{"id":40085,"date":"2021-06-23T22:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T21:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=40085"},"modified":"2021-06-23T16:22:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T15:22:03","slug":"in-pictures-more-b-fleet-usage-in-blackpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=40085","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: More B fleet usage in Blackpool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It appears that the future for Blackpool Transport\u2019s B fleet Balloons may be a bit brighter as after last weekend\u2019s usage of three of the sub-class they were back out again over the weekend of Saturday 19<sup>th<\/sup> and Sunday 20th June. Once again they were running top deck closed as they only had one conductor assigned but it is still a positive step for these trams which have rarely been used for their intended purpose.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Saturday 19<sup>th<\/sup> June was a far quieter day in Blackpool than the previous weekend (thanks in no small part to a complete about turn in the weather!) but <strong>707<\/strong>, <strong>711<\/strong> and <strong>718<\/strong> were all diagrammed for specials again. They were on specials calling at the platforms with most journeys running between Little Bispham\/Bispham and Pleasure Beach\/Starr Gate. The same threesome then made appearances the next day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40086\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=40086\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40086\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40086\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40086\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1.711-ta-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1.711-ta-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1.711-ta-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1.711-ta-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/1.711-ta.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-40086\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">711 at Cabin with a southbound service for Pleasure Beach.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_40087\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=40087\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40087\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40087\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40087\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2.718-ta-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2.718-ta-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2.718-ta-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2.718-ta-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2.718-ta.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-40087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">718 is then seen on the way to Starr Gate as it runs along North Promenade between Gynn Square and Wilton Parade. (Photographs x2 by Tony Armitage, 19th June 2021)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_40111\" style=\"width: 423px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=40111\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40111\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40111\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40111\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/3.707718-jh-413x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"413\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/3.707718-jh-413x550.jpg 413w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/3.707718-jh-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/3.707718-jh.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-40111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This stunning view taken from the White Tower restaurant at the Pleasure Beach shows 707 on the way to Starr Gate and 718 at the start of its journey to Little Bispham having just rounded Pleasure Beach loop. (Photograph by John Hibbert, 20th June 2021)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It appears that the future for Blackpool Transport\u2019s B fleet Balloons may be a bit brighter as after last weekend\u2019s usage of three of the sub-class they were back out again over the weekend of Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=40085\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40085"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40085"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40085\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40112,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40085\/revisions\/40112"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/40086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}