Blackpool Tramways

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Blackpool Tramways
015 now vinyled:

http://busestractionengines.blogspot.co....ate-8.html

Credit: Buses Trains Traction Engines & Trams Blog.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Blackpool Tramways
Standard 147 carries Olympic flame:

http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/news/?p=1187

Credit: British Trams Online.

[cumbria0902150]

RE: Blackpool Tramways
016 has been spotted on a low loader today, already vinyled up.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Blackpool Tramways
Apparently stuck at Bolton Services minus an escort:

http://busestractionengines.blogspot.co....vices.html

Credit: Buses Trains Traction Engines & Trains Blogspot.

[dave4jackie]

RE: Blackpool Tramways
each time i have been to blackpool i have only seen high numbered trams working 008 upwards anybody know why the low numbers don't work apart from 002

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Blackpool Tramways
Not sure about the others but I believe 001 is currently receiving attention. I know 005 was out today with its new Pleasure Beach advert. Most of the Flexities will probably be out from next weekend when the service goes up to every 10 minutes but if they are are low on them, the widened Balloons may well make an appearance.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Blackpool Tramways
The final production Flexity arrivves:

http://busestractionengines.blogspot.co....rives.html

Credit: Buses, Trains, Traction Engines & Trams Blog.

and

Final Flexity arrives in Blackpool:

http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/news/?p=1202

Credit: British Trams Online.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Blackpool Tramways
More Flexity's receive Pleasure Beach adverts:

http://busestractionengines.blogspot.co....dvert.html

Credit: Buses, Trains, Traction Engines & Trams Blogspot.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Blackpool Tramways
Rocket tram prepares to take flight:

http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/news/?p=1234

Meet 'Spongebob the second':

http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/news/?p=1236

Credit: British Trams Online.

[gilesbus1]

RE: Blackpool Tramways
Of interest I was there on Thursday and services towards Blackpool where running about one hour late a s a lorry had been parked on the tram track in Fleetwood Town Centre and it took 30 minutes to get the lorry moved then as a result the crowds had built up so the tram ran much slower and was more than full as a result, also as a result trams bundled together, but Blackpool Transport was good in maintaining the service towards Fleetwood by putting extra units on and taking units out of service on return.

I understanda s mentioned above the service doubles to every ten minutes in the day time and increases to around every 20 minutes at night. The service has been more popular than Blackpool transport anticipated and as a result Blackpool Transport has taken an advert out in local papers appologiosing for teathing problems and giving two coupons for £1 tram rides for local residents only.

I suspect that eventually more Flexity 2's might be ordered and teh service increased, if itsd thought long term viable.