Category Archives: Blackpool Tramway

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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Another Flexity2 turns up in Blackpool

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

There are now four of the Flexity2 trams in Blackpool following the arrival of another one during Friday 16th December. Once again it has arrived with no obvious identification of what its number is although a piece of paper in … Continue reading →

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Blackpool Boat 602 to sail again next year!

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

Fans of Blackpool’s much-loved open ‘Boat’ cars have been given good reason to celebrate following the revelation that car 602 is set to return to active service in summer 2012, having been missing in action throughout 2011. As only one … Continue reading →

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Flexity 2 x 3

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

The third of Blackpool’s new trams arrived in the town on the morning of Friday 9th December, being unloaded on the headshunt at the new Starr Gate depot complex. The identity of this tram is not known for certain as … Continue reading →

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More trams prepare to leave Blackpool

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2012 by admin

Perhaps surprisingly, the past week has been a relatively quiet one on the Blackpool tramway with no further trams leaving Rigby Road. However, several cars have been prepared to leave suggesting that more moves could well be imminent.

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Sold trams miss the deadline for removal from Blackpool

Posted on Tuesday 20 March 2012 by admin

The much-discussed alleged deadline for the removal of sold Blackpool tramcars from the Rigby Road depot of Blackpool Transport Services Ltd. has now passed by with a shockingly high number of trams that are considered surplus to requirements by the … Continue reading →

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MTMS Trams on the move

Posted on Tuesday 20 March 2012 by admin

It’s been an exciting week for the Manchester Transport Museum Society, which has seen two of the organisation’s ex-Blackpool trams travelling by road to new homes.

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Blackpool Tramway – The End of an Era

Posted on Sunday 13 November 2011 by admin

Sunday 6th November marked the end of 126 years of traditional tramway operation in Blackpool with the closure of the line at the end of the 2011 season to allow major testing for the Supertram system which is due to … Continue reading →

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