Category Archives: Blackpool Tramway

In Pictures: Signal posts erected for Blackpool Tramway extension

Posted on Thursday 6 January 2022 by Gareth Prior

The year may only be a few days old but its time for our first update of 2022 on the construction work for the extension of the Blackpool Tramway along Talbot Road and to a new terminus close to Blackpool … Continue reading →

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Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours back for 2022!

Posted on Wednesday 5 January 2022 by Gareth Prior

It may seem that they never went away (in fact there has been a gap of just 6 days since the 2021 season of heritage tours came to an end!) but Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours are back for 2022 with … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Balloon 700 on tour for the Fylde Tramway Society

Posted on Tuesday 4 January 2022 by Gareth Prior

Having missed a year because of a certain global pandemic, Tuesday 28th December 2021 saw the Fylde Tramway Society’s Christmas Tour take place. And if the fact that the tour was back wasn’t exciting enough it included the use of … Continue reading →

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15 Years Apart: Blackpool Engineering Car 754

Posted on Monday 3 January 2022 by Gareth Prior

Today we come to an end of this latest series of “15 Years Apart” and the last tram to feature is a Works Car in Blackpool.

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Winter timetable starts in Blackpool as COVID staff shortages hit elsewhere in the UK

Posted on Sunday 2 January 2022 by Gareth Prior

It seemed throughout 2020 and 2021 that the most regular type of article added to British Trams Online was in relation to timetable changes on UK tram systems – and 2022 is starting exactly the same as the very first … Continue reading →

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15 Years Apart: Blackpool Illuminated Frigate

Posted on Saturday 1 January 2022 by Gareth Prior

Happy New Year! What will 2022 bring us? The way the last couple of years have been we think its very unwise to predict that one! We start off the year with another edition of “15 Years Apart” and we … Continue reading →

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15 Years Apart: Blackpool Balloon 701

Posted on Thursday 30 December 2021 by Gareth Prior

We return to Blackpool for this edition of “15 Years Apart” as we feature the last of our quintet of Balloon Cars we have seen in the series.

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Out and About: Just a trip along Blackpool Prom

Posted on Tuesday 28 December 2021 by Gareth Prior

Its time for another “Out and About” and in this latest relatively topical photo series we take a trip on Blackpool Prom.

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They Ran in 2021: Blackpool Balloon 717

Posted on Tuesday 28 December 2021 by Gareth Prior

Today’s “They Ran in 2021” is off to the Blackpool Tramway for another photo showing a tram which operated in passenger service over the past year.

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Out and About: Single-line working in Blackpool

Posted on Saturday 25 December 2021 by Gareth Prior

Our third and final photographic article for you on Christmas Day is “Out and About” and we are out on Blackpool Prom where we see some single-line working in operation because of welding work at North Pier back at the … Continue reading →

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They Ran in 2021: Blackpool Boat 600

Posted on Friday 24 December 2021 by Gareth Prior

In this latest edition of “They Ran in 2021” we are off to the seaside as we feature another tram on the Blackpool Tramway.

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15 Years Apart: Blackpool Balloon 723

Posted on Friday 24 December 2021 by Gareth Prior

This edition of “15 Years Apart” is taking a look at another tram in Blackpool.

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Christmas and New Year services 2021/2

Posted on Thursday 23 December 2021 by Gareth Prior

Although we are now entering a period with additional restrictions amid a new Coronavirus variant if you need to get out the house over the Christmas and New Year period (whilst taking all the necessary precautions to slow the spread) … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Trams publicise contactless payments in Blackpool

Posted on Wednesday 22 December 2021 by Gareth Prior

Back at the start of November it was announced that you could now pay for tickets on the trams in Blackpool using contactless payment methods for the first time – and now this is being publicised with window posters on … Continue reading →

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Rigby Road Depot Tours for 2022 now open for booking!

Posted on Tuesday 21 December 2021 by Gareth Prior

The incredibly popular Rigby Road Depot Tours in Blackpool are now booking for early 2022 – and they will now be taking place twice a week throughout January and February! The tours are all led by fully trained guides and … Continue reading →

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Out and About: Disrupted service in Blackpool

Posted on Tuesday 21 December 2021 by Gareth Prior

We go “Out and About” in Blackpool again today. This time we take a look at some of the trams running when the service was disrupted at the end of November by structural damage just to the north of North … Continue reading →

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15 Years Apart: Blackpool Brush 630

Posted on Tuesday 21 December 2021 by Gareth Prior

Throughout this series of “15 Years Apart” all of the trams we have featured have been at the same location in 2006 and 2021 (although some may have been elsewhere in between) with the exception of one – and it … Continue reading →

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15 Years Apart: Bolton 66

Posted on Sunday 19 December 2021 by Gareth Prior

It’s the only non-Blackpool tram to be part of the operational heritage in Blackpool that features in this latest edition of “15 Years Apart”.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 19th December 2021

Posted on Sunday 19 December 2021 by Gareth Prior

Its our last “main site” update of 2021 and we have a bonus collection of photos this week with images coming from both Blackpool and the West Midlands Metro.

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They Ran in 2021: Blackpool Illuminated Western Train

Posted on Saturday 18 December 2021 by Gareth Prior

Today in “They Ran in 2021” we make our first visit of this series to Blackpool with the iconic Western Train featuring.

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