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A large fleet of vehicles that were retained from previous generations of the town's tramway operations, as well as some from other locations, were operated as Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours. The fleet was suspended in December 2024 with no date given for a resumption of service.However, this is expected to be sometime in 2025.
The former London United Tramways X class cars were 6 trams built in 1901 by G.F. Milnes and purchased for use on the Blackpool Tramway in 1919. They were originally numbered 108, 118, 125, 137, 149 and 150 in the London United Tramways fleet. They were renumbered 93–98 in the Blackpool tram fleet.
A map showing the stops used by Blackpool's heritage trams. [5] Dark green- normal service. Light green- enhanced service. Blackpool's heritage trams do not serve the main service platforms, instead having separate designated stops.
Blackpool Council placed the £33m order for the 16 Flexity 2 trams in July 2009, with funding from the council, Department for Transport and Lancashire County Council. [7] [8] The worldwide launch of the Flexity 2 family took place with the unveiling of the first Blackpool tram on 8 September 2011. [3] They entered service on 4 April 2012. [2]
As of March 2024, the Blackpool Transport bus fleet consisted of 102 active vehicles. [5] All of these are entirely low floor, with the last step entrance vehicles being replaced in July 2016. [6] [7] All of the vehicles in the fleet were purchased new by Blackpool Transport. In 2016, a five-year plan to renew the majority of the fleet was ...
Jubilee tram 762 at the Sand Castle, Blackpool. In the late 1970s, Blackpool Corporation decided that the tramway fleet needed modernising after the closure of the inland routes during the 1960s. Attention was drawn to two Balloon cars, 714 and 725, which had been mothballed as they were in dire need of an overhaul.
Crossbench Rack car No. 2. The Crossbench Rack cars were 16 open-sided trams built between 1898 and 1899 by G.F. Milnes.They were originally numbered 1–13 and 25–27 in the Blackpool and Fleetwood Tramroad fleet, before being renumbered 126–141 after being purchased by Blackpool Corporation Transport in 1920.
In the Blackpool fleet renumbering of the 1960s, it was renumbered 754. [21] After seeing regular use as an engineering tram, in July 1984 it was placed on long-term loan to the museum, with the intention of restoring it to its 1920s condition (open top, open platform double-decker). [21] It entered service in 1988, [22] being used in the ...