{"id":63403,"date":"2026-06-11T22:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T21:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=63403"},"modified":"2026-06-11T19:49:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:49:00","slug":"in-pictures-blackpool-011-gets-a-new-advert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=63403","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Blackpool 011 gets a new advert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Blackpool Tramway Flexity2 011<\/strong> is onto its third all over advert with it having received vinyls for Tenpin \u2013 which has just opened on Festival Leisure Park on Rigby Road.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Last time that <strong>011<\/strong> was seen in service it had a dual advert for the shows Mamma Mia! and Miss Saigon at the Opera House, this having been added to the tram in November 2025. But with Mamma Mia! having already played the theatre and Miss Saigon due to come at the end of the month for a one week run it was time for a change which is where the new advert for Tenpin comes in.<\/p>\n<p>The advert is a full wrap and this includes contravision vinyls on the windows on the two ends and also the centre section. It\u2019s a fairly simple advert and tells us that Tenpin not only has bowling (with 24 lanes available) but also escape rooms, soft play, pool and arcades.<\/p>\n<p><strong>011<\/strong> made its debut with its new advert on Thursday 11<sup>th<\/sup> June 2026.<\/p>\n<p>As well as the Mamma Mia!\/Miss Saigon vinyls, <strong>011<\/strong> has also previously advertised Mazuma Mobile from September 2022-February 2023).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Video featuring 011\u2019s debut run is available on YouTube from Podbaba Transport: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ixTbLw3gHoQ?si=fap_ZUYZm3Pj-qYU\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/ixTbLw3gHoQ?si=fap_ZUYZm3Pj-qYU<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_63404\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.011-mm.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63404\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63404\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.011-mm-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.011-mm-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.011-mm-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.011-mm.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new look for 011 is seen here as the tram prepares to depart from Starr Gate, on what is hardly a fine summer\u2019s day!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_63405\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2.011-mm.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63405\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63405\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2.011-mm-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2.011-mm-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2.011-mm-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2.011-mm.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trams continue to terminate at Fisherman\u2019s Walk with it still not possible to pass the scene of the major fire on Lord Street. Here we see the points being changed as 011 waits for its return. (Photographs x2 by Michael Morton, 11th June 2026)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_63406\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3.011-sh.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63406\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63406\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3.011-sh-550x309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3.011-sh-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3.011-sh-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3.011-sh.jpg 1294w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">011 passes the Metropole Hotel heading north to Fleetwood. (Photograph by Steven Hughes, 11th June 2026)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blackpool Tramway Flexity2 011 is onto its third all over advert with it having received vinyls for Tenpin \u2013 which has just opened on Festival Leisure Park on Rigby Road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63403"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63403"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63407,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63403\/revisions\/63407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}