{"id":46841,"date":"2022-10-25T20:00:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T19:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=46841"},"modified":"2022-10-25T19:07:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T18:07:12","slug":"balloon-715-gets-set-to-say-au-revoir-with-a-farewell-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=46841","title":{"rendered":"Balloon 715 gets set to say au revoir with a farewell tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As revealed in August <strong>Blackpool Balloon 715<\/strong> \u2013 owned by the Fylde Transport Trust \u2013 is to be withdrawn from service this year but before it runs its last its set to run a farewell tour. Details of this tour have now been announced with <strong>715<\/strong> due to cover the entire length of the tramway on Saturday 19<sup>th<\/sup> November \u2013 tickets to join this special occasion are now available exclusively from the Fylde Transport Trust.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>715<\/strong> has not received any significant workshop attention for a number of years and the time has now come for it to be taken out of service and to be put on static display at Tramtown. It will require major work before it runs again and with other projects being a priority for the Trust it will be a while before it is considered for a return to service. This tour will provide the last chance to see the tram before this withdrawal and looks set to a special afternoon\/evening.<\/p>\n<p>Having run its last public Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours over the Anniversary Weekend in September, it was always the plan that it would run one final tour for the FTT and this has now been confirmed as taking place on Saturday 19<sup>th<\/sup> November,<\/p>\n<p>The tour is scheduled to run as follows, starting at 1400:<\/p>\n<p>Blundell Street \u2013 North Pier and Tower heritage stop \u2013 Bispham centre line \u2013 Thornton Gate centre line \u2013 Fleetwood inner loop \u2013 Fisherman\u2019s Walk (reverse) \u2013 Fleetwood outer loop \u2013 Cleveleys (reverse) \u2013 Thornton Gate (reverse) \u2013 Cabin (reverse) \u2013 Little Bispham \u2013 Starr Gate (through wash) \u2013 Starr Gate headshunt (reverse) \u2013 Starr Gate Depot (reverse) \u2013 North Pier (reverse) \u2013 Pleasure Beach \u2013 Tower (reverse) \u2013 Blundell Street<\/p>\n<p>There is then a break of approximately 1 hour 20 minutes before it runs:<\/p>\n<p>Blundell Street \u2013 Cleveleys (reverse) \u2013 Starr Gate \u2013 Foxhall (reverse) \u2013 Blundell Street<\/p>\n<p>The tour is expected to end at approximately 2000<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the complete tour will be \u00a320 per person. There will also be part-tour tickets available for those unable to join the entire tour, these will cover either the afternoon mini-system tour or the evening illumination tour and will cost \u00a312 per person. The tour can only be joined at Blundell Street. All proceeds will go towards FTT restoration projects.<\/p>\n<p>To secure your place on the tour you can either message the Fylde Transport Trust on Facebook (their Facebook page is at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fyldetransporttrust\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fyldetransporttrust<\/a>) or by emailing <a href=\"mailto:replicapwc@gmail.com\">replicapwc@gmail.com<\/a>. Advance payment will be required to secure your reservation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As revealed in August Blackpool Balloon 715 \u2013 owned by the Fylde Transport Trust \u2013 is to be withdrawn from service this year but before it runs its last its set to run a farewell tour. 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