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Blackpool Heritage Tram Operations Suspended
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Oh!
It worries me how insecure the premises are. There was talk of replacing the shed main doors once upon a time, let’s hope one day it might happen!
Topmandog1
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The plan was to turn half the tram shed into a musuem and cafe and the other half a open floor musuem kinda like railway musuem in York and yes to add new doors, but the roof issues destroyed all thatOh!
It worries me how insecure the premises are. There was talk of replacing the shed main doors once upon a time, let’s hope one day it might happen!
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We know the roof is damaged and unsafe but it's not critical, it's more a insurance and liability issue if something were to fall it could lead to a demolition order and or court case or something
So what’s the plan now?
Topmandog1
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To our knowledge absolutely nothing. The council claims they want to find a new location for tram town, possibly pop up locations, and for trams they stated they wanted to do summer trips but as previously discussed the issue with maintenance of the main fleet has put a stop to that, we are hoping they will do illuminations but who know, personally I didn't go last year because they wanted like £19 PP which is mad I got on the fylde tram society private tram instead for like £5
To be fair, I don’t think twenty quid is that unreasonable in the grand scheme of things - the heritage operation cannot run on fresh air and so users will need to be prepared to help support it. Obviously it would need discounts for groups in order to stop a trip becoming unaffordable, but I often thought the tenner each that they used to charge was a bit on the cheap side!
Bare in mind when you booked a tour you could also use said ticket all day on the LRT too on the day of the tour.
Topmandog1
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yes and i didn't want a 24 hour ticket for the LRT, id rather pay less and not have it
and the old ticket for all day on the heritage trams was a better £20 (I think?) Value
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Trampower has been taken away from the Rigby Road Depot after the recent shunt
Link to facebook page
Facebook Video of it on lowloader outside tram shed gates entrance
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Never really a ‘Blackpool tram’, albeit a fairly long term resident in modern terms! One would presume it’ll go into storage elsewhere, for the time being at least?
Do Trampower still actually exist? If it's an orphan machine presumably it'll go for scrap
Surprisingly yes, according to Companies House both the main company and the Preston one are still active and have filed up to date accounts
Topmandog1
Member
I've also heard it's to Liverpool then preston or something like that
EYFanatic
Member
One hopes the second sentence was not implying personal experience
Topmandog1
Member
Seems they are taking down some of the tram wires at Rigby road
i mean they haven't been powered in like 4 years i imagine they outright don't work anymore and all need replacing
This man films it as he argues about the rights of public filming - link
i mean they haven't been powered in like 4 years i imagine they outright don't work anymore and all need replacing
This man films it as he argues about the rights of public filming - link
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That’s rather concerning to see, I do hope replacement is the intention rather than anything else - do we know if the brackets have gone also?
Leedsbusman
Member
This is the Blundell Street siding wires attached to the fitting shop which is due to be demolished.
Ashley Hill
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Just for confirmation, is the route via Princess Street now abandoned?
Leedsbusman
Member
Yes it was breached at the Promenade end in 2013. A short section across Rigby Road into Blundell Street was kept for access to the works but this has now been lifted.
Topmandog1
Member
if you check the video they are messing with the main wires too but that might be related to the Blundell street wires but also like i said they havent been switched on in years anyway so whats really the point, maybe they are going to demolish the old workshop building soon then
Ashley Hill
Established Member
Thanks.
So just to clarify....is there now any electrified link between the old depot and the current tram route?
Leedsbusman
Member
Yes.
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You may have seen a different video from me but the one I’ve seen is removing the wire for the junction into Blundell Street from Hopton Road. The photo linked is on Blundell Street too.
