{"id":46333,"date":"2022-09-12T22:00:06","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T21:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=46333"},"modified":"2022-09-12T12:54:24","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T11:54:24","slug":"tours-of-starr-gate-depot-and-mini-system-tour-amongst-highlights-of-blackpools-anniversary-weekend-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=46333","title":{"rendered":"Tours of Starr Gate Depot and Mini System Tour amongst highlights of Blackpool\u2019s Anniversary Weekend 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blackpool\u2019s Anniversary Weekend is back over the weekend of Saturday 24th<\/sup> and Sunday 25th<\/sup> September and a busy porgramme of events has been announced. Alongside everything you expect to see from similar weekends in Blackpool there will be the chance to see behind the scenes at Starr Gate Depot and there will also be a two hour Mini System Tour taking you to places you don\u2019t usually get to travel on board the heritage trams.<\/p>\n

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This year the Blackpool Tramway is celebrating 137 years of operation and what better way to celebrate than have a special event! Similar to the Vintage Weekends which have taken place at various points during 2022 the weekend will see the standard pre-bookable Promenade and Coastal Tours running alongside hop-on, hop-off tours. There is also a Real Ale Tour and a Ghost Tram on the Saturday.<\/p>\n

The two \u201cnew\u201d parts of the programme for this event are Starr Gate Depot Tours and the Mini System Tour. There will just be one tour of Starr Gate Depot on Sunday 25th<\/sup> September at 1200 and this will give you the first chance in many years to see behind the scenes at the modern tram depot to find out just what happens behind those big doors! The Mini System Tour is also on Sunday 25th<\/sup> September and leaves Hopton Road outside Rigby Road Depot at 0930. Taking around two hours the tram will use various crossovers and turning points not usually covered during Heritage Tram Tours.<\/p>\n

On top of all that there will also be more tours of Tramtown (Rigby Road Depot) on Saturday 24th<\/sup> September and the evenings will, of course, see Illuminations Tours.<\/p>\n

The usual pricing structure is in place. This includes a Two Day Event Pass available at \u00a350 for adults (including a hop-on, hop-off ticket for both days, 1 depot tour \u2013 Starr Gate or Rigby Road \u2013 1 Illumination Tour, either the Ghost Tram or Real Ale Tour, the Mini System Tour and the opportunity to get discounted travel on the Fish & Chips Tour on Friday 23rd<\/sup> September)<\/p>\n

The full schedule currently planned on each day is as follows\u2026<\/p>\n

Saturday 24th<\/sup> September<\/strong><\/p>\n

Real Ale Tour \u2013 1500<\/p>\n

Tramtown Tours \u2013 1030, 1245<\/p>\n

Ghost Tram \u2013 1915<\/p>\n

Promenade Tours \u2013 1310, 1440<\/p>\n

Coastal Tours \u2013 1340<\/p>\n

Illumination Tours from 1930<\/p>\n

Sunday 25th<\/sup> September<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mini System Tour \u2013 0930<\/p>\n

Starr Gate Depot Tour \u2013 1200<\/p>\n

Promenade Tours \u2013 1310, 1440<\/p>\n

Coastal Tour \u2013 1340<\/p>\n

Illumination Tours \u2013 2000, 2120<\/p>\n

Details of allocated trams are likely to be released closer to the date.<\/p>\n