleet livery by Blackpool Transport on behalf of the trams new owners – the Tramway Museum Society – has been completed with a move for the tram likely to … Continue reading →

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