Category Archives: Blackpool Tramway

So Nearly, Not Quite! Blackpool Balloon 726

Posted on Sunday 17 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

We take another look at a Blackpool Balloon car today as we see a photo which didn’t quite turn out as we’d hoped at the time the shutter was pressed!

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Whatever Happened To? Blackpool Centenary 644

Posted on Saturday 16 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Its time to take another look at one of the trams that ran on the final weekend of traditional operation on the Blackpool Tramway with another of the Centenary Cars featuring.

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So Nearly, Not Quite! Blackpool Balloon 724

Posted on Wednesday 13 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

It seems that the photography session sent around Victoria Street in central Fleetwood on 2nd September 2018 was not the most successful ever as we have another entry for “So Nearly, Not Quite”!

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Whatever Happened To? Blackpool Centenary 643

Posted on Tuesday 12 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

The next tram we take a look at that appeared over the final weekend of traditional tramway operation in Blackpool is the first to longer be on the Blackpool Tramway.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Railcoach 679

Posted on Monday 11 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Today we feature Blackpool Ex-Towing Railcoach 679 – a tram currently being worked on hard by the Fylde Transport Trust to return to the tracks in its original condition.

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Western Train gets a repaint as Heritage Tram Tours launch online shop

Posted on Saturday 9 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Whilst the majority of restoration and overhaul work on trams across the UK has been suspended during lockdown there are still a few projects which have been able to be continued, and one such job is the overhaul on Blackpool’s … Continue reading →

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So Nearly, Not Quite! Blackpool Balloon 718

Posted on Saturday 9 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

We’ve been here before! Previously in this series we have been on the approach to Victoria Street stop in Fleetwood with a road vehicle getting in the way and that is exactly what happened to me again in this image … Continue reading →

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Whatever Happened To? Blackpool Centenary 642

Posted on Friday 8 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

We now reach the Centenary Cars as we continue our look at those trams which ran on the last weekend of the pre-upgrade of the Blackpool Tramway in November 2011.

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Enjoy tram events – virtually!

Posted on Friday 8 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

Now, here’s the thing. We are all under restrictions as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic and even if we were able to get out and about all heritage tramways are currently closed and are likely to remain so for … Continue reading →

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Blackpool Tramway to request government help

Posted on Wednesday 6 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

It may have been closed since the end of March with all intending passengers told to travel on the Promenade Bus service instead, but following the announcement last week that the DfT would be awarding financial help to lines in … Continue reading →

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So Nearly, Not Quite! Blackpool Balloon 713

Posted on Tuesday 5 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

We’ve seen stray pedestrians getting in the way of photos but this time its something all together bigger – a car that gets in the way of this shot of Blackpool Balloon 713.

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Whatever Happened To? Blackpool Brush 632

Posted on Monday 4 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

The second of two Brush Cars to run over that last weekend of traditional tram operation was 632, a tram which hasn’t been as lucky as the others we have featured so far in this series.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush Cars 621 & 622

Posted on Monday 4 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

After a pair of Boats last week this week it is the turn of the Brush Cars to be in the spotlight this time around – and it’s the first two of the class which feature: 621 and 622.

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So Nearly, Not Quite! Blackpool Balloon 712

Posted on Friday 1 May 2020 by Gareth Prior

It’s a stray pedestrian again for this latest look at “what might have been” if they hadn’t have been there when we hit the shutter on the camera with Blackpool Balloon 712 the tram involved.

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Whatever Happened To? Blackpool Brush 631

Posted on Thursday 30 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

Today we take a look at one of the two Brush Cars to run over the last weekend of the traditional Blackpool Tramway – 631.

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So Nearly, Not Quite! Blackpool Balloon 703

Posted on Monday 27 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

It seems that Blackpool Balloon 703 is a cursed tram as far as my photography attempts are concerned as it warrants a second entry with this photo.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Boats 605 & 600

Posted on Monday 27 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

What better sight is there than a pair of Blackpool Boats on the Prom? Well, that’s exactly what we take a look at today for this edition of “Picture in Time” as we again head back to 1975.

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Whatever Happened To? Blackpool Boat 600

Posted on Sunday 26 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

The next tram we take a look at that ran over the final weekend of the traditional Blackpool Tramway in November 2011 is Boat 600, which was the only one of the Open Boat Cars to run during the weekend.

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So Nearly, Not Quite! Blackpool Balloon 703

Posted on Thursday 23 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

Today we take another look at a photo which despite our best efforts didn’t quite turn out as we had hoped! The intended subject this time is Blackpool Balloon 703.

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Whatever Happened To? Blackpool Standard 147

Posted on Wednesday 22 April 2020 by Gareth Prior

Over the final weekend of the traditional Blackpool Tramway on 5th and 6th November 2011 29 different trams (or 32 if you take the trailers of the Twin Cars and Western Train to be separate trams) operated in service, either … Continue reading →

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