{"id":43961,"date":"2022-02-23T20:00:31","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T20:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=43961"},"modified":"2022-02-23T18:14:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T18:14:39","slug":"in-pictures-more-disruption-for-the-blackpool-tramway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=43961","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: More disruption for the Blackpool Tramway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In perfect timing for enthusiasts who attended the Vintage Weekend in Blackpool over the weekend of 19<sup>th<\/sup> and 20<sup>th<\/sup> February, but not so much for those who rely on the main tramway service year round, the Blackpool Tramway was again suspended because of the latest storm (Franklin this time if you are struggling to keep up with their names as they come thick and fast at the moment) for a time on Monday 22<sup>nd<\/sup> February.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The high winds being experienced \u2013 combined with a high tide \u2013 meant that the decision was taken to suspend the service which runs for a large proportion on the exposed seafront and cliff top for safety reasons. This time it was also reported that in addition to the safety concerns there were some issues with the overhead wire. The service was able to resume from approximately 1430 between Starr Gate and Fisherman\u2019s Walk (which remains the northern terminus as works continue along Lord Street to replace the gas mains).<\/p>\n<p>Tours at Blackpool\u2019s Tramtown (aka Rigby Road Depot) were also cancelled on the day to allow for a safety inspection to take place. The main depot was unscathed by the high winds although some damage was seen on the Fitting Shop.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43962\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=43962\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-43962\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43962\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43962\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1.013-ta-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1.013-ta-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1.013-ta-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1.013-ta-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1.013-ta.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-43962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">013 at around 1450 at Manchester Square just after the service has resumed.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_43963\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=43963\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-43963\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43963\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43963\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2.017-ta-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2.017-ta-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2.017-ta-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2.017-ta-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2.017-ta.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-43963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Then around 10 minutes later and we see 017 also heading north, this time just approaching Tower.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_43964\" style=\"width: 377px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=43964\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-43964\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43964\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-43964\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/3.fitting-ta-367x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"367\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/3.fitting-ta-367x550.jpg 367w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/3.fitting-ta-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/3.fitting-ta-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/3.fitting-ta.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-43964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Damage seen on the north end of the Fitting Shop. (All Photographs by Tony Armitage, 21st February 2022)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In perfect timing for enthusiasts who attended the Vintage Weekend in Blackpool over the weekend of 19th and 20th February, but not so much for those who rely on the main tramway service year round, the Blackpool Tramway was again &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=43961\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"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\/43961"}],"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=43961"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43965,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43961\/revisions\/43965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}