reevesthecat Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 Hi I am not surprised about the twin car stats as they get so little use and must be full of damp!. I think in days gone by they ran the twin cars earlier in the season to help dry them out.I was on 737 much earlier this year and the driver turned the breakers (I think) on and off to solve a warning light in the cab, he commented to the conducter it was not the first time either. mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluegoblin7 Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Despite Twin Set 2 (the orange one!) being my favourite tram, I do have to agree that they get such little use and have never really had a proper overhaul - just a repaint in 2004. There just isn't the demand for them anymore so they generally only see summer use, though this year not one has broken down! Trawler wise when I was in Blackpool in late October the tram was sat at Tower for about 45 minutes - seemingly with fitters in attendance - before heading north and eventually getting to Central Pier for a tour. I don't always go by tows as reliability stats! Jack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesthecat Posted April 2, 2010 Author Share Posted April 2, 2010 hi Incase anyone interested blackpool's trams back on today running from pleasure beach (as route to starr gate shut for upgrade) and to cleveleys- supposed to be running to ash st fleetwood (end of the reserve track before running down fleetwood high street) but overhead wires stolen over winter! Have seen a few trams out on test on the preceeding days but service only started today! mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 I took cine from Fleetwood to 'tother end on and off the Blackpool trams 40 years ago (dad-gum-it, is it really so long ago ) and there were a few 'Coronation' cars still running (and quite a few cut in halves at the depot for disposal). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisf Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Nightmare on Bold Street! I was in Fleetwood last weekend and took some photos. Here is the temporary terminus at Ash Street, aka Fisherman's Walk, with no sign of the trauma of reconstruction. Looking the other way - The baseboard joints clearly need alignment. You can never have too many track gauges. Work in progress. After all that is done the road surface will be built up and made good. Like this. It will be quite nice when it's finished. Meanwhile some streets in Fleetwood now have bus services. It won't last. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foulounoux Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Re the earlier comments about taking 3 years I thought this was bad until I took my wife to Gent last November We can go for a ride on a tram I told her - last time I was there 4 years ago they had started work on relaying the lines through the central part of Gent - well you can guess when we got there in November they seemed to have gone backwards with even more of the road up than there was 4 years ago. So much to her disappointment we didnt get to ride on the trams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointstaken Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 As this thread is about trams, may I draw your attention to the current issue of "Model Engineer", issue 4385 (27th August to 9th September). A series is starting about building a Preston type open-top tramcar in 1/16th scale. Sorry if I'm hijacking the thread, but couldn't see anywhere else to post this. Dennis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will1988 Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Hi guys, this is first ever post on here. I live in Rochester, Kent and I went to Blackpool for a few days at the start of August. I absolutely enjoyed myself up there. I have a fotopic website and I have photographs that I took in Blackpool of the tramway. The link for the album is as follows:- http://willnicholls....t/c1885903.html Keeping to subject. Here is a photo of Illuminated Car No. 737 at Ash Street on driver training. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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