Category Archives: Blackpool Tramway

In Pictures: A refurbished Unimog for Blackpool

Posted on Tuesday 23 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

Most of our attention in Blackpool recently may have concentrated on the trackworks as well as exciting news about trams on the road to their return but another development recently has seen the Unimog undergo a refurbishment and repaint.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush 636

Posted on Monday 22 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

Today “Picture in Time” is again looking at a photo taken in early September 1976 as we return to Blackpool once more.

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Blackpool Council asked to approve £900,000 worth of funding for tramway repairs

Posted on Sunday 21 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

As you will have seen on these pages over the past few weeks there has been extensive trackworks taking place on the Blackpool Tramway – with the work taking more than twice the length than originally planned for – but … Continue reading →

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More DfT funding for English light rail systems

Posted on Saturday 20 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

The Department for Transport have confirmed that a further £33 million in emergency Coronavirus funding is to be awarded to the six English light rail systems outside of London (London Tramlink and the Docklands Light Railway are supported through the … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Latest look at the future site of the Blackpool North Station tram terminus

Posted on Friday 19 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

Since the end of 2020 when the last remnants of the old Wilko’s store on Talbot Road were demolished visible progress on site which will eventually become the site of the tramway terminus at Blackpool North Railway Station has been … Continue reading →

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Stop by Stop Blackpool Tramway: Manchester Square

Posted on Thursday 18 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Stop by Stop” we call at a stop on the Blackpool Tramway which many a tram enthusiast has probably alighted at over the years – Manchester Square.

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In Pictures: Trackworks return to Starr Gate as trams reach Fleetwood Ferry again

Posted on Tuesday 16 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

Now into their second month the trackworks on the Blackpool Tramway are now seemingly coming towards a conclusion with trams now able to run all the way through to Fleetwood Ferry although the southern end has now seen a temporary … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 715

Posted on Monday 15 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

Its early September 1976 again for this latest look at archive photos from the Blackpool Tramway and it’s a tram still popular with enthusiasts which is featured – Balloon 715.

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Blackpool Coronation 304 moves closer to a return

Posted on Saturday 13 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

The good news about trams owned by the Fylde Transport Trust just keeps coming! Hot on the heels of the news about a repaint for Brush Car 634 and the continued work on Railcoach 279 comes confirmation that Coronation Car … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Blackpool Tramway reaches Fisherman’s Walk

Posted on Friday 12 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

The overrunning trackworks on the Blackpool Tramway are starting to come to an end with Fleetwood finally being served by trams again from Wednesday 10th March (at least as far as Fisherman’s Walk) with a promise that from Saturday 13th … Continue reading →

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Stop by Stop Blackpool Tramway: St Chad’s Road

Posted on Thursday 11 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

“Stop by Stop” is back today and we remain in Blackpool on our way north from Starr Gate with St Chad’s Road now reached.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool OMO 13

Posted on Monday 8 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

In this latest instalment of “Picture in Time” we are again in Blackpool with the last of the OMO cars featuring in this image.

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Trams in Video: Blackpool Tramway – Past and Present

Posted on Sunday 7 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

In today’s video we are off to the northwest coast for footage taken of the Blackpool Tramway. Featuring the modern trams in their first year of operation, 2012, there is also archive footage shown between 1999 and 2011 showing the … Continue reading →

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The Terror Train to return to Blackpool

Posted on Saturday 6 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

One to file under “I didn’t see that happening” is the news that a long-lost advertising livery is to be resurrected on Blackpool Brush Car 634 with a version of its 1990s Coral Island Terror Train advert to be reapplied … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Blackpool Tramway services extended to Little Bispham

Posted on Friday 5 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

It seems that what was originally due to be a two week disruption to Blackpool Tramway services is being extended again with no end date now having been announced for when a full service may resume. The trackworks taking place … Continue reading →

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Stop by Stop Blackpool Tramway: Waterloo Road

Posted on Thursday 4 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

In this next edition of “Stop by Stop” we continue with a northbound journey on the Blackpool Tramway and the next stop will be Waterloo Road.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Dreadnought 59

Posted on Monday 1 March 2021 by Gareth Prior

We return to 1976 for the next few editions of our Blackpool based “Picture in Time” series and we start off by taking a look at a tram which is always a popular one with enthusiasts – Dreadnought 59.

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Lockdown Walks: Blackpool Balloon 700

Posted on Sunday 28 February 2021 by Gareth Prior

In this edition of “Lockdown Walks” we take a rare look at a more heritage tram as we find ourselves in Blackpool.

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What’s New on British Trams Online? 28th February 2021

Posted on Sunday 28 February 2021 by Gareth Prior

There is a double helping of photos this week as we head back in time to 2003 and 2004 on the Isle of Man as well as taking another look at the current trackworks in Blackpool:

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In Pictures: Trams return to Starr Gate!

Posted on Friday 26 February 2021 by Gareth Prior

No sooner had it been announced that due to the overrunning of the engineering works in Blackpool trams would continue to run between Harrow Place and Cabin for an extra seven days, then trams returned to Starr Gate earlier than … Continue reading →

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