717 at Fleetwood on a coastal tour on a sunny day in March (2022)

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Date: March 26, 2022.
City: Blackpool (United Kingdom).

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Blackpool Heritage Trams: Starr Gate - Fleetwood Ferry
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Blackpool bilevel rail car 717, type Balloon Cars.

Starr Gate → Fleetwood Ferry → North Pier → Central Pier.

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Blackpool Tramway: May Bank Holiday Heritage Madness (2013)Over the May Bank Holiday weekend, Saturday the 4th, Sunday the 5th, and Monday the 6th of May 2013, Blackpool Tramway hosted its second heritage operation weekend from Pleasure Beach to North Pier, Cabin, Bispham, Cleveleys, and Fleetwood. This time, a few members of the 'B' fleet—heritage trams fitted with wide doors to allow access on the upgraded tramway system—were out, along with some regular vehicles. Similar to the Easter period, the heritage event was a big success again, with many enthusiasts and other passengers eager to buy tickets and ride. The final heritage weekend, at least until the Illuminations season, will be on Saturday, the 25th, Sunday, the 26th, and Monday, the 27th of May 2013. On my visit Monday, the 6th of May, I saw the following vehicles: 1) Balloon 701, returning to passenger service after winter 2013 when it was used as a snowplow. 2) Brush 631, making its debut in a partially restored heritage condition. 3) Millennium 724, operating a few morning routes. 4) Millennium 709, running some afternoon routes. 5) Wide Door Balloon 719, out during the late afternoon. 6) Boat 600, briefly out between Pleasure Beach and North Pier in the late afternoon. 7) Boat 230 George Formby OBE, working with 631 on the last scheduled Fleetwood trip of the day. Vehicles are usually seen along the route from Pleasure Beach to Fleetwood Ferry, including occasional Flexity operations. Thanks to Rob Bray (also known as 37057viking; https://www.youtube.com/user/37057viking YouTube user 37057viking) for the usual company and banter, and also to Mr. Brian Lindop of Blackpool Transport and others for organizing another successful Bank Holiday heritage weekend.By David Hennessey - May 6, 2013.

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Blackpool Rigby Road Tram Depot. *Rare* Shunt (2012)A video showing trams being shunted about at Rigby Road tram depot in Blackpool. This video shows some of the rarer trams which have not seen day light for a few years. I won't list them here but please watch the video to see which ones they are. Full details within the video.By stuvids - March 20, 2012.

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Heritage Trams In Blackpool & Fleetwood - Good Friday (2014)English Electric at Easter, celebrating the 80th anniversary of the streamlined fleet, was the theme for the first Heritage Tram Tour of 2014. Six different heritage trams were in service, and there was a photo opportunity outside the Rigby Road Depot on Blundell Street to film the four flat-fronted balloons. Our footage (Dad contributed a small number of clips) includes locations at Bispham, Little Bispham, the Promenade, and Fleetwood. In the order that they were seen were balloon 700, Bolton tram 66, open boat 230 'George Formby OBE', open top Balloon 706 'Princess Alice', open boat 600 'Duchess of Cornwall & Standard 147.By Joseph Grice - April 18, 2014.

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Blackpool Tramway 131st Anniversary Celebrations (2016)Glad to be back doing railways on this channel, and kicking off with a cracker. This will be divided into two videos due to the sheer amount of action going on during the two days! Around this time last year, Blackpool Tramway celebrated 130 years since the tramway first opened in 1885. Last year, they put on without a doubt, the best tramway event Blackpool Tramway has seen for a long time. Plenty of trams out and plenty going on. This year, Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours promised an event even better than last year and boy did they deliver! Like last year, plenty of trams came out (both stored and active) and plenty of course was going on during the first day alone. I was also privileged to be able to do tours of BOTH Rigby Road and Starr Gate depots. I booked my place on the first tour of the morning, the 10am and got to finally do something I have wanted do for years. These tours are included straight after the departures of the trams from Rigby Road, opened by the head of heritage, Bryan Lindop. So many trams featured during this event. Trams at Rigby Road included some examples not seen for years, recent arrivals and of course, the usual fleet. We see the trams at Rigby Road, Blundell Street, around the promenade and onboard various trams during the afternoon. We also sadly see Twin Set 2 at North Pier, being dragged back to base after it catching fire at Gynn Square. Taken Saturday 24th September 2016.By Videography by gregster295 - September 24, 2016.

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Blackpool Trams (2012)Various trams recorded, including Balloon 700, Brush 631, Centenary 648, Boat 604, Western Train, and various Flexity trams.By dalrigh - June 7, 2012 - July 24, 2012.

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Blackpool Trams (2011)Includes Brush 631 and Centenary 648 upgrade testing between Little Bispham and Fisherman's Walk, Fleetwood. Recorded during November 2011.By dalrigh - November 2011.

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Rigby Road Depot in Blackpool (2019)A quick tour of the Rigby Road Depot, where Blackpool's heritage fleet is stored and maintained. It's usually closed to the public, but on June 23rd, 2019, there were guided tours. At the same time, one of the halls was used to display model railways and trams. So, that was Rigby Road Depot. We recently visited a model exhibition and then took a tour of the depot itself, which was very interesting. There were many trains of all kinds, and we learned about the process of restoring them, how they are found, and the effort involved in keeping these old vehicles in service. Many of them are vintage trams from the 1930s and '40s. There's a bubble car that operates a shuttle service between Blackpool North Pier and the Tower. We're now going to take that back to North Pier, from where we'll walk to Blackpool North Station.By David Frankal - August 27, 2019.

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Blackpool Trams - Balloon 710 moves to new storage yard (2013)Balloon 710 moves to new storage yard in Fleetwood on the 3rd July 2013.By dalrigh - July 3, 2013.

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First tram to enter the new build on talbot road on test (2022)By Blackpool belle.
March 17, 2022.

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Second tram to leave the new build on talbot road (2022)By Blackpool belle.
March 17, 2022.

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