This temporary timetable needs nine trams to operate it, out of a total fleet of 18 (although 005<\/strong> is a long-term absentee). However, at times in the first week of February 2026 even this has not been possible with, at one stage, 11 of the trams being unavailable for service leaving just seven to operate the service as well as the continued driver training programme.<\/p>\n Things have improved since then and as at Friday 6th<\/sup> February the status of the trams were:<\/p>\n Operational: 001, 002, 003, 006, 008, 009, 011, 013, 014, 015, 016<\/p>\n Out of service: 004, 005, 007, 010, 012, 017, 018<\/p>\n Included in the out of service trams is 012<\/strong> which has also just lost its Pleasure Beach advertising wrap to return to fleet livery for the first time since August 2023.<\/p>\n New safety signage continues to be used across the tramway. This includes this new style signs which go further than the \u201cTWO LINES = STOP\u201d LRSSB backed campaign to make it clearer. This is at Broadwater. (Photograph by Michael Morton, 5th February 2026)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This is an article which could often be written about most tram systems across the UK, but this time we report on the Blackpool Tramway who have started February 2026 with a shortage of available trams meaning an already reduced … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sign-mm.jpg\")
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