{"id":41650,"date":"2021-09-24T20:30:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T19:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=41650"},"modified":"2021-09-23T22:21:04","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T21:21:04","slug":"in-preview-blackpool-anniversary-weekend-25th-and-26th-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=41650","title":{"rendered":"In Preview: Blackpool Anniversary Weekend \u2013 25th and 26th September"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we\u2019ve reported previously the weekend of Saturday 25th<\/sup> and Sunday 26th<\/sup> September will see a special Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours event take place including the return of hop-on\/hop-off tours for the first time since March 2020. There are also pre-bookable depot tours, trams on displays on Blundell Street, a shop tram and heritage bus tours too. This short preview hopefully gives you a bit more information of what is happening during the weekend.<\/p>\n

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Heritage Tram Tours<\/strong><\/p>\n

A timetable has been published which confirms that 6 trams are due to be in service each day running various journeys along the length of the Blackpool Tramway. The timetable can be viewed on the Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours Facebook page at https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlackpoolHeritageTramTours\/photos\/gm.226449309499630\/6172188529519567<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The first tour each day will be 1028 from Tower and North Pier to Thornton Gate with the final tour each day a 1655 from Fleetwood to Tower and North Pier. Whilst most of the trips being run are exclusively turn-up and go there are a number highlighted in green on the linked timetable which have been available for pre-booking and anyone who has pre-purchased tickets will understandably be given priority for these.<\/p>\n

Heritage Day tickets will be available at \u00a315 for adults and \u00a37 for children and these will be available on the day on any Blackpool tram and bus or on the Blackpool Transport app (although at the time of writing they are not available on the app). The day tickets allow unlimited travel on all daytime heritage tours plus all modern trams and buses (illumination tours are not included). Round-trip tickets also remain available.<\/p>\n

Tram allocations for each day are as follows – subject to the usual caveats:<\/p>\n

Saturday 25th<\/sup> September<\/em><\/p>\n

A \u2013 Balloon 715<\/p>\n

B \u2013 Boat 600<\/p>\n

C \u2013 Centenary 642<\/p>\n

D \u2013 Brush 621<\/p>\n

E \u2013 Bolton 66<\/p>\n

F \u2013 Illuminated Frigate HMS Blackpool<\/p>\n

Sunday 26th<\/sup> September<\/em><\/p>\n

A \u2013 Balloon 700<\/p>\n

B \u2013 Boat 227<\/p>\n

C \u2013 Centenary 642<\/p>\n

D \u2013 Brush 631<\/p>\n

E \u2013 Bolton 66<\/p>\n

F \u2013 Western Train 733+734<\/p>\n

Heritage Bus Tours<\/strong><\/p>\n

There will be two bus tours each day departing from Blundell Street:<\/p>\n