Blackpools trams back on track [BBC News]





Date: 04/04/2010

Blackpool's tram system is back up and running after a five-month closure. [From Mark Bartlett]


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Trams are back on Blackpool's seafront after a five-month closure as part of a £100m revamp of the service.

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Most of the Blackpool tramway follows the main coastal road but at Rossall School the trams veer North East to run across the peninsula and access Fleetwood's main street. Here No. 721, a double deck car in advertising livery heading for Fleetwood, runs into Broadwater, part way along that section of the line.
Location: Broadwater
Company: Blackpool Tramroad and Blackpool and Fleetwood Tramroad
10/06/2009 Mark Bartlett
When current plans come to fruition Fleetwood will be served by new articulated light rail vehicles on all regular services. Blackpool's historic trams, such as restored 717 seen here entering Lord Street, will usually be confined to the central part of the system in Blackpool itself. The former Woolworths store, now empty, fronts onto the street at this point.
Location: Fleetwood [Tram]
Company: Blackpool Tramroad and Blackpool and Fleetwood Tramroad
06/10/2009 Mark Bartlett