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The Magical Express Tour
Join us for a magical experience this Christmas and take a ride on The Magical Express Tour. We all love the festive season and this year, Blackpool is home to its very own winter wonderland and is bringing the North Pole to town for Christmas by the Sea. Hop onboard our special festive tram from…
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Heritage Anniversary Weekend Events
Join us for a weekend of Heritage Tram events and celebrations on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th September, as we mark 136 years since the Tramway first opened on 29th September 1885! As ever, we have a weekend packed full of tram tours, bus tours, depot tours and more. Find out what’s going on below.…
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Our Visitor Centre Plans
Our Heritage Tram Tours are as much a part of Blackpool’s history as the Tower and Fish and Chips. Behind the scenes, there’s a lot going on to keep our Tram Tours running for future generations and our long-term aim is to transform the current tram sheds in to a Heritage Visitor Centre, allowing residents…
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We’re Back and We’re Better than ever
We’re back and of course, we just had to get dressed up for you! Whilst we were away we’ve been busy creating a new look to bring our past into your present. We have been electric since 1885 and to make sure we’re as electrifying in 2021, we’ve updated our colours and given ourselves a…
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Heritage is back
Blackpool Heritage Trams will return to Blackpool’s famous promenade from Saturday 29th May all the way through to the end of the year. Due to the huge success of pre-booking our tours in 2020, you can now pre-book your Promenade, Coastal and Illumination tour – see the Tour details from the menu above. Over the…
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Standard 143 Update
Following a 6 month cessation of all heritage activities at Rigby Road depot brought about by a complete closure of the heritage works and the furlough of its staff, the engineering team began a phased return from circa September onwards. On our return, a priority target for us was to resolve the issue of the…
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Coronation Car 663 update
It’s been quite some time since we’ve had an update for you on Coronation Tram 663, which is still at Riley & Sons Engineers in Heywood. Both bogies are now complete having been fully rebuilt with new components, and they look absolutely superb! This represents a considerable achievement towards the eventual return to use of…
