{"id":54931,"date":"2024-08-15T22:00:44","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T21:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=54931"},"modified":"2024-08-15T19:16:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T18:16:12","slug":"new-blackpool-tramway-timetable-from-31st-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=54931","title":{"rendered":"New Blackpool Tramway timetable from 31st August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The much criticised timetable introduced on the Blackpool Tramway in June when the North Station extension opened is to be replaced from Saturday 31<sup>st<\/sup> August with Blackpool Transport saying they\u2019ve adjusted the service \u201cafter carefully considering your feedback\u201d. The new timetable does look set to improve things from where they are now, although there does still seem to be some new challenges being introduced.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In, for Blackpool, an unusual move with most previous timetable changes having been made on a Sunday, the new timetable will start running from Saturday 31<sup>st<\/sup> August which also happens to be the first day of the full Illuminations season with switch-on the previous night.<\/p>\n<p>Although the announcement on the Blackpool Transport website does suggest there will be a link to the new timetables that doesn\u2019t seem to be active yet (and it also says the new timetables are from 31<sup>st<\/sup> September which will be quite clever\u2026) so we currently only have the article confirming the changes to go on at the moment. That gives the highlights of the new timetable as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>T2 and T3 services (the North Station routes from Starr Gate and Fleetwood Ferry) will operate exclusively in the early mornings to aid commuters<\/li>\n<li>From 0900 the T1 service will run from Starr Gate to Fleetwood Ferry every 15 minutes. All trams will now go via North Station.<\/li>\n<li>From 1900 trams will no longer serve North Station directly (this is taken to presume trams won\u2019t serve the extension at all)<\/li>\n<li>The evening will see trams from Starr Gate running to Fleetwood Ferry (every 30 minutes) and Little Bispham (giving a tram every 10 minutes as far north as there)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the statement Blackpool Transport said: \u201cThese changes mean that we can use our resources where they are most needed during the busy Illuminations period.\u00a0We hope that these changes will enhance your journey, making it smoother and more efficient. Thank you for your continued support and for helping us create a better tram service! As ever, we\u2019re always working to improve our services and will continue to monitor feedback and suggestions over the coming months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Its not directly linked to the trams but from Sunday 1<sup>st<\/sup> September there are also changes to some bus timetables. Service 1 will run every 30 minutes between Fleetwood Affinity Outlet and North Pier whilst service 1A (Cleveleys to St Annes) will be axed due to low demand and the service 1 and tram changes.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst still not ideal and what many will want it can be hoped that this new tram timetable is an improvement and means that during the busy Illuminations period the tramway manages to move the crowds as required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The much criticised timetable introduced on the Blackpool Tramway in June when the North Station extension opened is to be replaced from Saturday 31st August with Blackpool Transport saying they\u2019ve adjusted the service \u201cafter carefully considering your feedback\u201d. 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