{"id":1941,"date":"2012-10-05T19:51:33","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T18:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=1941"},"modified":"2012-10-05T19:52:09","modified_gmt":"2012-10-05T18:52:09","slug":"blackpool-brush-car-259-goes-under-wraps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=1941","title":{"rendered":"Blackpool Brush car 259 goes under wraps"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the Lancastrian Transport Trust’s preserved Blackpool trams currently in open air storage has been covered with large green sheets to protect it from the elements this week. The former Permanent Way Brush car 259<\/strong> has been the lucky recipient of the sheets – a good decision as, having been stripped of many external panels, the wooden body frame of 259<\/strong> was exposed to the harsh coastal climate.<\/p>\n

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Having so many trams stored outdoors is obviously a far from ideal situation for the LTT, as highlighted by the recent vandalism of the Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust’s Centenary car 646<\/strong>. However, some form of protection is obviously better than nothing and with some particularly bad weather in the short time since 259<\/strong> left Rigby Road, hopefully the tram will now not be able to deteriorate further.<\/p>\n

There has been no further development in terms of rescuing the recently moved LTT trams undercover, as the current storage site was intended as a very short-term measure, and the decision to cover 259<\/strong> could be seen as a suggestion that this tram could be set for a longer spell in the open than was hoped. However, one tram that should escape in the near future is Coronation 304<\/strong>, which will hopefully move to Beamish Museum next week. The tram had been due to move earlier but due to the inability to source a suitable vehicle to transport it at short notice, its departure was postponed. Hopefully this will allow this tram to operate in passenger service again before the year is out, before it heads back to Blackpool for continued storage in a more suitable environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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