{"id":55823,"date":"2024-11-04T22:00:06","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T22:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=55823"},"modified":"2024-11-04T12:44:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T12:44:11","slug":"in-pictures-the-first-rescues-the-last-in-blackpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=55823","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: The first rescues the last in Blackpool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The sight of one modern tram towing another is a relatively rare one across all UK light rail systems. Although breakdowns do inevitably occur, its often the case that the failed tram is able to crawl back to the depot under its own power after a little bit of attention from a fitter and a laptop. However, Monday 21<sup>st<\/sup> October in Blackpool saw a tram having to be towed back to depot as captured in these photos from Steven Hughes.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>At around lunchtime on Monday 21<sup>st<\/sup> October the last of the Flexity2 trams built by Bombardier \u2013 <strong>018<\/strong> \u2013 was declared a failure in Fleetwood and ultimately it was decided that it would need to be towed back all the way to Starr Gate Depot. The tram which would perform this rescue mission would be <strong>001<\/strong> \u2013 so the first built would end up rescuing its youngest sister of all!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_55824\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1.001018-sh.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55824\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-55824\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1.001018-sh-550x310.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1.001018-sh-550x310.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1.001018-sh-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1.001018-sh.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictured at Broadwater here we see 001 towing 018 back southbound with what is probably the longest tram to be seen in Blackpool!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_55825\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.001018-sh.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55825\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-55825\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.001018-sh-550x310.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.001018-sh-550x310.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.001018-sh-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.001018-sh.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another shot as we take a closer look at 018 as it is towed back to depot. (Both Photographs by Steven Hughes, 21st October 2024)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sight of one modern tram towing another is a relatively rare one across all UK light rail systems. 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