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BLACKPOOL
 England . U.K.

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 System

Blackpool - approx. 142,000 inh.; in Lancashire.

Tramway
- opened in 1885; completely modernised between 2009 and 2012, with regular modern tram service having started on 4 April 2012

- network length 18.4 km
- 1 line
- 1435 mm gauge
- rolling stock: 16 Flexity 2 (Bombardier) low-floor trams for regular service and numerous vintage tram vehicles for heritage service between Pleasure Beach and Little Bispham

 Photos
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Tram Atlas Britain & IrelandRobert Schwandl:

TRAM ATLAS BRITAIN & IRELAND

Birmingham, Blackpool, Dublin, Edinburgh, Manchester, Nottingham, London (Croydon) & Sheffield
+ London Underground, Docklands Light Railway, Tyne-and-Wear Metro, Liverpool Merseyrail & Glasgow Subway + Tram Museums

Numerous colour images, detailed network maps, Text deutsch/English, ISBN 978 3 936573 45 9, Nov. 2015, EUR 19.50

More info

 Official Website

Blackpool Transport (Metro Coastline)

 

 Other Links

Blackpool Trams on Trams.uk

Blackpool Trams on Wikipedia

Fylde Tramway Society

Blackpool Trams Blog

BLOG: Read your webmaster's impressions of the Blackpool Tram (July 2015)


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