{"id":52950,"date":"2024-03-09T22:00:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T22:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=52950"},"modified":"2024-03-09T19:31:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T19:31:39","slug":"in-pictures-more-from-the-blackpool-north-tramway-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=52950","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: More from the Blackpool North tramway extension"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve been writing articles on the construction (or lack of construction at times) of the short extension of the Blackpool Tramway up Talbot Road and to a new terminus outside Blackpool North Railway Station for what seems like an age. In many of those articles we\u2019ve had photos where the amount of progress has been minimal but over the past few days there have been significant changes and although its not a tram on the extension it does hopefully mean that more testing\/commissioning won\u2019t be far off.<\/p>\n

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The first significant change for the overall project \u2013 which also includes the construction of a new Holiday Inn hotel and a Marco Pierre restaurant along with a subway which links the site with the railway station \u2013 is that High Street has reopened. This is the road which runs to the railway station side of the site and has been closed during construction works. But this was reopened once more on Wednesday 6th<\/sup> March.<\/p>\n

Also over the past few days has been the removal of much of the machinery and equipment used in the construction which means that it is now possible to see much more of the tramstop from outside the site (which once housed a Wilkinson\u2019s store of course).<\/p>\n

On the site the hotel car park is still be laid out and for the tramway overhead needs to be reinstalled from the scissors crossover to the terminus (this was removed to allow more construction of the hotel). The hotel is planned to open this spring and hopefully the tramway won\u2019t be far behind, although we have no date for when this will definitely be.<\/p>\n

And before anyone asks, no we don\u2019t yet know what timetable may run on the tramway when the extension opens. Details of this will follow closer to the date services commence.<\/p>\n

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This is the view of the island platform at the tram terminus. Entrance to the hotel is on the right and the subway which leads to the railway station on the left. (Photograph by Peter Dockerty, 7th March 2024)<\/p><\/div>\n

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From the entrance to the site (the doors of Wilko\u2019s if you like!) we look towards the hotel and tram terminus here. The overhead needs sorting again but apart from that most of the tramway work has been completed.<\/p><\/div>\n

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A view across towards the tramstop. Signage is in place for \u201cNorth Station\u201d and a two sided shelter is also provided. (Photographs x2 by Michael Morton, 7th March 2024)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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