{"id":31493,"date":"2019-12-13T10:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T10:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=31493"},"modified":"2019-12-08T11:16:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-08T11:16:00","slug":"15-years-apart-blackpool-boat-602227","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=31493","title":{"rendered":"15 Years Apart: Blackpool Boat 602\/227"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve seen trams in different liveries, trams in different locations and trams which look exactly the same but for the first time today in \u201c15 Years Apart\u201d we see a tram which is now running under a different number! Its <strong>Blackpool Boat 227<\/strong>\/<strong>602<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->In 2004 and the tram was still running under its 1968 renumbering number of <strong>602<\/strong> and was also carrying the Yellow and Black livery as part of the colourful liveries being carried by many of the Boar Cars at this point in their history. Although not in service when caught on camera here at Rigby Road we can see the tram inside the shed waiting for its next duty on 12th September 2004.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=31494\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31494\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-31494\" title=\"1.602-gp\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1.602-gp-370x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"370\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1.602-gp-370x550.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1.602-gp-689x1024.jpg 689w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1.602-gp.jpg 774w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/a>Onto 2019 and the tram is once again running under its original fleet number of <strong>227<\/strong> but that isn\u2019t all that has changed. It has received a repaint into a Red and White livery, received strings of lights from its trolley tower and has also been named Charlie Cairoli including images of the famous clown in the tower. On 25th May 2019 <strong>227<\/strong> is leaving the centre track at Bispham returning to Pleasure Beach.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31495\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=31495\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31495\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31495\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31495\" title=\"2.227-gp\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2.227-gp-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2.227-gp-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2.227-gp-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2.227-gp.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Both Photographs by Gareth Prior<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve seen trams in different liveries, trams in different locations and trams which look exactly the same but for the first time today in \u201c15 Years Apart\u201d we see a tram which is now running under a different number! 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