{"id":17176,"date":"2017-04-19T20:28:31","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T19:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=17176"},"modified":"2017-04-19T20:28:31","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T19:28:31","slug":"in-pictures-b-fleet-balloon-719-towed-back-to-depot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=17176","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: B-fleet Balloon 719 towed back to depot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Easter weekend saw another period of Gold heritage tram operation in Blackpool although not everything quite went according to plan. On Easter Monday, 17th April, B fleet <strong>Balloon 719<\/strong> was allocated to operate the first northbound service of the day to Bispham but unfortunately on arrival at Bispham it was declared a failure and had to be towed back to Rigby Road Depot by <strong>Unimog 939<\/strong>. Mervyn Williams was on hand to capture these images.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17177\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=17177\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17177\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17177\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17177\" title=\"1.719-mw\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1.719-mw-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1.719-mw-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1.719-mw-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/1.719-mw.jpg 1244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">719 sits on the centre track at Bispham waiting for rescue.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17178\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=17178\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17178\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17178\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17178\" title=\"2.719-mw\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2.719-mw-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2.719-mw-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2.719-mw-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2.719-mw.jpg 1244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Unimog 939 tows 719 back to depot. Balloon 715 is seen in the background. (Both Photographs by Mervyn Williams)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Easter weekend saw another period of Gold heritage tram operation in Blackpool although not everything quite went according to plan. 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