{"id":64212,"date":"2026-08-21T18:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T17:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=64212"},"modified":"2026-08-16T10:30:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T09:30:04","slug":"picture-in-time-blackpool-dreadnought-59-jubilee-761-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=64212","title":{"rendered":"Picture in Time: Blackpool Dreadnought 59 & Jubilee 761"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another edition of \u201cPicture in Time\u201d as we take another look at a 1979 tour which shows the old and the then new in action.<\/p>\n

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The tour has now reached Fleetwood and 59<\/strong> and 761<\/strong> are sitting on Fleetwood Esplanade, presumably for more photos. The weather has now taken another turn for the worse as we see a member of Blackpool Transport staff now in a bright yellow waterproof and sou\u2019wester. Passengers are now getting back on board 59<\/strong> with just a couple of passengers up top \u2013 we\u2019re ignore the fact that they\u2019ve put an umbrella up!<\/p>\n

On the right we can see the 1840 Pharos Lighthouse and on the left is one of the oldest parts of Fleetwood, Queen\u2019s Terrace which was designed by Decimus Burton.<\/p>\n

761<\/strong> had only entered service on 2nd<\/sup> July 1979 so was less than five months into its operating career during this tour. After a period of changing ownership, 761<\/strong> is now part of the Fylde Transport Trust collection and is stored at Rigby Road Depot.<\/p>\n

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Photograph by Donald Brooks, 25th November 1979<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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