History first tram up Talbot road in years (2022)

Location: Talbot Road.
YouTube name: Blackpool belle.
Date: March 17, 2022.
City: Blackpool (United Kingdom).

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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 Action (2012)Scenes recorded during a visit to Blackpool and Fleetwood on Sunday 15th July 2012, of various bits and pieces of action on the tramway. Several of the new 'Flexity' trams are mostly seen, but 'heritage' cars Brush 631 and Box 40 also make appearances whilst in operation during the weekend 'heritage' service (Brush 631 being a substitute for a failed 'boat' 230). Locations are North Pier, Little Bispham, Pleasure Beach and all other places in between. We also head to Fleetwood for the 2012 Tram Sunday event (which very luckily was blessed with fairly decent weather, in a contrast to the scenes recorded 12 months ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig_guwWNlbA Blackpool Tramway Action (17th July 2011)), where to the strains of 'Rule Britannia', we get a look at the recently repainted 'Wide-door' Balloon 700 and 'heritage Balloon' 717 on display at Fleetwood Ferry.By David Hennessey - July 15, 2012.

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Blackpool 🚋 returning from new tram terminal down Talbot road in test run (2022)Blackpool by-night.By Life on the ocean wave 🌊 - March 17, 2022.

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Lytham to Blackpool Trams and Views (1903)This film is part of a series of six from the Mitchell and Kenyon collection from 1903 originally uploaded to Youtube by Gordon Birt. The first reel was taken on Lytham Green opposite the Clifton Hotel on West Beach. The remaining reels follow parts of the Tram journey as it was from Market Square in Lytham to the junction of Station Road and Lytham Road in South Shore Blackpool. The order of the reels in this film has been changed from Gordon's original compilation to reflect the actual route. Please take a few moments at full screen and enjoy this fascinating set of clips from over a 115 years ago. You might consider changing the speed of the clip to 1.25 in the settings following a suggestion that this more replicates the correct running speed of the film. The first reel begins with the camera opposite the Clifton Hotel in Lytham before sweeping across Lytham Green with views of Lytham Windmill and the former Lytham Pier. The actual Tram journey commences in Market Square with passengers alighting the tram and the camera also picks out views of the County Pub and 'Old Tom' the tree which used to sit in the middle of Hastings Place. The camera now films the route as the tram slowly begins moving off along Church Road with the camera positioned on the upper deck. Views then follow of Lowther Gardens and St Cuthberts Church before the tram proceeds down Cambridge Road. With Blackpool Road bridge in the background you can also see a steam loco passing underneath. Various parts of an unbuilt Clifton Drive and St Annes Square are captured before heading along Clifton Drive north and then turning down Squires Gate Lane. The railway can be seen as it crosses Squires Gate Bridge together with trams stored by the railways sidings. Finally travelling down Lytham Road the tram crosses Lytham Road bridge with a rare sight of the original South Shore station and platforms which can be seen underneath on the right before this journey finally comes to an end at Station Road. Please leave your comments below as always they are very welcome.By Peter Gillatt - 1903.

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Tram Ride from Blackpool Pleasure Beach to Fleetwood Ferry (2013)The tramway dates back to 1885 and is one of the oldest electric tramways in the world. A winter ride from Pleasure Beach, then passing through : South Pier Waterloo Road St Chad's Road Manchester Square Central Pier Tower North Pier Pleasant Street Wilton Parade Gynn Square Cliffs Hotel Cabin Lowther Avenue Cavendish Road Bispham Sandhurst Avenue Norbreck Little Bispham *Anchorsholme Lane Cleveleys West Drive Thornton Gate *Rossall Beach Rossall School Rossall Square Broadwater Heathfield Road Lindel Road Stanley Road Fisherman's Walk London Street Victoria Street Fleetwood FerryBy mesmoland - February 8, 2013.

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Bombardier Flexity 2 Tram - 011 Arrives in Blackpool (2012)Bombardier Flexity 2 Tram - 011 Arrives in Blackpool. This video shows the new tram arriving at Starr Gate and being unloaded onto the depot head shunt line. The pantograph is raised, the tram takes power for the first time on UK soil, and it drives off into the depot for commissioning.By stuvids - March 12, 2012.

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Blackpool Twin Car 675+685 Tram Ride (2010)Tram ride on Blackpool Twin Car 675+685 between Cabin and Little Bispham on 7th August 2010.By dalrigh - August 7, 2010.

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Blackpool Trams (2000)Blackpool trams, mostly at the Pleasure Beach loop.By Gordon Crapper - August 13, 2000.

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Blackpool Tramway - London Street Stop, Fleetwood (2023)A brief look at Blackpool Tramway on the afternoon of Saturday 27th May 2023. This is London Street Stop in Fleetwood town centre. As well as the modern fleet of 'Flexity' trams, the route sees heritage trams running during the illuminations, throughout the summer season and at various weekends and during this video can be seen 'Balloon 700'.

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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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