{"id":31834,"date":"2020-01-01T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T10:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=31834"},"modified":"2019-12-20T21:50:45","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T21:50:45","slug":"15-years-apart-blackpool-centenary-648","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=31834","title":{"rendered":"15 Years Apart: Blackpool Centenary 648"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy New Year one and all! As we arrive in 2020 it is time to say goodbye to 2019 with the final edition of \u201c15 Years Apart. With there having been a Blackpool bias to this series where else would we finish than the Fylde Coast and the tram is <strong>Centenary 648<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->2004 was pre mid-life refresh for <strong>648<\/strong> with the once <strong>651<\/strong> still in its fully traditional guise although the green and cream had long gone to be replaced by this advertising livery for Orion Bingo. With a bright orange base coat and clear signwriting the advert was a welcome addition to Blackpool Prom when it was applied two years earlier in 2002 and it would go on to carry these colours until 2005. The tram calls at Cabin here bound for Pleasure Beach on 7th September 2004.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=31835\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31835\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-31835\" title=\"1.648-gp\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1.648-gp1-550x378.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1.648-gp1-550x378.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1.648-gp1-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1.648-gp1.jpg 1148w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And on 28th September 2019 we see <strong>648<\/strong> at Manchester Square working heritage tours during the September Spectacular event. Now back in green and cream <strong>648<\/strong> has a sympathetic overhaul to return it to its near original look and is firmly established as a regular performer on heritage tours.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31836\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=31836\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31836\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31836\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31836\" title=\"2.648-gp\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2.648-gp1-550x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2.648-gp1-550x366.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2.648-gp1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2.648-gp1.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Both Photographs by Gareth Prior<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And that is the end of this series. Hopefully you\u2019ve enjoyed this \u201cThen and Now\u201d series \u2013 will it return? Who knows! But 2005 did see the start of digital photography for me which means there are a lot more photos to look at in 2020!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy New Year one and all! As we arrive in 2020 it is time to say goodbye to 2019 with the final edition of \u201c15 Years Apart. 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