Category Archives: Blackpool Tramway

In Preview: Blackpool Anniversary Weekend – 24th & 25th September

Posted on Thursday 22 September 2022 by Gareth Prior

Having now firmly established itself in the annual special event calendar the Blackpool Anniversary Weekend returns on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th September. The weekend will see another hop-on, hop-off timetable in operation with seven trams running on each day … Continue reading →

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Standard 143 back out on test again in Blackpool

Posted on Saturday 17 September 2022 by Gareth Prior

The road to a return to service for Blackpool Standard 143 has been far from smooth. With it failing on its maiden voyage back in 2019 and then seeing delays in repair works needed following this failure it has made … Continue reading →

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Blackpool Transport fares to increase from 25th September

Posted on Thursday 15 September 2022 by Gareth Prior

Sunday 25th September will see another rise in fares on all Blackpool Transport trams and buses. The continued rising costs of running the service coupled with a pay rise being offered to staff means that the increases are necessary to … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Blackpool 011 receives all over advert

Posted on Tuesday 13 September 2022 by Gareth Prior

There are now four trams in the Blackpool Tramway core fleet of Flexity2s with vinyl wrap adverts with the latest being 011 which has received a bright design for Mazuma Mobile. The tram was officially unveiled in its new advert … Continue reading →

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Tours of Starr Gate Depot and Mini System Tour amongst highlights of Blackpool’s Anniversary Weekend 2022

Posted on Monday 12 September 2022 by Gareth Prior

Blackpool’s Anniversary Weekend is back over the weekend of Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th September and a busy porgramme of events has been announced. Alongside everything you expect to see from similar weekends in Blackpool there will be the chance … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Another Illuminations season begins in Blackpool

Posted on Sunday 4 September 2022 by Gareth Prior

On Friday 2nd September Lawrence Llewellyn-Bowen (a late replacement for Johnny Vegas) was the latest celebrity to switch on Blackpool’s Illuminations. Shining nightly all the way through until Monday 2nd January 2023, this period also marks the busiest time for … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Blackpool Flexity2 018 returns to service

Posted on Wednesday 31 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

This article has been updated since original publication with a correction to its first day in service. Over the past few years the Blackpool Tramway has had to make do with a limited fleet of operational Flexity2 trams with a … Continue reading →

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Trams &: Blackpool 006 & bus

Posted on Sunday 28 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

In this latest edition of “Trams &” we are in Blackpool as we take a look at a tram and a bus on the extension to North Station during testing of that line.

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Balloon 715 to bow out

Posted on Saturday 27 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

The Fylde Transport Trust’s popular Balloon Car 715 is to be withdrawn from service following a mutual decision between Blackpool Transport and the owners of the tram. The tram has not undergone any significant workshop attention for many years and … Continue reading →

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New tram timetables in Blackpool for the Illuminations

Posted on Thursday 25 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

Trams in Blackpool will be running to a new timetable from Sunday 28th August as Blackpool Transport prepare for the annual illuminations by running more regular trams in the evening than during the daytime.

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Passenger numbers on UK tramways bounce back – but still below pre-pandemic levels

Posted on Wednesday 24 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

Passenger numbers on all tram and light rail systems in the UK have bounced back to their highest levels since before the pandemic but are still a long way short of numbers which were carried in 2019/20 according to the … Continue reading →

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Tram allocations announced for Blackpool Bank Holiday Vintage Weekend

Posted on Monday 22 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

Please note there have been changes to the plan since this was originally published. The below article has now been updated with the new details (we did see subject to the usual caveats, its just we didn’t expect them to … Continue reading →

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 21st August 2022

Posted on Sunday 21 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

We have two sets of photos this week as we look back into our inbox at what we’ve missed over the past few months!

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Coronation 663

Posted on Friday 19 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

Over the past few weeks we’ve been in Fleetwood and then Blackpool and now we keep going south on the Lancashire coast reaching Lytham which at the time of the photo was home to Coronation Car 663.

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In Pictures: Bolton 66 commemorates 40 years in Blackpool

Posted on Tuesday 16 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

Bolton 66 – which continues to fly the flag for vintage trams in Blackpool – has recently had a celebration of its own with specially invited guests taking a trip on the tram to the Imperial Hotel for afternoon tea. … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush 633

Posted on Friday 12 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

After three weeks of OMOs in Fleetwood “Picture in Time” this week returns to Blackpool where we’re back with crew operated trams.

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In Pictures: Blackpool Flexity2 004 back into service

Posted on Tuesday 9 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

The Blackpool Tramway has welcomed back Flexity2 004 into its operational fleet – some three and a half years since it last ran with passengers on board! The tram has remained at Starr Gate Depot throughout this period with an … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool OMO 5

Posted on Friday 5 August 2022 by Gareth Prior

Its Blackpool – well, Fleetwood – again for this edition of “Picture in Time” as it’s a hattrick of images of an OMO car.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool OMO 3

Posted on Friday 29 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

We return to Blackpool in 1977 for our latest edition of “Picture in Time” for an image which t first glance looks like the world’s first twin tram-bus!

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In Pictures: Blackpool Brush 290 bids farewell to Blackpool

Posted on Thursday 28 July 2022 by Gareth Prior

Blackpool Brush Car 290 – latterly 627 – has left Blackpool as it heads to its new home at the East Anglia Transport Museum. One of the trams which was acquired for the Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust in the great … Continue reading →

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