Sunday 5th May will see the first (of two planned) Full System Tour’s on the Blackpool Tramway with the tram going places where normal tours don’t go such as crossovers and into Starr Gate Depot. The exact route of this trip has now been announced along with a change of planned tram as it will now be Balloon 717 in charge instead of the previously announced Balloon 723.
The tour will depart from North Pier heritage stop at 1100 and then will run as follows:
North Pier
Hopton Road
Blundell Street (as far as breaker)
Foxhall
Starr Gate through the tram wash
Starr Gate head shunt
Any Depot Road
Depot to Starr Gate platforms
Tower
Pleasure Beach outer loop
Little Bispham via Bispham west track
Cabin via Bispham centre track
Fleetwood Ferry
Via Bispham centre line and Thornton Gate centre line
Fleetwood Ferry outer loop (break)
Fisherman’s Walk
Fleetwood Ferry inner loop
Cleveleys
Thornton Gate
Festival House
The full tour should take around four hours with it planned to be back at North Pier by 1500.
It costs £25 for adults and £12.50 for children. It can be booked in advance at https://blackpoolheritage.com/tours/systemtour/
A second Full System Tour will follow on Sunday 29th September.