{"id":40923,"date":"2021-08-06T22:00:47","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T21:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=40923"},"modified":"2021-08-06T18:27:47","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T17:27:47","slug":"in-pictures-blackpool-brush-631-gets-a-repaint-and-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=40923","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Blackpool Brush 631 gets a repaint and name!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friday 6<sup>th<\/sup> August saw a tram return to service after workshop attention in Blackpool as <strong>Brush Car 631<\/strong> was officially launched into service after a special ceremony which also saw it named Reginald Dixon M.B.E. The new paint job is a version of the 1950s green and cream style although the tram retains all of its modern additions and still carries \u00a0the <strong>631<\/strong> number which was only applied in the 1968 renumbering.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>631<\/strong> has been absent from service for some time and during this time it has been treated to a repaint in Rigby Road\u2019s Paint Shop. As well as the application of the new livery style it has received images of Reginald Dixon in the pantograph tower with the name Reginald Dixon M.B.E. added at the base of the tower. Fleet numbers have been applied both above the centre doors and also on each end of the tram in the 1950s\/1960s font style.<\/p>\n<p>In effect this new livery has seen the addition of a narrow band round the ends of the tram and thin green lining at the bottom while the lifeguard has changed in colour from green to red.<\/p>\n<p>The naming of the tram is the latest to recognise a key figure in Blackpool\u2019s entertainment history. Reginald Dixon M.B.E was the resident organist at the Tower Ballroom from March 1930 to March 1970 and died in Blackpool in 1985, aged 80.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40924\" style=\"width: 377px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=40924\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40924\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40924\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40924\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1.631-ta-367x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"367\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1.631-ta-367x550.jpg 367w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1.631-ta-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1.631-ta-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1.631-ta.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-40924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An end on view of 631 showing the end details of the livery including the red lifeguards.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_40925\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=40925\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40925\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40925\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40925\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2.631-ta-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2.631-ta-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2.631-ta-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2.631-ta-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2.631-ta.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-40925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As 631 waits at North Pier heritage stop for departure on its launch \u2013 invited guests only \u2013 trip Flexity2 011 is seen alongside.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_40926\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=40926\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40926\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40926\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40926\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/3.631-ta-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/3.631-ta-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/3.631-ta-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/3.631-ta-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/3.631-ta.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-40926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A side-on view of 631 at North Pier showing the new images on the pantograph tower along with name and fleet number.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_40927\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=40927\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40927\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40927\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40927\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/4.621631-ta-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/4.621631-ta-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/4.621631-ta-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/4.621631-ta-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/4.621631-ta.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-40927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The two operational Blackpool Brush Cars side-by-side. 621 and 631.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_40928\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=40928\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40928\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40928\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40928\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/5.631-ta-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/5.631-ta-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/5.631-ta-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/5.631-ta-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/5.631-ta.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-40928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">631 on its inaugural southbound trip at Cabin. (All Photographs by Tony Armitage, 6th August 2021)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday 6th August saw a tram return to service after workshop attention in Blackpool as Brush Car 631 was officially launched into service after a special ceremony which also saw it named Reginald Dixon M.B.E. 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