Category Archives: Blackpool Tramway

Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 712

Posted on Tuesday 29 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

It’s Tuesday which can only mean one thing – we are off to Blackpool for another look at a photo from the archives. We start off a selection of photos taken in 2007 with a look at Blackpool Balloon 712.

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Centenary 642 returns to service

Posted on Monday 28 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

Centenary 642, one of the three trams planned to return to service during the September Spectacular in Blackpool, has now been used for the first time since the start of the year being allocated to the afternoon Promenade heritage service … Continue reading →

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Dare we mention 2020? Blackpool reveal special event dates

Posted on Thursday 24 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

Yes, it may only be mid-October 2019 but Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours are quick off the mark with first information on their special events for 2020 with outline dates already revealed. The familiar pattern of Winter Gold and standard Gold … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool OMO 1

Posted on Tuesday 22 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

Today’s delve into the archives finds us in the autumn of 1974 with a view of the very first OMO Car.

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Santa’s getting ready on his…tram!

Posted on Sunday 20 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

It may be hard to believe but in around two months time Santa will be getting on his sleigh to deliver toys to all the good girls and boys, but before the big day he’s going to be a busy … Continue reading →

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This week on British Trams Online

Posted on Friday 18 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

In this weeks main update of British Trams Online we are off to Blackpool for photos:

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In Pictures: The Trawler back on Illumination Tours

Posted on Tuesday 15 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

Anyone who follows the Blackpool Tramway in any details will probably have been aware that the start of the Illuminations this year there has been a missing tram on tour duty – the Trawler. The LEDs fitted to the tram, … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush 627

Posted on Tuesday 15 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

Another image take in 1990 for this edition of Picture in Time. This time around we feature one of the Brush Cars in service.

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2021 for trams to Blackpool North?

Posted on Saturday 12 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

More progress on the project to extend the Blackpool Tramway up Talbot Road to a site just adjacent to Blackpool North Railway Station appears to be on the horizon with news that it could be 2021 for service to start, … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Centenary 648

Posted on Tuesday 8 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

Staying in 1990 for this week’s Picture in Time image from Blackpool we feature another one person operated tram but this time of the second generation of vehicles – Centenary 648.

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Docklands Light Railway scoops Operator of the Year at the Light Rail Awards

Posted on Monday 7 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

The annual Global Light Rail Awards took place in London on 2nd October 2019 with the Docklands Light Railway – or more specifically Keolis Amey Docklands – being named as Operator of the Year with other award winners coming from … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: FTS Triple Tram Illumination Tour

Posted on Friday 4 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

It was a tour which should have provided the first chance to ride on Standard 143 but turned out to be a tour which utilised three different trams (sort of) as the evening took many different twists and turns! Returning … Continue reading →

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A soggy September Spectacular in Blackpool

Posted on Thursday 3 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

What’s that saying about the best laid plans? Well, that is exactly how the organisers of the September Spectacular must have felt with very heavy rain at times and of the three trams due to return to service over the … Continue reading →

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Motor problem sidelines Standard 143

Posted on Wednesday 2 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

It was going to be the star of the September Spectacular weekend in Blackpool having been launched at the start of the week but in the end the Fylde Transport Trust’s Standard 143 ended up being a static exhibit after … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool OMO 5

Posted on Tuesday 1 October 2019 by Gareth Prior

We leap forward from the 1970s to the 1990s for the next few weeks worth of Blackpool Picture in Time images and start off with a photo of OMO 5.

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Standard 143

Posted on Thursday 26 September 2019 by Gareth Prior

In the second of our special Picture in Time article we again take a look today at Blackpool Standard 143 in the early days of its extensive restoration.

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In Preview: Blackpool’s September Spectacular – 28th and 29th September

Posted on Wednesday 25 September 2019 by Gareth Prior

Another weekend and another special tram event is on the cards over the weekend of Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th September with Blackpool the location this week for their big September Spectacular event with plenty of trams in action over … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Standard 143

Posted on Wednesday 25 September 2019 by Gareth Prior

With Blackpool Standard 143’s restoration now over and the tram officially launched back into service we take a look at the early days of the tram being in the ownership of the Lancastrian Transport Trust, now the Fylde Transport Trust … Continue reading →

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Blackpool Standard 143 launched back into service

Posted on Tuesday 24 September 2019 by Gareth Prior

After very nearly 62 years, Blackpool Standard 143 has carried passengers once more following its official launch back into service with a special trip and buffet during the evening of Monday 23rd September 2019. The restoration – started by the … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Brush 627 and more

Posted on Tuesday 24 September 2019 by Gareth Prior

Another trip to Blackpool’s Rigby Road Depot in the 1970s for today’s Picture in Time image as we take a look at some trams not required for service on this day.

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