{"id":4398,"date":"2013-07-04T19:54:20","date_gmt":"2013-07-04T18:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=4398"},"modified":"2013-07-04T19:58:10","modified_gmt":"2013-07-04T18:58:10","slug":"blackpool-trams-invade-sunderland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=4398","title":{"rendered":"Blackpool trams invade Sunderland!"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a week dominated by road journeys involving preserved trams, the North East Electrical Traction Trust has now completed the process of moving all of its Blackpool trams to the North East Land, Sea & Air Museum at Sunderland. Twin set 674+684<\/strong> and Centenary car 647<\/strong> have now arrived on site, joining fellow Blackpool car Balloon 721<\/strong> and Krefeld 412<\/strong> to give this museum a rather impressive collection!<\/p>\n

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A hectic week began with Trailer 684<\/strong> leaving Gateshead, where it has been stored for the last twelve months, on Tuesday 2nd July. The following day it was joined by its long-term partner, Towing car 674<\/strong> and the pair were placed on a long section of track together. Whereas at Gateshead the duo were stored alongside one another, now they resemble a proper twin set again, and\u00a0although they have not yet been recoupled they certainly make an impressive sight. It is also excellent to see that both halves of the unit appear to be in excellent condition despite not running for several years, with a full complement of swing-over seats intact and the interiors looking very smart indeed.<\/p>\n

With both halves of the Twin car unloaded, the same lorry then returned to Gateshead to collect Centenary car 647<\/strong> which has now also joined 674+684<\/strong> on the same section of track. \u00a0This tram has had some of its advertising vinyls peeled off, revealing traces of a previous pink advert livery, but otherwise looks the same as it did when it last ran at Blackpool in November 2011. Again, the car remains intact and seems to have stood up to outside storage exceptionally well, suggesting that work to restore these trams will not be too challenging for their owners.<\/p>\n

Although these trams remain outside for now, the construction of a new depot at the NELSAM site is expected to start imminently and hopefully within a few months, all of NEETT’s trams will be accommodated undercover. This will include Graz 210<\/strong> which is currently stored elsewhere, and the Manchester Transport Museum Society’s Blackpool Balloon 708<\/strong>, which is due to move from Bury to Sunderland shortly. Not previously mentioned on this site was another move involving Budapest twin set 2576+2577<\/strong> which has now left British soil, having begun its long journey back to Budapest a few weeks ago. All of these positive developments clearly indicate that NEETT has already become one of the key players in the British tram preservation scene, and with more exciting plans in the pipeline, this organisation looks set to keep going from strength to strength.<\/p>\n

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684 is seen being prepared to leave Gateshead, its home for the past year, behind, as 674 looks on waiting for its turn to be moved to Sunderland.<\/p><\/div>\n

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On July 3rd, 674 is seen being winched onto a low loader to leave Gateshead. Here the tram is unusually seen from the end normally coupled up to 684.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Later the same day, Centenary car 647 is seen aboard the same lorry. Note the removal of some of its advert vinyls, although most remain for the time being.<\/p><\/div>\n

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A mouthwatering site at Sunderland for any Blackpool tram fan, with 647, 684 and 674 all lined up at their new home. (All photos courtesy of NELSAM\/NEETT)<\/p><\/div>\n

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