{"id":44612,"date":"2022-04-18T22:00:14","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T21:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=44612"},"modified":"2022-04-18T13:26:33","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T12:26:33","slug":"details-announced-for-blackpools-next-special-event-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=44612","title":{"rendered":"Details announced for Blackpool\u2019s next special event weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours will be back this forthcoming May Day Bank Holiday weekend with another special event taking place over all three days between Saturday 30<sup>th<\/sup> April and Monday 2<sup>nd<\/sup> May. Again being marketed under the \u201cVintage Weekend\u201d banner the weekend is similar to the event which took place in February (although we expect without the added attraction of snow!) with hop-on, hop-off tours, depot tours, bus tours and Evening Tours all due to take place.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s Going On over the weekend?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Saturday 30<sup>th<\/sup> April<\/em><\/p>\n<p>1030 \u2013 Depot Tour at Rigby Road<\/p>\n<p>1110 \u2013 Promenade Tour<\/p>\n<p>1140 \u2013 Coastal Tour<\/p>\n<p>1245 \u2013 Depot Tour at Rigby Road<\/p>\n<p>1410 \u2013 Promenade Tour<\/p>\n<p>1440 \u2013 Coastal Tour<\/p>\n<p>1640 \u2013 Promenade Tour<\/p>\n<p>1700 \u2013 Bus Tour to Fleetwood<\/p>\n<p>1915 \u2013 Ghost Tram<\/p>\n<p>Hop-on, hop-off tram tours will also take place using six trams. In the same format as you\u2019ve come to expect each tram will be allocated a letter and will then be diagrammed to operate timetabled services for various journeys between Pleasure Beach and Fleetwood from 1000 until 1700. The timetable is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/blackpoolheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/event-timetable-may-22-page-001-1-scaled.jpg\">https:\/\/blackpoolheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/event-timetable-may-22-page-001-1-scaled.jpg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sunday 1<sup>st<\/sup> May<\/em><\/p>\n<p>1030 \u2013 Depot Tour at Rigby Road<\/p>\n<p>1100 \u2013 Bus Tour to Lytham<\/p>\n<p>1110 \u2013 Promenade Tour<\/p>\n<p>1140 \u2013 Coastal Tour<\/p>\n<p>1245 \u2013 Depot Tour at Rigby Road<\/p>\n<p>1410 \u2013 Promenade Tour<\/p>\n<p>1440 \u2013 Coastal Tour<\/p>\n<p>1810 \u2013 Starr Gate Special Evening Tour<\/p>\n<p>Hop-on, hop-off tram tours will also take place using six trams. In the same format as you\u2019ve come to expect each tram will be allocated a letter and will then be diagrammed to operate timetabled services for various journeys between Pleasure Beach and Fleetwood from 1000 until 1700. The timetable is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/blackpoolheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/event-timetable-may-22-page-001-1-scaled.jpg\">https:\/\/blackpoolheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/event-timetable-may-22-page-001-1-scaled.jpg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Monday 2<sup>nd<\/sup> May<\/em><\/p>\n<p>1030 \u2013 Depot Tour at Rigby Road<\/p>\n<p>1100 \u2013 Bus Tour to Fleetwood<\/p>\n<p>1110 \u2013 Promenade Tour<\/p>\n<p>1140 \u2013 Coastal Tour<\/p>\n<p>1245 \u2013 Depot Tour at Rigby Road<\/p>\n<p>1410 \u2013 Promenade Tour<\/p>\n<p>1440 \u2013 Coastal Tour<\/p>\n<p>1800 \u2013 Fleetwood Special Evening Tour<\/p>\n<p>Hop-on, hop-off tram tours will also take place using six trams. In the same format as you\u2019ve come to expect each tram will be allocated a letter and will then be diagrammed to operate timetabled services for various journeys between Pleasure Beach and Fleetwood from 1000 until 1700. The timetable is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/blackpoolheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/event-timetable-may-22-page-001-1-scaled.jpg\">https:\/\/blackpoolheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/event-timetable-may-22-page-001-1-scaled.jpg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How Much will it cost?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A similar pricing structure to the Vintage Weekend in February will be in place which means you can either buy tickets for individual tours, buy a hop-on, hop-off day ticket or but 1, 2 or 3 day Event passes.<\/p>\n<p>Hop-on, hop-off unlimited travel \u2013 Adults: \u00a318, Child: \u00a39<\/p>\n<p>1 Day Event Pass &#8211; \u00a330 (includes hop-on, hop-off ticket, an evening tour (depending on the day as to whether this is the Ghost Tram, Starr Gate Special or Fleetwood Special), depot tour and bus tour)<\/p>\n<p>2 Day Event Pass &#8211; \u00a350 (includes hop-on, hop-off ticket, 2 evening tours, depot tour and 2 bus tours)<\/p>\n<p>Weekend Event Pass &#8211; \u00a360 (hop-on, hop-off ticket, 3 evening tours, depot tour and 3 bus tours)<\/p>\n<p>When you consider that a hop-on, hop-off ticket costs \u00a318, the Weekend Event Pass with the added attractions on offer actually provides pretty good value for money showing making a full weekend of it makes sense!<\/p>\n<p>Details of tram allocations for the weekend will be announced closer to the event. Keep an eye on the Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours Facebook page at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlackpoolHeritageTramTours\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlackpoolHeritageTramTours<\/a> for full details and we will try and update this site as and when the announcement is made.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>More details on the weekend \u2013 including links to book tickets \u2013 is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/blackpoolheritage.com\/tours\/may-vintage-weekend\/\">https:\/\/blackpoolheritage.com\/tours\/may-vintage-weekend\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours will be back this forthcoming May Day Bank Holiday weekend with another special event taking place over all three days between Saturday 30th April and Monday 2nd May. 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