Blackpool Trams

A trip to the fabulous seaside resort of Blackpool isn't complete with a ride on the famous trams of Blackpool. Blackpool Trams are operated by Blackpool Transport Services Ltd which also runs the Blackpool Bus network around the Flyde coast. They are easy to spot with historic designs and shapes, they have stunning livery which make them easy to spot too, with some having rather wierd & unusual designs. But the network is due to be renewed to a light rail system... like trams in Sheffield & Manchester sometime in a few years I was told by Blackpool Transport Services Ltd the other month. The timetable is easy to use with trams ...  Read the complete review

You can't have a trip to Blackpool without having a tram ride. They run frequent, and there seems to be a stop quite close to every hotel on the seafront so journeys do take a lot longer than a bus due to the amount of stops. Now I know Blackpool's famous for it's trams but to be honest I only use them for the convenience as there is a stop by every attraction, piers, tower, pleasure beach etc. They don't have the most comfortable of seats and when you're on a full tram they tend to steam up and become quite smelly. The step on and off is quite steep and I've seen elderly people really struggle getting on and off, also the stairs to the top deck are quite ...  Read the complete review

Holroyd Smith had an idea that he could create a system where tram cars could run on power from a slot in the ground known as a conduit system. In 1884 Blackpool's Corporation decided to put this plan into action and the first rail was laid in March 1885 at Cocker Street, test runs soon began and the tracks were opened for the first time to the public in September 1885 making this the first electric street tramway in Britain and it now holds the title of the last traditional tramway in Britain (quite an achievement). To begin with the trams just rattled along Blackpool's sea front but in 1898 the trams started running out of Blackpool in to Fleetwood and ...  Read the complete review

Did you know that Blackpool had Britain’s first electric street tramway? No? Well read on for more fascinating facts! Seriously though the trams in Blackpool started running in 1885 and the route was extended to Fleetwood in 1898. The tram tracks run along the seafront, except for a very short distance where the track passes on the landward side of The Metropole Hotel near to the North Pier. The route now stretches from Starr Gate in the south, a few hundred yards past the Pleasure Beach, to Fleetwood in the north and is a total of eleven and a half miles long. That’s eighteen kilometres if you’re interested. The trams are one ...  Read the complete review

I have lived in Blackpool all my life but to be honest I have only started going on the trams recently. The tram instructors are really friendly and will willingly help you on with a pram in tow. The trams go right from the south of Blackpool(nr ST Annes)through to Fleetwood and it goes straight down the prom which when the illuminations are on esspecially is a lovely ride. Once getting into Fleetwood it seems quite strange as the trams go straight through the town centre and they have the right of way above the cars. There are differant types of trams and I do believe a tram from the 1940's has come homne to Blackpool in the last week and will be up ...  Read the complete review