{"id":46278,"date":"2022-09-04T14:00:10","date_gmt":"2022-09-04T13:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=46278"},"modified":"2022-09-04T09:32:17","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T08:32:17","slug":"in-pictures-another-illuminations-season-begins-in-blackpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=46278","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Another Illuminations season begins in Blackpool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday 2<sup>nd<\/sup> September Lawrence Llewellyn-Bowen (a late replacement for Johnny Vegas) was the latest celebrity to switch on Blackpool\u2019s Illuminations. Shining nightly all the way through until Monday 2<sup>nd<\/sup> January 2023, this period also marks the busiest time for Blackpool\u2019s Heritage Tram Tours with Illumination Tours taking place on most nights during the Illuminations.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Once again in 2022 Illumination Tours will start from Pleasure Beach loop and then run north to Little Bispham, around the loop and back to Pleasure Beach. Tours take around an hour to complete end to end and its also possible for participants to alight at any of the regular heritage stops on the return journey \u2013 although once you\u2019re off, you\u2019re off!<\/p>\n<p>The pricing structure for 2022 is as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adults &#8211; \u00a312<\/p>\n<p>Children (aged 3-15): \u00a36<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday to Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adults &#8211; \u00a310<\/p>\n<p>Children (aged 3-15): \u00a35<\/p>\n<p>Under 3s can travel for free if not occupying a seat. If a seat is required a child ticket would have to be purchased.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst tours will operate on most nights during the Illuminations there are a few exceptions: 17<sup>th<\/sup> September (World Fireworks Championships), 25<sup>th<\/sup> December, 26<sup>th<\/sup> December and 1<sup>st<\/sup> January.<\/p>\n<p>To ensure you can get on an Illumination Tour, tickets are now available for booking at <a href=\"https:\/\/blackpoolheritage.com\/illuminations-tours\/\">https:\/\/blackpoolheritage.com\/illuminations-tours\/<\/a>. This includes a day by day availability and includes the type of tram due to run the tour. Of note, this includes some booked turns for the <strong>Trawler<\/strong> whilst there are also frequent outings for the <strong>Western Train<\/strong> and <strong>Frigate<\/strong> as well as Balloons Cars and the odd duty for a Boat Car. As always, this is subject to availability and the tram may have to be substituted at short notice.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_46279\" style=\"width: 423px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=46279\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-46279\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46279\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-46279\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1.train-mc-413x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"413\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1.train-mc-413x550.jpg 413w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1.train-mc-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1.train-mc.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-46279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Western Train back out for another season of Illumination Tours. Seen here heading north past the Comedy Carpet.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_46280\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=46280\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-46280\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46280\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-46280\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2.frigate-mc-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2.frigate-mc-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2.frigate-mc-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2.frigate-mc-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2.frigate-mc.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-46280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Frigate in action on tour duty as well. (Both Photographs by Mark Cufflin, 2nd September 2022)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday 2nd September Lawrence Llewellyn-Bowen (a late replacement for Johnny Vegas) was the latest celebrity to switch on Blackpool\u2019s Illuminations. 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