Category Archives: Blackpool Tramway

Inside…Blackpool Balloon 717

Posted on Monday 23 April 2018 by Gareth Prior

The majority of photos we include on this website feature the exterior of trams but in this article we take a look at the interior of Blackpool Balloon 717, a popular member of the heritage fleet on its home town tramway. … Continue reading →

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Railcoach 279 restoration to restart this year?

Posted on Saturday 21 April 2018 by Andrew Waddington

The Fylde Transport Trust (the new name for the Lancastrian Transport Trust) have recently been teasing some potentially interesting plans for its tramcar collection on their Facebook page. Although transferred to Rigby Road under the care of Blackpool Transport’s Heritage … Continue reading →

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Overhead problems causes service suspension in Blackpool

Posted on Saturday 21 April 2018 by Gareth Prior

An unseasonly warm and sunny April Saturday should equal lots of visitors to the seaside and for Blackpool that should hopefully mean higher passenger numbers than usual. Unfortunately on Saturday 21st April anyone wishing to travel for much of the … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Jubilee 761

Posted on Saturday 21 April 2018 by Gareth Prior

Picture in Time is back in Blackpool for this instalment as we take a look at one of the many adverts to adorn Jubilee 761.

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Halle 902 to move to Blackpool!

Posted on Friday 20 April 2018 by Andrew Waddington

In one of the more bizarre news stories of the recent past, it has been announced that Halle 902 is set to move from Crich Tramway Village to Blackpool, for storage and occasional display at Rigby Road. The move is … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Balloon 726

Posted on Saturday 14 April 2018 by Gareth Prior

In this instalment of Picture in Time we are back in Blackpool as we take a look at the highest numbered of the iconic Balloon Cars to be built, now numbered 726.

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In Pictures: Easter in Blackpool

Posted on Saturday 7 April 2018 by Andrew Waddington

The Easter weekend provided the first three-day ‘Gold’ operating weekend for Blackpool’s much-loved heritage trams, with the newly repainted Standard 147 stealing the limelight. However, there were plenty of other trams out and about over the Bank Holiday weekend, with … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Centenary 641

Posted on Saturday 7 April 2018 by Gareth Prior

As we return to Blackpool for another Picture in Time image we find ourselves in 1985 for a view of the first Centenary Car in action.

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147 returns to use on the Blackpool tramway

Posted on Saturday 31 March 2018 by Andrew Waddington

On Saturday 31st March – the first day of the Easter ‘Gold’ operating weekend in Blackpool – Standard car 147 made its long awaited return to service after a period of two years away from its home tramway. The tram … Continue reading →

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Blackpool heritage output for Easter announced

Posted on Friday 30 March 2018 by Andrew Waddington

The full provisional list of which trams will be operating the enhanced heritage service in Blackpool over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend has now been revealed, with at least six historic trams set to appear over three days. As usual, … Continue reading →

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A day to forget in Blackpool!

Posted on Thursday 29 March 2018 by Andrew Waddington

We often write about days to remember for the Blackpool tramway – but Monday 26th March was a day that Blackpool Transport would probably rather forget about! This is because of two separate incidents, which affected both LRT and heritage … Continue reading →

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Tram passengers across England continue to be satisfied

Posted on Sunday 25 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

It seems that it doesn’t take long for another survey of passenger satisfaction to come along with the latest results of the Transport Focus survey showing a continued high rating on five tramways: Blackpool Tramway, Manchester Metrolink, Midland Metro, Nottingham … Continue reading →

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Blackpool Standard 147 ready for return to use

Posted on Friday 23 March 2018 by Andrew Waddington

After a two year absence from the Blackpool tramway, Standard car 147 is set to make a very welcome return to the heritage service over the forthcoming Easter Bank Holiday weekend. As it stands, the freshly repainted tram is expected … Continue reading →

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CityClass tram returns to Blackpool

Posted on Wednesday 21 March 2018 by Andrew Waddington

In a rather unexpected development, the Trampower project’s prototype ‘CityClass’ vehicle, previously known as 611, has returned to Blackpool. The tram was delivered to Rigby Road on Wednesday 21st March, with very few people seemingly aware of its return until … Continue reading →

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The Hulk stops the Blackpool Tramway!

Posted on Thursday 15 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

As bizarre tram based stories go this one probably tops the list! The Incredible Hulk was spotted in Blackpool on Thursday 15th March stopping Blackpool & Fleetwood Box 40 in its tracks! Of course it wasn’t as it may seem … Continue reading →

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Main Blackpool extension works to start next month

Posted on Sunday 11 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

It seems to have been a long time coming but the main works for the short extension of the Blackpool Tramway up Talbot Road to Blackpool North railway station will start next month, it has been confirmed. So far general … Continue reading →

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In Pictures: Blackpool’s newest trams enter service

Posted on Tuesday 6 March 2018 by Andrew Waddington

On Sunday 4th March 2018, Blackpool’s two newest trams – Flexity2 class trams 017 and 018 – both entered public service for the first time. Both were delivered to Starr Gate depot in December and have since undergone extensive testing, … Continue reading →

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Concerts to cause more chaos in Blackpool this summer

Posted on Thursday 1 March 2018 by Andrew Waddington

Despite the disruption it causes to the Blackpool tramway, Blackpool Council remain determined to host events on the Tower Festival Headland site, with even more set to be held in summer 2018. This will no doubt result in the tramway … Continue reading →

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Snow! Disruption on some English tram systems

Posted on Thursday 1 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

Whilst both Edinburgh and Dublin have been hit by heavy snow which for the latter involved a complete service shutdown the situation hasn’t been quite as severe in England. On the whole it has been calmer although as Thursday 1st … Continue reading →

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Picture in Time: Blackpool Jubilee 761

Posted on Thursday 1 March 2018 by Gareth Prior

The first of two one person operated trams rebuilt in Blackpool’s own workshops is the feature of Picture in Time today as we take a look at Jubilee 761.

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