Category Archives: Blackpool Tramway

One of the big selling points of the Blackpool Tramway is that it runs along the Promenade allowing good views of the sea as you travel along. One of the disadvantages of the Blackpool Tramway is that it runs along … Continue reading →

With the August Bank Holiday weekend fast approaching (the last before Christmas!) the first details of the latest Enhanced Weekend for Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours have been announced. It’s the same pattern as the past few Enhanced Weekends and as … Continue reading →

Over the years Blackpool Pleasure Beach have been a regular advertiser on the Blackpool Tramway, hardly a surprise considering the proximity between the two and with a tramstop even bearing the name of Pleasure Beach. However, they have been a … Continue reading →

Fleetwood Tram Sunday 2023 has been cancelled because of the poor weather forecast for Sunday 16th July. Following the cancellation of the event Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours have confirmed that they will run a revised hop-on, hop-off timetable on the … Continue reading →

Sunday 16th July sees the return of the annual Fleetwood Tram Sunday and as part of the added events across the day – as well as the previous day – Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours will be running a number of … Continue reading →

The continued installation of the equipment to allow the Obstacle Detection Assistance System (ODAS) to be introduced on the Blackpool Tramway has seen Flexity2 013 become the latest tram to have the camera put in.

Earlier this year we reported on the news that Blackpool’s fleet of Flexity2 trams are being fitted with a new safety system – Obstacle Detection Assistance System (ODAS). This new Alstom system has involved the fitting of cameras in the … Continue reading →

Could we be seeing a new tram-train service linking Preston and Fleetwood? That now seems the most likely way the long-closed railway line to Fleetwood could be reopened if a letter sent to local MP, Paul Maynard, by Transport Minister … Continue reading →

The Blackpool Tramway’s Flexity2 017 has recently received some new adverts with the Affinity Outlet Lancashire taking out a contract to advertise the tram. This is not a full advertising livery with the tram just carrying vinyls at roof level … Continue reading →

Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours have announced that they will be running an enhanced timetable of tours over the weekend of Fleetwood Tram Sunday (Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th July). The timetable for the Saturday of the weekend has already been … Continue reading →