{"id":25035,"date":"2018-12-11T16:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T16:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=25035"},"modified":"2018-12-09T17:02:30","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T17:02:30","slug":"september-review-%e2%80%93-crich-no-6-%e2%80%93-blackpool-fleetwood-rack-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=25035","title":{"rendered":"September Review \u2013 Crich: No. 6 \u2013 Blackpool &#038; Fleetwood Rack 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An unexpected tram in use during Simply Trams was <strong>Blackpool &amp; Fleetwood Rack 2<\/strong> with the tram having previously been withdrawn from service requiring a space in the workshop. But with the tram itself being 120 years old \u2013 and its home tramway also being the same age \u2013 it was resurrected for one day only and soon proved itself to be very popular with visitors to the event with hardly a spare seat to be had throughout the day!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25036\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=25036\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25036\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25036\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25036\" title=\"1.2-gp\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1.2-gp-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1.2-gp-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1.2-gp-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1.2-gp.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Around lunchtime on the day 2 returned to depot in order to take part in some photographic line-ups. And in this view we see the Rack just crossing over onto the depot track with its next move to be going through the depot gates.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25037\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=25037\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25037\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25037\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25037\" title=\"2.2-gp\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2.2-gp-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2.2-gp-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2.2-gp-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2.2-gp.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It\u2019s the last trip of the day but the lure of another ride on 2 was obviously one many couldn\u2019t resist with a near full load on board the tram as it pauses at Victoria Park on the return to Town End.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25038\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=25038\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25038\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25038\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25038\" title=\"3.2-gp\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/3.2-gp-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/3.2-gp-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/3.2-gp-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/3.2-gp.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2 at Town End terminus as it prepares to run one final journey, a special trip for volunteers. (All Photographs by Gareth Prior)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An unexpected tram in use during Simply Trams was Blackpool &amp; Fleetwood Rack 2 with the tram having previously been withdrawn from service requiring a space in the workshop. 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