{"id":9122,"date":"2014-09-16T15:45:42","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T14:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=9122"},"modified":"2014-09-16T15:45:42","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T14:45:42","slug":"blackpool-tram-running-day-announced-for-crich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=9122","title":{"rendered":"Blackpool tram running day announced for Crich"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fresh from the mammoth &#8216;Electric 50&#8217; celebratory weekend, the Tramway Museum Society have announced details of yet another exciting event for enthusiasts to be held at Crich Tramway Village. On Sunday 12th October, it is planned to have nine Blackpool trams in operation, primarily to mark the 80th birthday of visiting <strong>Blackpool Balloon car 711<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>711 <\/strong>actually entered service in Blackpool on 8th October 1934, and so this event will be held on the closest weekend to this actual date. Of course the tram has changed almost beyond recognition during this time &#8211; having started life as an open-top streamliner, the car was enclosed after a few years and subsequently rebuilt with many modern features in 1994, being further modified more recently with the fitting of widened centre platforms and driver-controlled doors. Despite these changes, to reach 80 years of service is still a very impressive achievement and one that deserves to be celebrated.<\/p>\n<p>To mark this milestone, the nine Blackpool trams currently available for passenger service at Crich are all due to appear in service on Sunday 12th October. This will also be the very last day of service for <strong>Blackpool &amp; Fleetwood Rack 2 <\/strong>(before it is withdrawn for its eight year overhaul which will include the replacement of its worn tyres) and <strong>Box 40 <\/strong>(before it leaves Crich once again and resumes its loan period with Blackpool Transport). The other Blackpool cars in service should consist of <strong>Standard 40<\/strong>, <strong>Toastrack 166<\/strong>, <strong>Pantograph car 167<\/strong>, <strong>Open Boat 236<\/strong>, <strong>Brush Railcoach 630<\/strong> and <strong>Jubilee car 762<\/strong>. The event will mainly be promoted as a chance to ride on all of these Blackpool trams, representing a diverse selection of vehicle types from the same system, although some additional photo opportunities may also be staged. The idea of holding a fairly low-key event to appeal to the many fans of Blackpool&#8217;s historic trams whilst a record number of cars from the seaside town are available to run at Crich is certainly a good one, and will hopefully attract many extra visitors to the museum on what would otherwise have been a normal open day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9123\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=9123\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9123\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9123\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9123\" title=\"711\" src=\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/711-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/711-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/711-550x365.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/711.jpg 1624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Modified Balloon 711 reverses at the museum&#39;s Glory Mine terminus whilst in service on Saturday 13th September during the &#39;Electric 50&#39; event, just a few weeks ahead of its own 80th birthday. (Photo by Andrew Waddington)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fresh from the mammoth &#8216;Electric 50&#8217; celebratory weekend, the Tramway Museum Society have announced details of yet another exciting event for enthusiasts to be held at Crich Tramway Village. 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